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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh visited a theme park exhibition featuring ‘Axis of Resistance’ landmarks just hours before his assassination in Iran. He was seen alongside Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhaleh. The ‘Axis of Resistance’ is an Iran-led coalition of groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis and allied forces in Syria and Iraq. This coalition aims to counter Western influence, particularly from the US and Israel, in the region. The alliance seeks to counteract what it dubs as aggression and interference by these powers, advocating for a Middle East free from external control. Iran plays a central role in providing significant…
Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain is one win away from securing a medal after advancing to the quarterfinals of the women’s 76kg category. In archery, Deepika Kumari reached the Round of 16 after registering a comfortable 6-2 win over Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands. Shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu advanced to the Round of 16 of the men’s and women’s singles’ draw at Paris Olympics. Sen defeated third seed Jonathan Christie in straight sets after Sindhu had won her much-easier tie against Estonia’s Kuuba Kristina. Meanwhile, Indian shooter Swapnil Singh secured his place in the 50m…
A Delhi businessman arrested for “speeding” on his SUV and worsening the situation at the coaching centre where three students drowned over the weekend, has been denied bail. Manu Kathuria’s speeding SUV had allegedly sent a great rush of water in the basement library of the coaching centre where the students were trapped. He has, however, challenged his arrest in t7he case and the petition will be heard tomorrow. Original Source
As Israel’s war in Gaza rages, a growing number of parents in Israel are demanding sperm from the bodies of their sons, who were killed during the ongoing conflict, to be extracted and frozen, a BBC report said. Since Hamas’ all-out offense on October 7 and Israel’s brutal retaliation, over 400 Israelis have been killed. Of these, sperm has been retrieved from as many as 170 men – both civilians and soldiers – according to the Israeli health ministry. This marks a 15 times rise as compared to previous years. The process involves making an small incision in the testicle…
A five-year-old boy today brought a gun to his school in Bihar and shot another student, police said. The incident took place at the St Joan Boarding School in Bihar’s Supaul district. According to police, the boy, a nursery student, had gone to school with the firearm hidden in his school bag. He then fired at a 10-year-old boy, injuring his arm. The student who was shot studies in Class 3 and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. “I was going to my class when he took out a gun from his bag and shot at me. As I…
An emotional Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today urged the Chair to expunge certain remarks made by BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari in the House regarding his political journey. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he would look into the remarks made by Mr Tiwari on Tuesday in the House and assured that any word that has hurt the Congress leader would not remain in the record. Soon after laying of the listed paper in the House, the Congress leader pointed out that Mr Tiwari referred to his political journey and said “his (Mr Kharge’s) entire…
In what could escalate the row over BJP leader Anurag Thakur’s caste remark against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the main Opposition has submitted a privilege complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising Mr Thakur for his speech. Jalandhar MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has submitted a complaint to the Lok Sabha secretary general. Amid the row over the five-time MP’s remark, the Prime Minister shared a video of Mr Thakur’s speech on X and said it is a “must hear”. “This speech by my young and energetic colleague, Shri @ianuragthakur is a must hear. A…
The wife of a Delhi businessman who has been arrested for driving his SUV through a flooded street outside the IAS coaching centre where three students died last week, has defended her husband amid rash driving allegations. Shima Kathuria told the news agency ANI that her husband Manu was only trying to reach a “safe spot” amid heavy rain. “There was no rash driving, the video is in front of everyone. My husband was not driving at a high speed,” she said. Ms Kathuria blamed the authorities for negligence that claimed the lives of three UPSC aspirants. “The coaching institute…
Shooting duo of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh made the entire country proud on Tuesday as they clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024. With this Bhaker became the only athlete from independent India to bag two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, as she earlier won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol women’s final. However, there’s another record that has been created by the duo with this bronze medal. In 1928, India’s hockey team started its Olympic journey and hasn’t looked back since then. So…
The Delhi High Court posed tough questions to the municipal corporation Wednesday, including asking if civic officials were jailed for negligence – and summoned the MCD Director to explain the lack of urban planning – as it heard a plea for a high-level probe into three students’ deaths. The court, meanwhile, also demanded answers from the police after they, earlier today, “forcefully evicted” protesting students. The police have arrested seven people, including the building owner and the proprietor of the coaching centre. The arrested include the driver of a car that sped through the flooded street, sending a wave of…