Israel eliminates Hamas military leader Muhammed Odeh, ‘architect’ of Oct 7 attack, in Gaza Israel Defence Forces eliminated Mohammed Odeh in Gaza, the new leader of Hamas’ military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre.According to a joint statement issued on Tuesday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence…
Crime branch officials with the arrested accused NEW DELHI: Police have seized 802 kg of counterfeit spices and condiments in Khari Baoli, the historic Old Delhi masala hub.Police got a tip-off on Saturday about an illegal spice manufacturing unit operating from the ground floor of a house in the Naya Bans area of Khari Baoli….
NEW DELHI: Delhi government has formed rapid response teams across all 13 districts ahead of Bakrid to crack down on illegal animal sacrifice, unauthorised slaughter and cruelty to animals in the national capital.The teams, constituted under the Animal Husbandry Unit on directions of development minister Kapil Mishra, have already started inspections in markets and sensitive…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata responded to inputs of suspected pirate activity near merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean, helping prevent a possible piracy attack, as news agency ANI reported on Wednesday.The warship, deployed near the Gulf of Aden, launched an immediate operation after receiving inputs about suspicious…
Banks are shut in several states today for Eid-ul-Adha (Bakri Eid)/Id-ul-Zuha. Customers planning a branch visit are advised to check local holiday schedules in advance, as bank holidays differ across states and Union Territories.On May 27, banks will remain closed in many parts of the country, including Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala due to Eid-ul-Adha…
Byju Raveendran (file photo) Byju Raveendran, founder of the collapsed edtech company Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Singapore court in a contempt case, according to people aware of the development who told Bloomberg.The court directed Raveendran to undergo jail time after finding that he had failed to comply with…
Ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the CMRL “monthly payment” case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids at the residences linked to former chief minister and current opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan. ED officials are carrying out searches at 12 locations, including his rented house in Thiruvananthapuram and residence in Kannur, as well as offices…
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old Ugandan woman, who arrived at Kempegowda International Airport on May 23, has been isolated at the Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Indiranagar as a precautionary measure after her samples were collected for Ebola testing amid a global alert over the viral disease.According to Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, principal secretary of the health department, the…
An implosion at a chemical tank inside a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington on Tuesday left one person dead and 9 others missing, according to local authorities and company officials.Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the fire department in Longview, described the site as a “mass casualty scene.” He said emergency teams decontaminated victims…
Earlier this month, Cloudflare said that it would cut about 20% of its workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations. The internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company is laying off more than 1,100 jobs globally. The layoff announcement was…
