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Committee formed to probe against WFI; Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt included

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced on Monday that the oversight committee formed to probe into the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the Wrestling Federation of India…
CBI summons Jagan’s MP cousin in Vivekananda murder case

Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy for questioning in his uncle and former Andhra Pradesh minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case. Avinash Reddy, a…

Our bowling lacked heat in crucial matches in last two World Cups: Irfan Pathan

Mumbai: Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan opined that Team India’s bowling lacked heat during the previous two ICC T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 and going forward in the 50-over WC…
Police beat African-American man like ‘human pinata’: Lawyers

Washington: A 29-year-old African-American man, who died on January 10 of unspecified injuries just three days after he was stopped by police in Memphis for reckless driving, was beaten like a “human…
Watch: Man misbehaves with air hostess on Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight, held

New Delhi: A man was arrested after he allegedly misbehaved with an air hostess on a Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight on Monday. Two passengers travelling together were offloaded and handed over to police…
PM Shehbaz Sharif orders inquiry into power outage in Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into the power outage in Pakistan that took place at around 7:34 am on Monday and left many cities including Karachi, Lahore,…
Congress will put all its might behind restoring J-K’s statehood: Rahul Gandhi

Jammu: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Congress party will put all its might behind restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. “The biggest issue is your statehood issue, there is…

Taliban arrests Chinese nationals over alleged smuggling of ‘precious’ stones

Kabul: Five men, including two Chinese nationals, were arrested by the Taliban over the alleged smuggling of an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks out of the country, local media reported.…
Biden nominates new special envoy for N.Korean human rights

Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated a state department official as a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, the White House said. Julie Turner, director of East Asia and…
Canada to commercialise world’s first photonic-based quantum computer

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world’s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer. According to a news release from the Prime Minster’s…
2 students dead, adult hurt in US school shooting

Des Moines: Two students were killed and an adult employee was injured in a “targeted shooting” at a Des Moines school in US’ Iowa state, the police said. Three suspects have been…
RBI extends deadline for locker agreements renewal till Dec 31

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday extended the deadline for renewal of locker agreements between customers and banks till December 31, 2023. The extension was given by the…
AAP vs BJP: Delhi may get a new Mayor on Tuesday

New Delhi: After three weeks when the first meeting of the newly-elected Councillors were adjourned because of the heated argument over the oath of Aldermen, the Councillors will meet again at the…
Russia-Ukraine war: 86 pc of schools in Kyiv now have bomb shelters

Kyiv: The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in almost 86 per cent of schools having bomb shelters, CNN reported citing the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Oleksiy…
Allahabad HC grants bail to man who threatened to demolish Gyanvapi

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has approved the anticipatory bail plea of Vishwa Hindu Sena general secretary, Digvijay Choubey, who had threatened to demolish the disputed Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi. Besides approving…