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Dough Emhoff, husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, has admitted to having an extra-marital affair during his first marriage. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions. I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side,” Emhoff said in a statement provided exclusively to CNN. His acknowledgement comes after a British tabloid reported that Emhoff had an affair with a teacher who worked at a school his children attended and that resulted in end of…
India’s two-time Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker is set to be India’s flagbearer in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) sources stated that Bhaker will be India’s women’s flagbearer in the closing ceremony. India’s men’s flagbearer for the ceremony is yet to be confirmed. The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics will take place on August 11. Bhaker brought her A-game in Paris and broke numerous accolades to claim two bronze medals in the Summer Games. The Paris Olympics has been a redemption for the 22-year-old shooter. During the 10m air pistol qualification round…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to the social media backlash over his tweet describing a visit to landslide-hit Wayanad as “memorable”. Memorable, he has said, means something likely to be remembered because it is “unforgettable”. “For all the trolls: definition of ‘memorable’: Something that is memorable is worth remembering or likely to be remembered, because it is special or unforgettable. That’s all I meant,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP posted on X amid the row over his earlier post. Some memories of a memorable day in Wayanad pic.twitter.com/h4XEmQo66W — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 3, 2024 The Congress MP yesterday visited areas…
The government has flagged “multiple vulnerabilities” in iPhones, iPads and other Apple products that could lead to spoofing and even leak sensitive information. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the centre’s security advisor, flagged the security issues in a Friday advisory. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products which could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service (DoS) and perform spoofing attacks on the targeted system,” the advisory said. The vulnerabilities affect a range of Apple software including iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.6 and 16.7.9, macOS Sonoma…
India’s Schedule, Medal Events At Olympics 2024, August 4: It promises to be a blockbuster Sunday for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. In badminton, Lakshya Sen will face Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen for a place in the final of men’s singles. In hockey, the men’s team will plat Great Britain for a spot in the semi-final. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain is one win away from being assured of a medal. Shooting action is also not over as India’s Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish play in the men’s 25m Rapid fire pistol. The Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024 could prove to…
A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a man in the Sector 48 area of the city. The woman alleged that when she went outside her house to shoot a video in the rain, a stranger walked up to her and ripped her shorts. Right when he was assaulting her, two girls came to her rescue and the suspect had to run away. Seeking justice, the woman headed to the Sector 49 police station to file a complaint. However, she alleges that the officers on duty refused to register an FIR and instead…
In a bout that attracted global attention, Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori (66kg) braved intimidating gender row boxer Iman Khelif for three competitive rounds at the Paris Olympics and walked out feeling proud of herself as “not fighting was not an option” for her, here Saturday. The Algerian, embroiled in a major gender controversy in the French capital, left the ring in tears after she guaranteed herself at least bronze by entering the women’s 66kg semifinals. Her previous opponent, Italian boxer Angela Carini had pulled out of her bout against Khelif on Thursday just after 46 seconds, unable to take heavy…
The killing this week of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, hours after the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah’s military chief Fuad Shukr in Beirut, has intensified the voices clamouring for revenge. Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces since October, saying it is acting in support of Hamas. The group announced it had fired dozens of Katyusha rockets at the northern Israeli settlement of Beit Hillel as Iran said it expects Hezbollah to hit deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets. The US, UK and France called on their citizens to leave Lebanon…
After India boxer Nishant Dev crashed out of the quarter-finals at the ongoing Paris Olympics, former pugilist Vijender Singh and actor Randeep Hooda questioned the scoring system in the bout. While facing Mexico’s Marco Verde, Nishant lost the quarter-finals by 4-1. From the naked eye, Nishant looked more dominant in the first two rounds. The 23-year-old wrapped up in the first round in his favour. But in the next two rounds, Verde was declared the winner by the judges. The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist praised Nishant for his valiant display and questioned the scoring system of the match. “I don’t…
West Bengal minister Akhil Giri on Saturday courted controversy after he was seen in video clips threatening and verbally abusing a woman official of the state forest department and her team after they removed encroachments on its land in Purba Medinipur district. The BJP, which shared a video of the minister’s outburst on X, demanded Mr Giri’s arrest while the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) said the party does not support such behaviour. West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri threatens a lady Forest Officer because she was performing her duty to remove illegal encroachment in forest areas. What did he say -…