The United States launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in waters off Oman.In a statement, US Central Command (CENTCOM) blamed Iran for the attacks and said the strikes were intended to impose “heavy costs” on Tehran for targeting “innocent civilians in an international waterway.““US Central…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found that all six accused allegedly involved in the Ram Temple donation theft case were appointed to the donation-counting system through recommendations from Trust-linked functionaries, despite detailed safeguards designed to ensure transparency in the handling of devotees’ offerings.In its preliminary report, the SIT identified Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush…
Siya and Chetan, accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, claimed during the investigation that they had secretly married a few months ago Pune: Police are verifying claims if Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary — accused of murdering real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad on June 18 — were married, while former’s cellphone data…
Mahabaleshwar was lashed by cloudburst-like rain on Tuesday, recording 403mm in 24 hours and a staggering 916mm over the past 48 hours Pune: Extremely heavy rain continued to batter parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday with several locations in the Sahyadri Ghats logging 500-600mm in the past 24 hours. The popular hill station of Mahabaleshwar in…
Union minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: The Centre has removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav‘s office. The officials are Yadav’s private secretary, assistant private secretary and two additional private secretaries.Yadav’s private secretary, Amar Singh, a 2010 batch IRS officer, was removed on “administrative grounds”. The appointments of assistant private secretary Siddharth Yadav and…
NEW DELHI: Meta Tuesday announced a fresh set of measures to combat child exploitation across its platforms, days after the Indian govt issued a notice over Instagram advertisements allegedly carrying child sexual abuse material, putting further pressure on the company to strengthen its safety systems.In a blog post, the company said it had already identified…
The final ticket to the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals will be decided in Vancouver as Switzerland take on Colombia in the tournament’s last Round of 16 fixture at BC Place. The winner will move on to face either Argentina or Egypt in the quarter-finals, while the losing side’s unbeaten World Cup campaign will come…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta. (AP Photo) He already had the goals record. He already had the appearances record. On Tuesday night in Atlanta, Lionel Messi took the assists record too.After Argentina’s remarkable comeback win against Egypt…
Lionel Messi, Gianni Infantino and FIFA bias claims: Why Argentina’s win over Egypt sparked fresh debate at the 2026 World Cup? (Image via Getty) Argentina’s 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 produced one of the tournament’s most discussed moments. While the defending champions eventually secured their place…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto embrace after a joint press conference following their meeting, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/PTI) India and ASEAN giant Indonesia signed over a dozen agreements in key areas like maritime security, critical minerals and defence, including major contracts for supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise…