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NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man, already facing six cases related to “culpable homicide,” allegedly shot his mother in Delhi’s Dhul Siras village, according to police officials on Sunday.Police said that they were alerted when a hospital reported admitting the 52-year-old woman with a gunshot injury, according to news agency ANI.Initially, when officers arrived at the … Read more

Nishikant Dubey and SY Quraishi. NEW DELHI: A day after controversial statements on Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey targeted former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, labelling him a ‘Muslim commissioner‘. The incident occured following Quraishi’s criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which he described as a … Read more

The Israeli military has concluded that the killing of 15 emergency responders in Gaza on March 23 was the result of an “operational misunderstanding” and a breach of orders, according to the findings of an internal investigation released Sunday.The probe determined that troops believed they were under threat from enemy forces at the time of … Read more

Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh after the match. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru delivered a clinical all-round performance to outclass Punjab Kings by seven wickets at Mullanpur on Sunday, avenging their home defeat and leapfrogging their opponents to third place on the points table.Opting to bowl first, RCB executed their plans to … Read more

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma may not have made Mumbai Indians’ starting XI on Sunday against Chennai Super Kings, but the seasoned opener is still expected to play a crucial role as an Impact Substitute. The decision appears to be a mix of strategy and necessity, with Rohit battling both a nagging knee injury and a … Read more

NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash, a 1981 batch IPS officer, was found dead at his house in Bengaluru on Sunday, the police informed. The officials suspect the involvement of a close family member in the incident. Initial reports from local media indicated that police are investigating the incident as a suspected murder and … Read more

Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray (File photos) NEW DELHI: BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Sunday took a sharp jibe at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, questioning whether he sought “his wife Rashmi Thackeray’s permission” before making moves to team up with MNS chief Raj Thackeray, sparking talk of a possible alliance between the estranged … Read more

Preity Zinta spotted chatting with Rajeev Shukla (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A brief yet captivating moment off the field stole the spotlight during Sunday’s IPL match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta was seen engaged in a lively conversation with BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla, … Read more

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Putin announcing the surprise truce.The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening to mark the religious holiday would be the … Read more

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has come across a bizarre find on Mars—a rock shaped like a skull that seems to defy its surroundings. Spotted on 11 April while the rover was exploring Witch Hazel Hill, the rock, now called “Skull hill,” sits on a slope in Jezero Crater—a massive 28-mile-wide area believed to have once been … Read more