Spread the love Imran Khan has remained largely out of public view since his imprisonment in August 2023. A noted Pakistani journalist has claimed that three senior officers at Pakistan’s General Headquarters (GHQ) expressed fears that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan may no longer be alive, while stressing that the claim remains unconfirmed. His remarks came amid growing concerns...
Iran knew Trump’s hotel floor, targeted his aircraft during Nato summit: Report
Spread the love The US intercepted intelligence indicating Iran knew Trump’s exact location in Ankara and posed a missile threat to his aircraft during the Nato summit, NYT report The US intercepted several pieces of intelligence indicating Iran knew President Donald Trump’s exact location in Ankara during the Nato summit and that there was a potential threat involving a missile...
Cauvery row bandh: What’s open and what’s closed in Karnataka on August 13
Spread the love Pro-Kannada groups demand action on the Cauvery water dispute and other projects (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing for a day of protests, possible transportation disruptions and bad weather on Thursday, August 13, with the biggest event being a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute.Pro-Kannada organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown from 6am to...
Government suspends Table Tennis federation recognition over governance issues
Spread the love Table Tennis NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Wednesday suspended the recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), citing governance issues within the national body.The ministry also asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up an ad-hoc committee to oversee the administration of table tennis in the country until a proper governance structure is...
CEO sends ‘urgent message’ to Australian Police after undersea cables damaged
Spread the love Image source: Linkedin/Bevan Slattery Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) is investigating after two undersea communication cables owned by Subco reported faults within minutes of each other. The fault has prompted the company’s founder and CEO Bevan Slattery to urge authorities to launch an urgent probe. Slattery said the two cables developed “shunt faults” in close proximity inside a...
‘Charges proved’: House panel indicts ex-HC judge Yashwant Varma in cash-at-home case
Spread the love The panel found Justice Varma’s explanation over the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence “evasive” and “unsatisfactory”. NEW DELHI: A Lok Sabha inquiry committee on Wednesday indicted former Allahabad high court judge Yashwant Varma in the cash-at-home case, Live Law reported.The panel found Justice Varma’s explanation over the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official...
‘Aap thoda badal gaye ho’: Modi-Kharge banter at Supriya Sule’s daughter’s reception
Spread the love Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders interacted at a wedding reception. NEW DELHI: Political rivalries gave way to warmth at a Delhi wedding reception on Monday night, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a light-hearted exchange with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge.A video from the reception, held for NCP (SP) MP...
From trainee to Tata chairman: Remarkable rise of Ratan Tata’s pick N Chandrasekaran
Spread the love Chandrasekaran assumed leadership of Tata Sons in 2017 during one of the most turbulent periods in the group’s history. (Reuters photo) N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, ending a tenure of nearly a decade during which he transformed the salt-to-software-to-SUV conglomerate by expanding its presence into emerging sectors such as aviation, semiconductors,...
How Meta won Utah locals as Kevin O’Leary’s nearby data center faces backlash
Spread the love Representative Image Facebook-parent Meta has been able to do something that Kevin O’Leary has failed to do: win over the local community around its Utah data center. Meta secured approval and support from residents in Eagle Mountain, while O’Leary’s Project Stratos in Box Elder County, which is just miles away from the Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant’s...
Three new cascade frog species discovered in northeast India; one named in honour of Kerala social worker Padmini Varkey
Spread the love Scientists have discovered three new species of cascade frogs from the biodiverse-rich forests of Northeast India and documented five other species in the country for the first time. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, are the culmination of over 15 years of extensive field research across the northeastern States. The research, led...
