Spread the love NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday shifted activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital after his health deteriorated during his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, saying the move was made on doctors’ advice and in compliance with Delhi high court’s directions.According to police, doctors visited the protest site at around 7am as part of a routine medical...
Iran hardliners accuse leaders of ‘soft coup’ as US truce comes under fresh strain: Report
Spread the love Officials including Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (Reuters image) Iran’s most hardline political factions have accused senior government officials of staging a “soft coup” against the country’s revolutionary leadership, deepening internal divisions as a fragile ceasefire with the United States comes under renewed pressure,...
Social media influencers Andrew Tate, brother Tristan arrested in Miami
Spread the love Social media influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal authorities in Miami on Saturday, the US Marshals Service confirmed.The agency said the brothers were taken into custody but did not disclose the charges against them. Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the US Marshals Service, said the arrest warrant remains sealed.Andrew and Tristan Tate, who...
‘He’s not the best’: Ex-India coach makes bold Messi claim before World Cup final
Spread the love Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) As Lionel Messi prepares to lead Argentina into another FIFA World Cup final, former India coach and current Rwanda national team manager Stephen Constantine has made a bold assessment of the Argentine superstar, insisting that while Messi is among football’s greatest, he is “not the best” in history.Speaking to PTI from Rwanda...
Mbappe breaks Messi’s all-time WC goal record; Saka hat-trick fails France in 10-goal thriller
Spread the love England’s Jude Bellingham (10) shoots the ball past France goalkeeper Mike Maignan (16) to score their sixth goal during the World Cup third-place playoff match between France and England. (AP Photo) A historic evening for French talisman Kylian Mbappé ended in bittersweet heartbreak as England clinched a wild 6-4 victory in an astonishing, high-scoring third-place playoff at...
Russia’s ‘Mnogotochie’: The anti-drone bullet that splits into three after firing
Spread the love A cross-section of the Russian Mnogotochie anti-drone bullet showing three stacked sub-projectiles nested inside the casing. (Image credit: Vysokotochka) As drones continue to reshape modern warfare, Russia has begun supplying its armed forces with a new type of rifle ammunition designed specifically to improve the chances of shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles. Called Mnogotochie, the ammunition uses...
From Texas to California, US data centre protests go nationwide amid AI infrastructure boom
Spread the love US data centre protests go nationwide as AI infrastructure faces growing backlash (Reuters image) Opposition to the rapid expansion of data centres across the United States turned into a nationwide movement on Saturday as activists staged 142 protests across 42 states, marking the first coordinated national campaign against the growing AI infrastructure boom.The demonstrations were organised by...
US military death toll in Iran war rises to 16 after two troops killed in Jordan
Spread the love Iran war has killed 16 US service members as conflict spreads across Middle East (Reuters file photo) The US military said on Saturday that two additional service members were killed while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, taking the total number of American military deaths in the Iran conflict to 16. US Central...
Using abusive language, swearing don’t count as obscenity under IPC: Supreme Court
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Drawing a distinction between using abuse language and the offence of obscenity, Supreme Court has said that use of mere swear words, profanities and vulgar expletives, however distasteful or uncivil they may be, cannot be equated with obscenity and is not an offence. It set aside conviction under Section 294 for a person who had...
NDA ranks boosted as Om Birla okays 6 rebel UBT MPs joining Shiv Sena
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a boost for BJP-led NDA’s ranks in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Saturday recognised the six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ decision to join Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, even as he is yet to take a final call on the merger of 20 rebel TMC MPs with little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of...
