Spread the love Police in Nashik have registered nine FIRs in connection with allegations of attempted religious conversion, sexual harassment and workplace misconduct at a local IT firm, with investigators saying the accused appeared to operate in a coordinated manner targeting employees. NASHIK: Police in Nashik have registered nine FIRs in connection with allegations of attempted religious conversion, sexual harassment...
Oil price today: Crude dips to $90 amid hopes of Middle East de escalation
Spread the love Oil markets relaxed on Thursday, softened by hopes of a possible easing in US-Iran tensions amid ongoing worries about disrupted supplies. Brent crude futures were down 44 cents, or 0.5%, at $94.49 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate crude fell 70 cents, or 0.8%, to $90.59 a barrel.The dip comes amid growing expectations of diplomatic progress as...
Explained: How Vaishali caged Lagno’s ‘dragon’ to claim historic Women’s Candidates title
Spread the love Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Kateryna Lagno (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: There is a proverb. In English, it goes like, “Fortune favours the brave”. Let’s start with the “fortune” part. For 24-year-old Vaishali Rameshbabu, winning her game on Wednesday was not enough to make her a champion. Sharing the same 7.5/14 points as her was Bibisara Assaubayeva,...
Comedy of errors in PSL! Chaos unfolds as run-out chance goes begging – Watch
Spread the love Photo/screengrab A chaotic moment on a free-hit delivery in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) became the talking point even as Peshawar Zalmi registered an eight-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday.Abrar Ahmed was on strike for the free hit after Ali Raza bowled the waist-high no-ball. What followed was a mix-up in the middle. Abrar guided the...
‘Rented room, 100 videos’: How Maharashtra teen ‘lured, abused minors’; chilling details emerge
Spread the love Police lined up along the road leading to Ayan Ahmed’s house and within 30 minutes, the JCB had torn down a metal staircase and the connected reinforced concrete landing. By: Anil JadhavAMARAVTI/NAGPUR: Barely 24 hours after a 19-year-old from Amravati district was arrested for sexually abusing minor girls and video-recording the act to blackmail them, a bulldozer...
Delimitation bill in Parliament: What’s different this time and why it’s kicking up a row
Spread the love Govt will move a Constitutional (Amendment) Bill and Delimitation Bill in Parliament Thursday. The delimitation exercise is being closely watched as govt is keen to reserve 33% seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies from 2029 general elections, without changing the proportion of seats that a state has. For this the overall size of the...
The green and crimson chemistry of the watermelon
Spread the love The summer season is on and the fruit market is flush with the watermelon (‘turbuz’ in Hindi, ‘vathakkai’ in Tamil, ‘tormuj’ in Bengali, and Citrullus lanatus in botany), with its green-yellow striped skins and reddish interiors studded with dark seeds. The watermelon came to India from Africa, and is now ranked alongside apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes...
Anushka Sharma’s reaction goes viral as Virat Kohli misses fifty vs LSG – Watch
Spread the love Photo/screengrab Virat Kohli guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) chase with a steady knock as they beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets in their IPL match on Wednesday.Chasing 147, Kohli got RCB off to a strong start and scored 49 off 34 balls, hitting six fours and one six. He looked set for his 66th IPL...
US will not extend temporary sanctions waiver on sale of Russian & Iranian oil
Spread the love The United States will not extend a temporary waiver that allowed the sale of Russian oil and Iranian oil already at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, signalling a tighter sanctions approach.“We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,” Bessent said at a press briefing. Clarifying the scope of the earlier relief,...
‘Israel continues to strike Hezbollah’: Netanyahu amid Lebanon peace talk
Spread the love Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israeli forces “continue to strike” Hezbollah in southern Lebanon even as negotiations are under way to secure long-term peace.In a video message posted on X, Netanyahu voiced support for residents of northern Israel and highlighted ongoing military action. “I support the residents of the north who continue to stand...
