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NEW DELHI: A Hindu youth was beaten to death by a mob and his body set on fire in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Thursday night following allegations of blasphemy, BBC Bangla reported, amid continuing unrest in the country and growing concerns over attacks on minorities and media institutions. The incident took place in the Dubalia…
KARWAR: A GPS-tagged migratory seagull on Karwar beach on Wednesday sparked curiosity and suspicion in equal measure among locals, before forest officials clarified that the device was part of a scientific study tracking migration pattern of birds. The exhausted bird fitted with the tracking device was rescued by forest department officials after locals noticed the…
Bangladesh descended into widespread unrest overnight after the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of the country’s 2024 pro-democracy uprising. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka late Thursday and early Friday, demanding justice for Hadi, who died in a Singapore hospital after succumbing to gunshot injuries sustained in an…
Amazon is cutting 370 jobs, or 8.5% of its Luxembourg workforce, impacting software developers as the company embraces AI. This reduction follows a global layoff of 14,000 employees and comes after negotiations resulted in a reduced number from the initial plan. Despite the cuts, Amazon reaffirms Luxembourg as a strategic European partner. Amazon will cut…
HYDERABAD: Terror suspect Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead by Australian police after Sunday’s deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia in November 1998.According to cops, Sajid Akram did not attend his father’s funeral in Hyderabad in…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari Soni have been remanded to judicial custody by an Udaipur court following the conclusion of their seven-day police remand in connection with an alleged Rs 30 crore fraud case. On Tuesday, December 16, the court rejected their application for interim bail on medical grounds and ordered them to…
The Supreme Court granted interim relief to actors Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath, barring their arrest in a cheating and breach of trust case. The actors sought merging of FIRs across states. The FIR, filed by Sonipat resident Vipul Antil, alleges they promoted a society accused of defrauding the public. Bollywood actors Shreyas Talpade and…
Celina Jaitly and her estranged husband, Austrian hotelier Peter Haag, appeared before a metropolitan magistrate’s court in Andheri on Friday, where the court directed both parties to file their income affidavits by January 27. The court also asked Haag to submit his reply to Jaitly’s domestic violence (DV) complaint. The directions were issued during the…
There’s a moment every December when Kerala knows Christmas has truly arrived. It’s not marked by the first carol or the twinkling lights strung across verandas. It’s simpler than that. It’s when someone opens a red-and-green box, and the aroma of rum-soaked fruits, warm spices, and decades-old tradition fills the room. For thousands of families…
No admission to SSN college of engineering from next year CHENNAI: Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering in Chennai announced on Monday that it will not accept applications for admissions for the next academic year (2026-27). The college received approval for progressive closure from Anna University and the All India Council for Technical Education…
