Agency Desk

Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 1985 Air India bombings, shot dead in Canada; police investigates motive

Malik and co-accused Ajaib Singh Bagri were acquitted in 2005 of mass murder and conspiracy charges related to the two bombings in 1985 that killed 331 people, CBC News said.

Hollywood COVID-19 protocols extended to September 30

As per The Hollywood Reporter, COVID-19 safety protocols have been extended to September 30.

ED summons ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in NSE-co location case

He has been asked to appear before them in Delhi for questioning in the illegal phone tapping of an NSE personnel matter.

Maharashtra: IMD issues red alert for Palghar, major rivers flowing above danger mark

The major rivers of the district - Vaitarna, Tansa are flowing above the danger mark.

Assam’s Cachar district makes face masks mandatory as COVID cases rise

Assam on Thursday reported 590 fresh COVID cases with a positivity rate of 10.75 per cent. With this, the total number of active cases in the state went up further to 2,584.

Iran warns US, allies against making ‘mistakes’ in region

Iran's military power and capabilities are a guarantee of security for the region, Raisi said, adding that the intervention of foreigners including the US in the region will only lead to crisis and insecurity.

G20 finance leaders meet in Bali under cloud of Ukraine war

Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies are meeting on the resort island, as host Indonesia tries to find common ground in a group frayed by the Ukraine war and rising economic pressures from soaring inflation.

In China’s Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerve

The food market where samples from softshell turtles tested positive of the pathogen capable of causing cholera has been disinfected, local authorities said late on Thursday.