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1 Dead, 5 Injured After Delhi Bus Loses Control, Hits Multiple Vehicles
New Delhi: One person has died and five others injured in a multiple-vehicle collision in southeast Delhi's New Friends Colony on Wednesday. A DTC cluster bus hit several vehicles, which left one dead and five injured, of whom two are in critical condition, police said. The bus was travelling from Nehru Place towards Maharani Bagh to Masihgarh Chowk. The accident occurred when one of the brakes of the DTC bus (route number 534) failed while it was crossing the New Friends Colony area.
Germany Spy Agency Says Hard To Recruit With Work-From-Home Culture
Berlin, Germany: Intelligence services are finding it harder to recruit staff since the pandemic as prospects want to work from home and would rather not part with their personal cell phones, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service BND said on Monday. "We cannot offer certain conditions that are taken for granted today," said Bruno Kahl, who described finding enough and the right staff as a great challenge as baby boomers are heading into retirement.
China Poses World's Biggest Security Challenge: UK PM Rishi Sunak
Hiroshima, Japan: China represents the world's greatest challenge to security and prosperity, but other leading economies should not seek to fully decouple from it, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday after a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) nations. "China poses the biggest challenge of our age to global security and prosperity. They are increasingly authoritarian at home and assertive abroad," Sunak told reporters after the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Video: Odisha's Sriya Debuts In Long-Awaited K-Pop Single 'Karma' Original
A 20-year-old from Rourkerla, Odisha, has made her K-pop debut in the much awaited comeback album of Korea's 'BLACKSWAN' girl group. Shreya Lenka, better known as Sriya, is the one of the only 2 Indian artistes to break into the exclusive and high value entertainment industry, and is among the few faces in the Korean entertainment industry from outside East Asia. With new members, and a new creative direction, BLACKSWAN released their latest single called 'Karma'.
Pics: Glimpses From Karnataka, Political Heavyweights Cast Their Votes
Karnataka's 224 assembly segments are voting in a triangular contest between the BJP, Congress and JDS today. Soon after polling began, political heavyweights were seen reaching booths to cast their votes. All of them stressed that their parties are set to win the ballot contest. BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, having served as Chief Minister of Karnataka four times, cast his vote in the morning with his family. His son BY Vijayendra is contesting the Shikaripura constituency on a BJP ticket.
'Histories' Circulated On WhatsApp: Historians On NCERT Textbook Move Original
New Delhi: A group of historians has raised concerns over the NCERT's move to delete certain topics from history books for CBSE students. In a statement on Friday, they said they were "appalled" by the NCERT's decision to delete the topics, particularly for Class 12, and called the move "a matter of deep concern". The signatories of the statement include Romila Thapar, Jayati Gosh, Mridula Mukherjee, Apoorvanada, Irfan Habib and Upinder Singh, among others.
A 106-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Vogue's Oldest-Ever Cover Star Original
Vogue Philippines has unveiled the cover star for their April 2023 issue: 106-year-old traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. Also known as Maria Oggay, the Filipina centenarian will be the oldest person to grace the coveted cover of Vogue. With muted silver hair, the heavily tattooed artist cuts a striking figure with soft eyes and weathered hands that carried local traditions safely into the 21st century.
Massive Search For 2 Prisoners Who Killed Guard, Escaped Jail: Official
A joint operation was launched by multiple security forces to catch two prisoners that are on the run after a daring jailbreak from Arunachal Pradesh's Khonsa jail on Sunday evening, which left one constable dead and another injured, said officials. The Arunachal Pradesh police, in conjunction with Assam Rifles and Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF), have launched a massive operation to catch the duo who shot dead a guard on duty in order to escape.
Villagers Throng Wrestler Lovlina Borgohain's Residence After Gold Medal Win Original
Guwahati, Assam: Scenes of grand celebrations could be seen at Lovlina Borgohain's residence in the village of Borpathar in Assam after she won her maiden World Championship gold medal on Sunday in New Delhi, defeating Australia's Caitlin Parker via a split decision in a closely-fought 75kg final bout at KD Jadhav Indoor stadium. After her victory, the wrestler's fans went to Borpathar village to congratulate her family members, including her parents Tiken Borgohain and Mamoni Borgohain.
