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Published By: Shrishti Negi Last Updated: September 22, 2023, 09:20 IST Joe Jonas filed for divorce on September 5 in Miami. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Sophie Turner stated that the separation happened suddenly, three weeks after she and Joe Jonas had an argument. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce has dominated headlines ever since it was announced on September 5. In the latest, Sophie Turner claims she found…

NEW DELHI: India’s run-machine Virat Kohli is back to his best ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup, which begins next month. Virat, who for years carried the dual responsibilities of captaincy and batting, has undergone significant changes in his batting approach recently. He’s become more daring, taking calculated risks and his hunger for big runs is also back.One unforgettable moment in this post-captaincy phase was his iconic innings…

Vinutha M. is a 23-year-old pharmacy student in the nondescript town of Nelamangala, about 30 kilometres northwest of Bengaluru. The life of this frail woman is a story of indomitable courage, resounding resilience, and unwavering determination not to be cowed down by a rare genetic disease that modern medicine has yet to find a cure for. When she was nine, Vinutha’s parents noticed that some of the worrying symptoms…

WASHINGTON: Florida governor Ron DeSantis, once considered a chief rival of former president Donald Trump, has fallen behind two Indian American presidential candidates, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in the latest GOP polls in the crucial early primary state of New Hampshire, a CNN survey showed.According to the CNN/University of New Hampshire poll, Trump remains the first choice with 39% of likely GOP primary…

TORONTO: The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on human and surveillance intelligence, including signals intelligence of Indian diplomats in Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.The official said that the communications involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats in Canada and that some of the intelligence was provided by a member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing…

Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi at a public event. | Photo Credit: PTI Senior BJP leader and J&K Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi threw a surprise by visiting the recently-released Jamiat Ahle-Hadith preacher Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat alias Mushtaq Veeri, whom the police accused of “instigating youth in Kashmir”. Describing Mr. Veeri “an Islamic Scholar and eminent preacher,” Ms. Andrabi said she visited the preacher’s residence “to congratulate him personally”. “Our…

SRINAGAR: A J&K DSP was arrested Thursday on corruption and other charges, capping a controversial tenure during which he had been rapped and shunted for “delinquency” and “professional misconduct”. Sheikh Aadil Mushtaq was also accused of misbehaving with former CM Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija and then Kashmir University VC Khurshid Andrabi.Mushtaq was picked up from his Sanat Nagar residence in Srinagar. His home was searched, as was his ancestral house…

The HC was hearing a plea by the fellows contending that their services were terminated prematurely and arbitrarily. | Photo Credit: File Photo : The High Court on Thursday ordered that the services of professionals engaged as Delhi Assembly Research Centre (DARC) fellows be continued till December 6 and stipends paid to them. The contracts of 116 DARC fellows were terminated by the Secretariat last month. Justice Subramonium Prasad…

NEW YORK: The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has warned his soon-to-be-announced successor that bowing to pressure from some EU capitals to fund weapons for Ukraine would put the bank on the “wrong track”. Werner Hoyer will step down from the EU’s powerful lending arm at the end of December after 12 years turning the EIB into one of the world’s largest providers of climate finance. Its…

WASHINGTON: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to back down from the scorching crisis he has precipitated with India over the murder of a Khalistani extremist after being cornered over lack of evidence and international support for his allegations that New Delhi was behind the killing. At a press conference on Thursday, Trudeau was asked repeatedly if he had evidence, and its quality, to back his charge that India…

Jerome Boateng. (Credit: Twitter) Boateng was found guilty in 2021 of assaulting and insulting his former partner, the mother of his twin daughters, during a Caribbean holiday five years ago. A German court on Thursday threw out the assault conviction of footballer Jerome Boateng for attacking his ex-girlfriend in 2018 and ordered a new trial. In a legal odyssey now on its third ruling, the superior regional court…

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reviewing the progress of work in Ram Nagar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday visited various parts of Chennai to take stock of the ongoing roadworks. He later held a meeting and instructed the Chief Secretary, Shiv Das Meena, to monitor the progress across the State on a weekly basis. The Chief Minister visited Ram Nagar VII Cross…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday issued an advisory asking television channels to refrain from giving any platform to individuals with serious charges of terrorism.The ministry of information and broadcasting said that it came to their notice that a person in a foreign country against whom there are serious cases of crime including terrorism was invited for a discussion on a television channel.“The said person made several comments/remarks which…

NEW DELHI: Soon after Sumit Nagal shared his financial struggle in an interview with the PTI, support began to pour in for India’s top tennis player with leading beverage company PepsiCo India and the DLTA rushing to his aid.The Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) has decided to release a one-time support of Rs 5 lakh while PepsiCo has also pledged to support Nagal for three years. “We have taken…

Pakistan’s accountability watchdog has decided in principle to revive corruption charges against prominent political figures, including ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari after the Supreme Court scrapped the recent amendments to anti-graft laws. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted a record of graft cases to accountability courts, asking them to reopen corruption cases involving amounts less than Rs 500 million, the Dawn newspaper reported on…

NEW DELHI: Cricket enjoys an immense and passionate following that transcends borders, making it one of the most popular sports in the world. The game has evolved into a global spectacle that captivates millions of fans.Countries like India, Pakistan, England, Australia, and South Africa have particularly fervent cricket cultures, where the sport is almost akin to a religion.Cricket’s allure extends beyond the field, with cricket stars becoming household names…

A file picture of lottery businessman Santiago Martin | Photo Credit: M. GOVARTHAN A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on September 21 dismissed an appeal filed by Santiago Martin, distributor of Sikkim and other State lotteries, against a single judge’s order dismissing his petition challenging the attachment of his properties by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a case registered for fraudulent sale of Sikkim lotteries in Kerala. The…

JAIPUR: A case has been registered against Rajasthan Revenue Minister Ramlal Jat and four other people on the charge of taking illegal possession of a granite mine in Bhilwara district and theft of machinery from there, police said on Thursday. The case was registered following the high court’s intervention in the matter. “The FIR was registered at Kareda police station following the court’s order. The allegations will be investigated…