Waibhav Anil Kale, a retired Indian Army colonel serving as an observer with UN‘s department of safety and security (UNDSS), was killed in war-torn Gaza on Monday. Kale (46), survived by his wife and two teenage children who live in Pune, had joined UN barely a month ago and was headed for European Hospital in…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amrita (25) never thought that she would find herself in a quandary at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on May 8 after hospital authorities in Oman asked her to quickly take a flight to see her critically-ill husband one last time. Now, the woman from Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram is grappling with a tragedy due to the…
GUWAHATI: The United Christian Forum (UCF) has alleged “spying” on churches by police in Assam’s hill district of Karbi Anglong, and has urged the district administration to intervene and stop this. Police, on the other hand, attributed the presence of cops in churches to ensure safety and security in view of recent threats to Christian…
CHANDIGARH: The chief electoral officer (CEO) of Haryana directed the state police chief to provide security to contestants on Tuesday amid the backlash that candidates of BJP and JJP have been facing in rural areas over issues ranging from MSP for farm produce to unemployment.In a communication, CEO Anurag Aggarwal asked DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor…
JAMMU: A Pakistani intruder was arrested from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector of J&K’s Jammu district, officials said on Tuesday.The arrested man, who identified himself as Zahir Khan (35) of Karachi, was loitering at Milan di Khui village near the LoC in Akhnoor when security forces spotted him.“The intruder…
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals became the second team after table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders to seal their berth in the IPL 2024 playoff. Delhi Capitals‘ win over Lucknow Super Giants paved the way for Rajasthan Royals qualification to the play-offs.The inaugural season champions Rajasthan are currently in second place with 16 points from 12 matches. Following…
NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri took a swipe at the concept of the Spirit of Cricket while discussing on veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin‘s YouTube channel, suggesting that he prioritises adherence to rules over the “spirit of cricket.”Shastri’s remarks come in the context of incidents during India’s Test series in England in…
NEW DELHI: In an unusually frank reaction, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that many nations in the West want to “influence India because many of these countries feel that they have influenced this world for the last 70-80 years”.Speaking at an event organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the EAM…
NEW DELHI: Kangana Ranaut, BJP‘s Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal’s Mandi, has declared a total asset of Rs 91.65 crore in her nomination papers.According to the poll papers, Kangana has investments in jewellery, which includes 6.70 kg gold worth Rs 5 crore, 15-carat diamonds worth Rs 3 crore and 60 silver valued Rs 50 lakh….
NEW DELHI: Flash floods, landslides, and a destructive stream of cold lava from Mount Marapi, an active volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people and left 19 missing over the past weekend. Cold lava, also known as “lahar” in Javanese, comprises a mixture of water and rock fragments that…