Swiss Regulator Vows To Hold Credit Suisse Bosses To Account: Report
Swiss financial regulator Finma is probing how to hold bosses at Credit Suisse to account following its emergency takeover by rival UBS, a media report said on Sunday. "We are not a penal authority but we are exploring the corresponding possibilities," said Finma chair Marlene Amstad was quoted as saying in an interview with NZZ am Sonntag weekly.
FTX Transferred $2.2 Billion To Sam Bankman-Fried, Says New Manager
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX made transfers of about $2.2 billion to company founder Sam Bankman-Fried through related entities, the company's new management said. Overall more than $3.2 billion was transferred through payments and loans to company founders and key employees, FTX said in a statement on Wednesday.
Video: Huge Fire After 3 Trucks Collide On Madhya Pradesh Highway, 2 Dead Original
Three trawler trucks collided in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Saturday, killing two drivers and injuring at least one other. The accident took place on the hilly Mumbai-Agra four-lane highway. A truck headed towards Mumbai collided with two other trucks coming from the opposite direction at the Ganesh Ghat, Dhar stretch of the Mumbai-Agra National Highway, due to brake failure, police said.
13-Year-Old Rescued From Rubble In Turkey 182 Hours After Quake
Antakya, Turkey: Rescuers pulled an alive 13-year-old out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey's southern Hatay province on Monday, Reuters footage showed, more than a week after a devastating earthquake struck. The teenager held a rescuer's hand as he was placed on a stretcher, head braced, and covered for warmth, before he was moved into an ambulance.
Russia Minister, Back From Africa, Says West Failed To "Isolate" Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the West's efforts to "isolate" his country had completely failed and Moscow was building stronger relations with countries in Africa, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific and elsewhere. "Today we can affirm that the West's plans to isolate Russia by surrounding us with a sanitary cordon have been a fiasco," Lavrov told Russian diplomats at an event at his ministry after returning from a nearly week-long tour of Africa.
Chinese 'Spy' Balloon In US Airspace Live Updates: US Shoots Down The Aircraft In "National Security Effort"
A Chinese balloon, roughly the size of three buses, has been tracked in US airspace, the Pentagon said on Friday. It asserted that the Chinese aircraft has surveillance capabilities. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cancelled his upcoming historic trip to Beijing as a sign of protest against the intrusion of US airspace by China.
Pakistan Finance Minister Meets IMF Delegation To Unlock Bailout
Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday held a first round of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to unlock stalled funds from a $7 billion bailout to ward off economic meltdown. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met IMF Pakistan Mission Chief Nathan Porter, the finance ministry said, and briefed him on the "fiscal and economic reforms and measures being taken by the government in different sectors".
Video: Students Get Trapped Inside Lift In UP. How They Were Saved
Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Around a dozen students in Greater Noida were stuck in a lift between two floors for half an hour before being rescued by the maintenance department who opened the lift and pulled them out. In the 6th incident of elevator failure in as many months in Noida, more than a dozen students were taking the elevator down at SL Tower in Greater Noida when suddenly the elevator malfunctioned, causing it to become stuck between two floors.
Prisoners On Indefinite Hunger Strike In Assam's Karimganj Jail Hospitalised Original
Nine undertrial prisoners in Assam's Karimganj district, who have staged indefinite hunger strike were admitted to a local hospital after their health deteriorated. They were suffering from dehydration and other problem due to the hunger strike. "Due to lack of food and water, they have developed issues like dehydration." said an official.
Congress, Left Parties In Tripura Begin Formal Talks For Seat Adjustment
Inching closer to a possible seat adjustment, the CPI-M and the Congress on last night initiated a formal dialogue for seat adjustments and fighting the upcoming Tripura elections together. Congress AICC Tripura in-charge Ajay Kumar accompanied by state party General Secretary Prashanta Bhattacharjee visited CPI-M Tripura state headquarters in Agartala last night and held a meeting with the Left leaders led by CPI-M Tripura state Secretary Jitendra Chowdhury, also a former Tripura Minister.
