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The attack on a prison van in northern France that left two guards dead and three wounded began at 10:57 am (0857 GMT) and lasted just two minutes. A black Peugeot SUV rammed the vehicle as it emerged, lights flashing and followed by a second prison service car, from the motorway toll gate at Incarville, just south of Normandy capital Rouen. Out of the ramming car, “stolen a few days before” according to top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, surged hooded attackers in black armed with military-style weapons. The vehicle “had halted on the verge, waiting for the convoy” to pass…

Actor Sharad Kelkar, who was last seen in the biographical film Srikanth starring Rajkummar Rao charged only Rs 101 as his fees for the film, revealed the film’s director Tushar Hiranandani. In a conversation with ETimes, Tushar Hiranandani noted that Sharad Kelkar first wanted compensation as per his market value. However, after hearing the film’s narration, the actor was moved and decided to do the project regardless of the fee amount. The director stated, “When Sharad came to meet me, there was a price he quoted, and he deserves it also. But then I told him that it was difficult…

Former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir was the most successful captain in the history of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League. During his tenure as skipper from 2011 to 2017, KKR won the IPL title twice in 2012 and 2014 with a number of big talents finding a chance to make it big as a part of the team. However, one player who went to become a huge name after leaving KKR was Suryakumar Yadav. He was part of the KKR team from 2014 to 2017 but it was only when he joined Mumbai Indians that…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova today. Visuals of the aftermath of the attack show his bodyguards taking him inside his armoured limousine. The Dennik N daily, whose reporter saw the premier being lifted into a car by security guards, reported that the suspected gunman had been detained by police, news agency AFP reported. Eastern European media NEXTA in a post on X, quoting local reports, said the Prime Minister was shot multiple times. “One to the abdomen, one to the head. He’s in serious condition,” NEXTA…

Sharmin Segal, who has been trending after the release of Heeramandi, recently revealed that Salman Khan once proposed to her for marriage in an interview with ETimes. Sharmin was asked to name the first celebrity she met in person by ETimes. Sharmin recalled then how Salman Khan once jokingly proposed to her for marriage when she was only two years old. “I was like 2 or 3 something, and he was like, “Will you marry me?” and I said, “No!” she said.Sharmin recently appeared on The Great Indian Kapil Show along with the cast of series. She shared she auditioned…

Sharmin Segal, who has been trending after the release of Heeramandi, recently revealed that Salman Khan once proposed to her for marriage in an interview with ETimes. Sharmin was asked to name the first celebrity she met in person by ETimes. Sharmin recalled then how Salman Khan once jokingly proposed to her for marriage when she was only two years old. “I was like 2 or 3 something, and he was like, “Will you marry me?” and I said, “No!” she said. Sharmin recently appeared on The Great Indian Kapil Show along with the cast of series. She shared she…

Ranbir Kapoor’s film Animal, which earned him a Filmfare award earlier this year, continues to make headlines months after the its release in theatres. In a recent interview, the producer of the movie, Bhushan Kumar talked about the backlash that the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial faced and also revealed that the director does not like memes being made on his film. “Sometimes Sandeep Reddy Vanga is not okay with the memes on the film. He replies too much, I keep on explaining to him that he should not bother, it is benefitting our film only. All said and done, the…

Irregularly shaped hoardings, especially those larger than 40×40 feet, will be removed immediately from the boundary of the railway administration, the Mumbai civic body said days after a 250-tonne hoarding fell in Ghatkopar, killing 14 people and injuring around 75. The rescue work at the site is still in progress and several people are suspected to be buried under the hoarding. The Brihanmumbai Corporation does not allow hoardings larger than 40×40 feet in view of Mumbai’s geography. The financial capital of the country is close to the coastline, where high winds can pose a risk. “However, it has been…

Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office told AFP on Wednesday. Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks being inundated by the ocean before the end of the century. Much of the bustling capital already battles flooding during the rainy season. Pavich Kesavawong, deputy director-general of the government’s department of climate change and environment, warned that the city might not be able to adapt with the world on its current warming pathway. “I think we are beyond the 1.5 (degrees Celsius) already,” he told…

In the early morning of March 26, a container ship hit a major commuter bridge in Baltimore, collapsing it within seconds, killing six and halting shipping traffic at one of the most important ports on the US East Coast. The Singapore-flagged container ship Dali and the crew – 20 Indian and one Sri Lankan – have remained in place since. The 2.6-km-long, four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River came crashing down after being struck by the 984-foot ship. Several video footage showed nearly all the ship’s lights going off shortly before the stunning collapse. Now, a preliminary…