Fire at Kinshasa wedding party kills 22 (representative image) At least 22 people were killed in a fire at a wedding party in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mayor of the city’s Lingwala district said on Saturday.The fire broke out overnight Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday…
Before Akshay Kumar married Twinkle Khanna, the actor was in a high-profile relationship with Shilpa Shetty. The two reportedly grew closer while working together on Main Khiladi Tu Anari in 1994 and eventually began dating. Years later, filmmaker Suneel Darshan, who directed the pair in Jaanwar (1999), has recalled a time when he believed Akshay…
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS) Harmanpreet Kaur created history on Saturday as she became the first cricketer, male or female, to captain in 150 T20I matches.The India captain reached the landmark during the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Group A clash against Pakistan in Dubai. India have already secured their place in the semifinals and…
Capricorn Weekly Horoscope (06.09.26 to 12.09.26)General:This week asks you to be alert without becoming suspicious of everybody. Early on, your health and peace of mind may feel slightly unsettled, and there is a strong hint that not every person around you deserves full access to your plans. Keep some things to yourself. Not secrecy for…
Mumbai: Two men were arrested from Rajasthan for duping an Oshiwara-based minor girl through a Facebook advertisement that offered 100 times the returns on online investments. The girl paid money initially through her phone and then discreetly through her mother’s phone before she realised she had been taken for a ride, police said.The incident unfolded…
Hyderabad: Deeptech startup Leanwatts has raised around $2 million (a little over ₹18 crore) in seed funding across two tranches to deepen research and development and scale its indigenous platforms.The round was led by Trivest Partners, with participation from angel investors Abraham George and Alok Rungta. The investor group includes investment professionals and alumni of…
Officials examined records of movable and immovable assets to verify whether the properties were acquired with illicit funds Kolkata: A team from the state govt’s Commission on Institutional Corruption on Saturday searched the residences of former Trinamool councillors Jiban Saha and Alokananda Das over alleged disproportionate assets.The searches came two days after the commission, headed…
A tragic case emerged from Jaipur involving the alleged assault of a 5-year-old girl by someone known to her family (Representative image) JAIPUR: A five-year-old girl’s remark that a family acquaintance was “bad” led her family to discover that she had allegedly been raped by him about 15 days ago, following which the accused fled…
Recent Nepal floods highlight Himalayan vulnerabilities and cascading disaster risks. China’s Yarlung Tsangpo dam project faces scrutiny due to its geologically unstable location. The dam’s operation could influence downstream river flows and water security for India. Chinese scientists have warned about the project’s seismic and landslide risks in the region. India faces managing combined risks…
Department of Homeland Security issues interim rule on birthright citizenship for foreign government employees/Image: Representative Image Children born in the US to certain foreign government employees could be denied automatic citizenship under a new rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security, widening an exception that has traditionally covered children of foreign diplomats.The interim final…