App Discloses Billie Eilish's Childhood Home Address
American singer Billie Eilish's home address was disclosed by an app called Citizen to around 178,000 people, according to reports. Citizen is an American app which sends users real-time safety alerts about incidents happening in their vicinity, available in major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, among others.
"Threw Ourselves To The Floor": Mexican Flight Caught In Cartel Crossfire
Mexico City: "That's an attack plane, Dad," said one of David Tellez's young children as they spotted Mexican military aircraft touching down alongside their Aeromexico passenger plane early on Thursday. Then the gunfire began. "As we were accelerating for take-off, we heard gunshots very close to the plane, and that's when we all threw ourselves to the floor," Tellez said after the incident in the northern city of Culiacan.
US Warship Crosses Sensitive Taiwan Strait; China Angered
Washington, United States: A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which has riled China. In recent years, U.S. warships, and on occasion those from allied nations such as Britain and Canada, have sailed through the strait, drawing the ire of China, which claims Taiwan against the objections of its democratically elected government.
Pic: All Planets In Our Solar System Visible At Same Time From Earth
American space agency NASA recently shared a picture that captures a rare phenomenon: all the planets of our solar system witnessed from Earth simultaneously. The phenomenon known as the 'Planet Parade' allows people to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Planet parade is an astronomical phenomenon during which several planets may be observed in the sky by the naked eye. The sight was shared by NASA as the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) yesterday.
Andrew Tate, Punching Bag Man Who Became The Punchline: 5 Points
Influencer Andrew Tate was detained Thursday by Romanian authorities on suspicion of human trafficking. Just the day before, he was ridiculed online after a Twitter feud with climate change activist Greta Thunberg. He gained a following online, comprising mainly young men, by advocating for a hyper masculine lifestyle. In 2016, he was a contestant on UK reality show Big Brother, and was expelled from the show after a video of him hitting a woman with a belt surfaced online.
GRETA Played A Key Role In Arrest Of Andrew Tate, But It Is Not Thunberg
As news of controversial media personality Andrew Tate's arrest and Twitter spat with Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg made headlines, internet users were quick to point out that it was ultimately GRETA that brought the far-right celebrity to the Romanian authorities' radar.
Video: Panic As Rhino Dashes Out Of Bush, Chases Tourists In Assam
In what can only be described as every safari goer's worst nightmare come to life, a rhinoceros at Manas National Park in Assam terrified unsuspecting tourists when it suddenly emerged from a bush and started chasing their vehicle. The incident took place in the Ban Habari forest area of the park. A tourist on the safari captured the scene on their phone camera, in which a rhinoceros is seen running towards the vehicle.
Controversial Celeb Andrew Tate Arrested From Romania. The Clue: Pizza Box Original
Controversial media personality Andrew Tate was today detained by Romanian authorities on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group, according to Reuters. According to several reports, a pizza box helped cops narrow in on Tate's location. On Wednesday, Andrew Tate was embroiled in a high-profile Twitter spat with teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, an incident which earned him much derision from internet users.
Ranbir-Alia Groove At Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's Engagement
Mukesh Ambani threw a grand party at his house in Mumbai to celebrate the engagement of his youngest son Anant Ambani. Anant today got engaged to Radhika Merchant, the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant. Several Bollywood celebs were present at the gathering to greet and wish the new couple. Recent parents Ranbir and Alia were seen in attendance. Shah Rukh Khan, Janhvi Kapoor and recently turned parents Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhat attended the party.
All-Out Fight Between Passengers On Flight To India From Bangkok
India's number of mile high offenders is on the rise, and thanks to social media these incidents are drawing more attention than ever before. On a recent Thai Smile Airways flight that was reportedly travelling from Bangkok to Delhi on December 27, a full out brawl broke out while the plane was mid-air. In a video of the incident, two men can be seen arguing with one another while a flight attendant attempts to defuse the situation.
Greta Thunberg's Sassy Takedown Of Chauvinism Poster Child Andrew Tate
Renowned teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has won the internet's admiration again, this time for very different reasons. Known for her worldwide marches and global speeches calling the youth and politicians to action, she has received more than her fair share of online trolling and derision.
