Russia playing with lives of Ukrainian prisoners: Zelensky

Russia playing with lives of Ukrainian prisoners: Zelensky

Kiev, Jan 25  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of playing with the lives of Kiev’s prisoners, after a Il-76 military transport aircraft was shot down in Belogorod, the media reported. Zelensky’s comment came after Russia claimed that there were no survivors after Kiev downed the plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners, six Russian crew…

South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked on street

South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked on street

Seoul, Jan 25 South Korean ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin was attacked by an unidentified assailant on an street in Gangnam on Thursday during which she sustained head injuries. A male pedestrian walked up to Bae and asked, “Are you the lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin?” and struck her in the back of the head with a…

Men’s U19 World Cup: Musheer Khan’s hundred; Naman Tiwari’s 4-53 help India outplay Ireland

Men’s U19 World Cup: Musheer Khan’s hundred; Naman Tiwari’s 4-53 help India outplay Ireland

Bloemfontein, Jan 25  Musheer Khan stole the headlines on Thursday with a smashing hundred, combining with captain Uday Saharan in a 156-run partnership as India beat Ireland by a massive 2-1-run margin to consolidate their position at the top of Group A table in the ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup here. In the bowling department,…

Maternal Covid infection may up respiratory distress in babies by 3x: Study

Maternal Covid infection may up respiratory distress in babies by 3x: Study

New York, Jan 25  Full-term babies born to mothers who were infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy had three times the risk of having respiratory distress compared with unexposed infants, even though they themselves were not infected with the virus, says a study. However, the risk was significantly lower when the mothers infected during pregnancy were…

Court warns defence counsel against false pleas in Delhi riots case

Court warns defence counsel against false pleas in Delhi riots case

New Delhi, Jan 25  In a hearing related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, a court has cautioned a defence counsel against making false pleas or attempting to deliberately mislead the court. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts was presiding over a rioting case against six accused when the incident occurred. The…

Bhopal woman files for divorce as husband takes her to Ayodhya, not Goa, for honeymoon

Bhopal woman files for divorce as husband takes her to Ayodhya, not Goa, for honeymoon

Bhopal, Jan 24  With the ‘pran-pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya was conducted on January 22, and entry opened for general public from the next day, a large number devotees from across the country have been visiting the Ram temple – but one woman in Madhya Pradesh has taken umbrage at her husband’s plants to follow suit….

Karnataka Bitcoin scam: Arrested police inspector, cyber expert sent to CID custody

Karnataka Bitcoin scam: Arrested police inspector, cyber expert sent to CID custody

Bengaluru, Jan 25 A Bengaluru court on Thursday sent an arrested police inspector and a cyber expert to CID custody, till January 31, in connection with the Bitcoin scam. The Special Investigation Team of the CID had produced accused police inspector Prashanth Babu D.M. attached to the Technical Support Centre and CEO of GCID Technologies…

SC freezes Tamil Nadu anti-corruption probe against ED official arrested in bribery case

SC freezes Tamil Nadu anti-corruption probe against ED official arrested in bribery case

New Delhi, Jan 25 In an interim direction, the Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily froze the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) probe against Enforcement Directorate (ED) official Ankit Tiwari. Tiwari – an officer of the central agency – was arrested by DVAC on charges of demanding and accepting bribes from a state…

US media disputes Trump’s claims in victory speech at New Hampshire

US media disputes Trump’s claims in victory speech at New Hampshire

January 25, 2024 Washington, Jan 25  A section of the media in the US has disputed the claims made by former president Donald Trump in his victory speech at New Hampshire, where he defeated rival Nikki Haley by just 11 points, on the election numbers in 2020 and 2016. Trump claimed that “they used Covid…