At least five people killed in lightning strikes in Odisha on Wednesday. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha’s Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near
Sellers joining the bargain site can determine product selection and pricing, the report said. (File) Amazon.com plans to launch a section on its shopping site featuring cheap items that ship directly to overseas consumers from warehouses in China, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing slides shown to Chinese sellers. The new marketplace, Amazon’s most aggressive
The Bureau of Immigration has slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on IndiGo for alleged visa-related violations. In a regulatory filing, IndiGo’s parent InterGlobe Aviation said there is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities of the company due to the fine. The penalty of Rs 1 lakh has been imposed by
Ursula Haverbeck repeated her remarks on the Holocaust several times at the trial. Hamburg: A notorious German pensioner known as the “Nazi grandma” who has been jailed several times for denying the Holocaust was sentenced to another 16 months at her latest trial on Wednesday. A Hamburg court convicted Ursula Haverbeck, 95, of denying the
Kolkata: Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history. Dam, who appeared for the interview under the watch of the police, is in jail in connection with an attack on the Eastern
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Julian Assange had published hundreds of thousands of confidential US documents. Washington: The US State Department on Wednesday renewed its allegation that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange put people at risk for revealing secrets, after he was freed in a plea deal. “The documents they published gave identifying information of individuals who were in contact with
It is believed Princess Anne was struck by a horse as she was walking within. (File) London: King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne is “recovering slowly” in hospital, her husband said Wednesday, after she suffered a concussion in an incident with a horse at her country estate. “She’ll be out when she’s ready,” Tim Laurence
A case was filed two days after the incident. Guwahati: Eleven years after they thrashed a person to death at a market in Assam, six police personnel have been sentenced to life imprisonment. Tinsukia District and Sessions Judge Dipankar Bora, on Wednesday, handed the life terms to the six policemen under Section 302 (murder) of
The ministry said it has requested a detailed report from Tamil Nadu Labour Department. (File) Bengaluru: The central government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit a “detailed report” after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. In a
Both Biden and Trump have faltered and appeared muddled during public events. (File) Atlanta: Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepared Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election — the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race. Thursday’s showdown will raise the campaigning to boiling point, with both camps
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for his statement that the monsoon session beginning June 27 will be the farewell session of the MahaYuti government. “Shouldn’t he (Uddhav Thackeray) be in the House to give a farewell? Or will he say goodbye from a