NEW DELHI: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday secured a medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinals. Khelif’s victory comes amid intense scrutiny and online abuse over misconceptions about her gender, turning the issue into a broader debate about identity in sports.Khelif won her quarterfinal…
Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad could have pulled the rug from under Iran’s feet by recruiting Iranian security agents to plant explosives in three rooms of a building where a Hamas leader was staying, the Telegraph reported.The plan involved planting explosives in three rooms of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) guesthouse where Haniyeh might stay.The…
The United States and the UK on Saturday issued advisories to its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately as the possibility of a full-blown war looms large between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.The Middle East, simmering due to Israel’s military action in Gaza, seems to have plunged deeper into the crisis after Hamas’s chief…
Friendship Day is a unique time to honor and celebrate friends and the relationships that bind them. Congress in the United States first introduced it in 1935 as a way to honor friends and the important role they play in our lives. It has become well-known throughout the world and is observed in many nations,…
NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Saturday to demand justice for over 200 people killed during protests last month. They chanted against the government and called for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The protests have spread to include people from various backgrounds. Pro-government groups also held rallies in…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Akhil Giri has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced showing him threatening and verbally abusing Moumita Sahu, a woman official from the state forest department. The incident took place on Saturday in Purba Medinipur district following the removal of illegal encroachments from forest land near Tajpur sea beach.In the…
NEW DELHI: Agra Police on Saturday arrested two youths for pouring water at the Taj Mahal and inside its premises and claiming it to be a Hindu temple.Suraj Kumar Rai, deputy commissioner of police (Agra City), told news agency PTI that the two youths were arrested following a written complaint by the Central Industrial Security…
President Joe Biden welcomed home Americans freed from Russian prisons on Thursday and spoke to the media about the dramatic prisoner swap. However, he still had one more task to attend to. At 81, the president slowly climbed the steps of the jet that had transported the group of prisoners, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris…
NEW DELHI: In an emotional plea, UP minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad demanded immediate and decisive action against those involved in the Ayodhya gang rape case. Nishad lashed out at an SP leader for allegedly shielding the accused and called for their suspension and disciplinary action. He said that criminals should not be…
WASHINGTON: US vice-president and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is interviewing potential running mates this weekend with the needle of probability ticking towards Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.In fact, there was a momentarily firestorm in political circles on Friday when the mayor of Philadelphia — Pennsylvania’s largest city — Mayor Cherelle Parker, put out a video, saying…
