Former UK PM Johnson claims Russian President Putin “threatened him with missile strike”

January 30, 2023

Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, said that Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, had "threatened him with a missile attack in an unprecedented phone call" before Russia's incursion in Ukraine. The exchange's specifics have been made public in next Monday’s airing of the BBC programme "Putin Vs....

Mining giant ‘sorry’ over missing radioactive capsule in Australia

January 30, 2023

A missing radioactive capsule lost somewhere between Perth and a Pilbara mine site over an area of 1,400 kilometres in Australia has triggered an urgent health warning. Emergency services have started the search for the missing radioactive capsule which is 6mm in diameter and 8mm in height. Mining giant Rio...

Right-wing activists pelt stones during ‘Pathaan’ screening in Thane, detained

January 30, 2023

Officials of Maharashtra Police on Sunday evening detained nine people, accused of sloganeering and pelting stones in front of a multiplex screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie 'Pathaan' in Maharashtra's Thane, police said.According to the police, a group of people, believed to be from a right-wing organisation, were seen...

Murli Vijay retires from all forms of international cricket

January 30, 2023

Former India opener Murali Vijay announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket on Monday.Vijay took to Twitter to announce his retirement. "Today, with immense gratitude & humility, I announce my retirement from all forms of International cricket. My journey from 2002-2018 has been the most wonderful years of...

Death toll rises to 28 in Peshawar mosque blast, 150 wounded

January 30, 2023

At least 28 people have been killed and more than 150 others were injured after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar's Police Lines area on Monday, the news agency reported.The blast took place in the mosque located in the Police Lines area of Peshawar during afternoon prayers. The...

India to battle NZ at Lucknow for defending T-20 series-Toss at 7 PM

January 29, 2023

In this trip, New Zealand has finally achieved a victory. After losing the ODI series, their replacement skipper Mitchell Santner took the helm with the ball to offer his team a chance to win the T20I series. They got off to a good start thanks to Finn Allen, and their...

Gujarat ATS arrests 15 in Gujarat paper leak case

January 29, 2023

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested 15 accused from Vadodara with question papers after the Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment exam which was scheduled for 11 am today was postponed due to a paper leak in Jamnagar. Sunil Joshi, the Gujarat ATS's superintendent of police, said: "Gujarat ATS was...

Odisha health minister Naba Das shot at by policeman, critical

January 29, 2023

The health and family welfare minister and senior Biju Janata Dal(BJD) leader Naba Das was shot by an assistant sub inspector of police. The firing happened at point blank range near Gandhi Chowk in Brajarajnagar. Gopal Das, an assistant sub-inspector of police, opened fire at 60-year-old Das as he was...

California Shootings: Biden calls on Congress to Ban Assault Weapons

January 25, 2023

Shootings in the US have forced President Biden to urge the Congress to quickly ban assault weapons in California. "We know the scourge of gun violence across America requires stronger action. I once again urge both chambers of Congress to act quickly and deliver this Assault Weapons Ban to my...

Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute: Russia Claims to Work Hard on the Situation

January 25, 2023

Russia has claimed that it is working hard to resolve the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Lachin corridor, the sole road linking Armenia to the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno Karabakh. Demonstrators posing as environmental activists impeded traffic by erecting tents, due to which the mountainous route into Azerbaijan...