Spread the love       Riot police in a violence-ravaged locality in Paris (Photo: Reuters). French interior minister on Thursday warned of a “very high” risk of urban violence, as authorities prepare for the next wave of demonstrations that coincide with Halloween on Saturday.Interior minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters that around 70,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed across France, just...

Spread the love       The videos, which have been widely shared online, show family members screaming as the firing takes place. LUCKNOW: Two videos, each more than two minutes long, have surfaced on social media showing the daylight killing of three men from the same family in Lucknow’s Saadatganj on October 24.The footage captures the accused, 29-year-old Rishabh Shukla, allegedly opening...

Spread the love       Rashid Khan Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan scripted history by becoming the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in men’s T20 Internationals during the second T20I against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.Rashid reached the landmark by dismissing Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani, who scored just two runs while chasing a target of 222.The 200-wicket milestone...

Spread the love       Kynan Chenai “Goosebumps!”That is the first word Kynan Chenai uses when asked what comes to mind when he thinks back to the Asian Games mixed-team trap final. He and Neeru Dhanda had won gold for India, but Chenai says there was little room to think about the medal while he was shooting.His attention was on the target,...

Spread the love       Suspected hack hits world’s largest crypto exchange Binance (Reuters photo) Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday that $2.54 billion worth of crypto assets had been frozen as it investigated a possible security breach. Stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether also froze assets linked to the incident, news agency Reuters reported.“Binance will cover all hacking losses,”...

Spread the love       Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai (PTI Photo) Azmatullah Omarzai produced a stunning rescue act with the bat, smashing a record-breaking century to help Afghanistan recover from a disastrous start and post 221/7 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.Walking in with Afghanistan reeling at 5/4, Omarzai launched a counter-attack that completely changed the...

Spread the love       Delhi’s AQI which remained above 200 in the ‘poor’ category on Wednesday and Thursday, improved to 133 in the ‘moderate’ category NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR experienced a shift in its weather after overnight incessant rain lashed the city, bringing an unmistakable nip to the air and signalling the early onset of winter.Visuals from key locations, including Hazrat Nizamuddin...

Spread the love       Kapil Pokhariya’s fascination with pro-wrestler Roman Reigns was well known in his locality. (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Jumping on cotton-filled mattresses, punching pillows, throwing them over walls and hitting a homemade punching bag filled with mountain soil – Kapil Pokhariya’s childhood was all about pro-wrestling.His fascination with pro-wrestler Roman Reigns was well known in his...

Spread the love       File photo: Former Bangladesh Air Force officer KM Tahsif Souri DHAKA: A former Bangladesh air force officer, reportedly linked to a video purportedly showing Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country on Aug 5, 2024, has been found dead near a river in Dhaka, with police saying an inquest report has found no external injury marks, though blood was...