Kashmir Records -6.2 Degrees, 40-Day Intense Cold Spell Begins
Srinagar: The winter solstice marks the coldest night of the season in Kashmir. Srinagar freezes at minus 4.2. The dropping temperatures herald the beginning of a 40 day long intense cold season called Chillai Kalan in the Valley. It begins on December 21 and ends on January 30. It's followed by another cold spell with less intensity during the month of February.
One Dead, Over a Dozen Injured In Noida After Fog Causes Collision
New Delhi: One person died and 14 others were injured when a bus with 60 passengers overturned on the Delhi-Jhansi expressway, reportedly due to dense fog that enveloped several parts of north India this morning. The accident took placed near Galgotia University on the Eastern Peripheral Highway stretch between Agra and Noida. The bus crashed into a container that had stopped abruptly. The highway reportedly had visibility of less than 50 metres due to the thick layer of fog.
Video: Dense Fog In Delhi, Airport Launches Low Visibility Plan
New Delhi: As mercury continues to drop in north India, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport was covered by a thick layer of fog on Tuesday morning. In a pre-sunrise video captured by a traveler while boarding a plane, aircrafts on the tarmac can be seen engulfed by thick fog with the visibility extending to only a few meters. The Delhi Airport also tweeted a fog alert at 4.30 pm, cautioning passengers of low visibility procedures being implemented.
Twitter's "Elon Era": Layoffs, Resignations, Ad Cuts, Chaos
It was Day 5 of Elon Musk's riveting, rambunctious takeover of Twitter Inc. The owner and self-proclaimed Chief Twit had spent much of the last weekend in October at his new company's San Francisco headquarters among people desperate to please him: employees angling to keep their jobs amid steep layoffs and personal advisers helping him with the turnaround.
On CCTV, Man Snatches Gold Chain, Phone At Gunpoint In Ghaziabad
In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, a man robbed a woman and a boy at gunpoint in broad daylight on Monday. The incident which took place in Delhi NCR's Loni area was recorded on a CCTV camera nearby. In the interaction that only lasts seconds, the robber can be seen approaching the woman with a gun in his hand as she backs off in fear. She quickly takes the chain off her neck and throws it on the ground. He then points the gun at a boy passing by, snatches his phone and runs away.
Pics: Streets Waterlogged, Trees Uprooted In Cyclone Mandous Aftermath
New Delhi: Cyclone Mandous made landfall on Friday evening off the coast of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu. In the hours since, parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have seen heavy rain and powerful winds that have disrupted power supply to residents, with the highest rainfall recorded in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati district at 258mm. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister shared that four people have died in rain related incidents since the cyclone made landfall yesterday.
Man Accused Of Killing British Journalist, Expert In Amazon Released
An indigenous group from the area of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in June on Thursday deplored the release of one of the suspects in the killing. The Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley (Univaja) said in a statement that the man's release pointed to the negligence of Brazilian authorities in prosecuting the case and their failure to contain organized crime in the region.
"Ready To Rock And Roll": Lalu Yadav's Daughter Ahead Of Kidney Transplant
Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Yadav's kidney transplant process is underway with her daughter and donor Rohini Acharya being operated on before her father. Sharing a pre-surgery photo with her father on Twitter, Ms Acharya said she is "ready to rock and roll" and asked her followers to wish her luck. Mr Yadav, who has been suffering from kidney-related problems, was advised a transplant.
Watch: Computer Baba Joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra
Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Mahudiya in Madhya Pradesh this morning. Joining the mega foot march today were senior Congress leader Kamal Nath as well as Namdev Das Tyagi, who is more popularly known as Computer Baba. Both were seen talking and walking with Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. This is the 87th day of the yatra since it started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7.
Indian Startup Kheyti Wins Prince William's Earthshot Prize, To Get 1 Million Pounds
New Delhi: An Indian firm is among the five startups that have been announced as winners of Prince William's Earthshot Prize, which aims to reward projects that aim to save the planet. The winners will receive 1 million pounds each. Kheyti, an Indian startup that designed the "greenhouse-in-a-box" for small hold farmers, won in the Protect and Restore Nature category. The solution is powerful: their innovation saves on water and pesticides, with much higher yields at a fraction of the price.
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