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Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen. Photo credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced a multinational maritime defence alliance to safeguard commercial shipping and energy routes in the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, as the kingdom seeks to counter escalating attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.The...

HYDERABAD: Cybercrime police have registered two cases against operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts and parent company Meta’s India head over allegedly morphed and objectionable content targeting PM Narendra Modi during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led NEET paper leak agitation.Cases were registered on complaints by BJP supporters alleging manipulated videos and images of the PM...

CJP spokesperson Saurav Das and Ruchika Singh (R) NEW DELHI: Reacting to the alleged use of derogatory remarks by CJP protesters during the Jantar Mantar agitation, party spokesperson Saurav Das said those offended by such language were free to pursue legal remedies for defamation but argued that criminal proceedings against protesters over objectionable speech were...

Brittany Mahomes shared a heartfelt message about motherhood and leadership while celebrating another major milestone beyond football.(Getty Images) For Brittany Mahomes, motherhood is about more than raising children. It is about helping shape the world they will grow up in. While accepting a major honor at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes‘ wife spoke...

Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Saturday. The former Olympic champion will be aiming to win another Commonwealth Games gold medal.Neeraj booked his place in the final with a best throw of 79.61m...

Rescue operations are underway for several labourers feared trapped under debris BHIWANDI: One dead and four to five persons are feared trapped after a big portion of ground-plus-four building, which had earlier been declared dangerous by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), collapsed in Bhiwandi on Friday.The deceased has been as Shamim, whose body...

Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned nearly two decades. The veteran batter shared an emotional video on Instagram to announce his decision and soon received heartfelt tributes from across the cricketing world,...

Monsoon in India (representative image) India’s monsoon has delivered a surprise this July, defying forecasts of below-normal rainfall despite a strengthening El Nino and reinforcing scientists’ warnings that climate change is altering the country’s most important weather system, report Chittaranjan Tembhekar & Gaurav Talwar.As of July 30, India received 270.1mm of rains in July against...

File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Underscoring the need for an independent and impartial process for selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners, Supreme Court on Thursday said Election Commission must not only act independently but must also be seen to act independently. The court questioned why Parliament, while framing the...

Representative image NEW DELHI: How much is the estimated drop in fuel efficiency when E20 fuel is used in non-E20-compliant vehicles? While govt rejected claims on social media of substantial loss in mileage due to E20 petrol, transport and petroleum ministries have given slightly different figures.Road transport ministry, citing a study by Automotive Research Association...