Islamic State group jihadists have killed 35 pro-Damascus fighters in Syria, in what a monitoring group described Saturday as their deadliest operation since the fall of the “caliphate”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four senior Syrian army officers were among the troops and allied militiamen killed […]
A loud explosion and follow-up gunfire were heard near the Afghan communication ministry in central Kabul on Saturday, officials said. The blast occurred a day after talks collapsed between the Taliban and Afghan representatives, but no one claimed immediate responsibility and there was no immediate word on casualties. […]
New Delhi : India cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul were on Saturday fined Rs 20 lakh each by the BCCI Ombudsman D K Jain for their sexist comments on a popular TV show. In the order published on the official BCCI website, Jain wrote that no further […]
Kolkata : Virat Kohli has said the onus was only on him to bat through the innings in the absence of AB de Villiers and the RCB skipper lived up to the expectations with a 58-ball 100 for his first century of IPL 2019. RCB eked out a 10-run […]
Los Angeles : Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski is suing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to get back his membership. The move comes nearly a year after the filmmaker was booted out of the Academy, along with comic Bill Cosby, as a result of the organisation’s Standards […]
Los Angeles : “Game of Thrones” star Isaac Hempstead Wright has given an insight into his character, Bran Stark’s infamous stare, something which is in line to his duality as ‘The Three-Eyed Raven’. The 20-year-old actor said he is good at the “intense stare” as he is “completely blind” […]
Los Angeles : Actors Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and director James Wan have paid their respects to paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, whose several ghost-hunting cases with her late husband, inspired the trio’s “The Conjuring” film series. On Friday, Lorraine’s son-in-law, Tony Spera, shared the news of her death on […]
Ralegan Siddhi : Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has called for large-scale electoral reforms in the country to remove poll-related malpractices and to cleanse the system. The 81-year-old activist lamented that lack of awareness among voters and focus of political parties on winning the elections by hook or crook has […]
Muzaffarnagar : An executive officer of the Muzaffarnagar City Board, who was found to be absent from duty since April 12, was booked by authorities here, an official said Saturday. District Magistrate Ajay Shanker Pandey said departmental action had been recommended against Amit Kumar. Budhana executive officer Om Giri […]
Raigarh : Five men have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl at her house in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a village under Gharghoda police station area when the victim was alone at her house, Raigarh Superintendent […]
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