J&K: Cyber Police cautions netizens against circulating unverified reports on social media

SRINAGAR: The Cyber Police in Kashmir has warned netizens against circulating false and unverified reports on social media that can incite unrest or disturb peace. “It has come to attention that certain media outlets and individuals on social media platforms are circulating false and unverified reports, thereby, creating deliberate attempt to incite unrest and disturb […]

Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists diverted to Israel

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas. “The selfie yacht of the celebrities is safely making its way to the shores of Israel,” the […]

World’s largest container ship MSC IRINA docks at Vizhinjam port

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The MSC IRINA, currently the world’s largest container ship by capacity, arrived at the Vizhinjam International Seaport here on Monday morning, port officials said. The vessel is expected to remain berthed until Tuesday. The vessel arrived at Vizhinjam at 8 am on Monday, receiving a traditional water salute on arrival.

India’s heatwaves worsening, but no one knows how many dying

NEW DELHI: On a scorching May afternoon last year, a ragpicker in Delhi’s Ghazipur area collapsed from heat exhaustion. “The family rushed him to the hospital,” says Majida Begum, a sanitation worker who witnessed it. “But he was declared dead on arrival. They had no proof that he died due to heat, so they were […]

Killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar’s body located

Tel Aviv [Israel]: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) today confirmed the body of the Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar who was killed last month in an air strike has been located. The announcement followed last week’s confirmation that he had had been assasinated in a strike on the European hospital in Gaza, May 13, where Sinwar […]

ASP, other personnel injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Sukma, A senior police official and some other personnel were injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police (Konta Division) Akash Rao Giripunje and other personnel were out on foot patrolling when the incident took place near Dondra village […]