The accused went to his sister’s house and opened fire, police said (Representational) Chandigarh: A 17-year-old boy was taken into custody for allegedly killing his sister over an inter-caste marriage in Haryana’s Kaithal on Wednesday, police said. According to police, the incident occurred at the victim Komal Rani’s in-law’s house. The woman’s father-in-law told the
US Central Command said in a statement that a senior ISIS official killed in airstrike in Syria. Washington: A senior ISIS official was killed in a US airstrike in Syria on Sunday, the US Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday (local time). The senior ISIS official and facilitator have been identified as Usamah
The court is expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Thursday (Representational) Rampur (UP): A special MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday convicted six people, including former BJP MLA Kashiram Diwakar, accused of breaking into and vandalising a sugar mill in Shahabad. The court is expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment on
Air pollution has become the second leading risk factor for early death, said report (Representational) Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday. Exposure to air pollution contributed to the deaths of 8.1 million
The police have sent the bodies for post-mortem (Representational) Shravasti (UP): Two men drowned while bathing in a river in the Malhipur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said. Another man is undergoing treatment, they said. Malhipur SHO Jaihari Mishra said, “Six men had gone to bathe in the Rapti river in
The three boys were arrested Monday. (Representational) President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday denounced the “scourge of anti-Semitism” after authorities charged two 13-year-old boys with the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a Paris suburb. The attack, suspected to have been motivated by anti-Semitism, has sent shock waves through the Jewish community and added
The RBI said it purchased nearly $8 billion and sold $11.6 billion. (Representational) Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sold $3.65 billion on a net basis in the spot foreign exchange market in April, data released on Wednesday as part of the central bank’s monthly bulletin showed. The RBI said it purchased nearly $8
NSUI chief has urged UGC-NET students to join a nationwide protest scheduled for tomorrow. New Delhi: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has called for immediate action against the National Testing Agency (NTA) amid the cancellation of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exam conducted on June 18. NSUI, the student wing of
Som is one of the smaller distilleries in India’s thriving alcohol industry (Representational) New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended the licence of Som Distilleries on Wednesday due to concerns about child labour. The decision followed the rescue of over 50 children, including 20 girls, from a liquor factory in Raisen district. Som Distilleries
Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed more than 37,400 people in Gaza (File) Geneva: Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. Separately, the head of a UN inquiry accused the Israeli
AI Steve can have up to 10,000 conversations at once. The UK voters will have the chance to elect the world’s first AI lawmaker in the forthcoming elections. Businessman Steve Endacott is running as an independent candidate in Britain’s July 4 national election, but his campaign features an AI-generated avatar named “AI Steve”. Steve Endacott,
Uddhav Thackeray told the BJP, “Try winning an election without using my original symbol”. Mumbai: The Sena Versus Sena battle heated up on the occasion of the Shiv Sena foundation day as Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde held parallel programmes in two parts of Mumbai. And from Sion’s Shanmukhanand Hall, Uddhav Thackeray, powered by the