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Srinagar, Aug 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hosted an ‘At Home’ reception on the occasion of Independence Day at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here on Saturday evening.Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, Speaker Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, several legislators, judges of the High Court, Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Administrative Secretaries, senior civil and police officers, representatives of civil society and other prominent citizens attended the reception.The Chief Minister interacted with the guests on the occasion and exchanged Independence Day greetings and best wishes with them. Source link
Authorities retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba on Saturday to take the death toll from last week’s ferry capsizing to 72, police said, as the search continued for victims.HT ImageThe overloaded passenger ferry run by the government’s Rural Infrastructure Development Agency overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in a rare accident on the vast lake on the border with Zambia.It is believed to be the country’s deadliest such disaster.”The Kariba RIDA boat accident death toll is now 72 after the recovery of 3 more bodies late on the 15th of August 2026,” the police said in a statement late…
Awarapan 2 box office collection day 2: Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 is going from strength to strength at the box office. On Friday, the film gave the actor his biggest opening as a lead actor. On Saturday, it performed even better, setting up the stage for a massive opening weekend for the romantic actioner.Awarapan 2 box office collection day 2: Set against a child trafficking backdrop, it blends nostalgia with modern production values.Awarapan 2 box office updateAwarapan 2 opened at ₹22 crore net on Friday, the best opening of Emraan Hashmi’s career, and one of the biggest debuts by a…
Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Yemeni port of Mocha, Yemen, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 15, 2026. Photo: Al Joumhouriya TV Via ReutersYemen’s internationally recognised government said the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port of Mocha on Friday (August 14, 2026), killing four civilians, amid an escalation in hostilities between the Iran-aligned group and its Saudi-backed opponents. The escalation comes at a time of heightened regional tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, where the Houthis have emerged as a key front, raising the prospect of…
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday died on Friday. LONDON: Jason Arday, the Black former Cambridge university professor, has been found dead at his home after facing relentless public scrutiny and accusations of being a “DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hire”.National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede said that Arday had been subjected to a “public and brutal takedown that unleashed a tirade of racism by the worst elements of the British media and right-wing commentariat”.The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday’s Battersea address just after 3 pm on Friday where he was found unresponsive. “His death is being…
The court rejected the argument that filing of the chargesheet and recording of the victim’s statement removed the need for the condition Mumbai: Reiterating that an accused’s right to earn a livelihood cannot supersede the need to protect a rape survivor from continuous physical proximity to the alleged perpetrator, a sessions court rejected a plea by a 51-year-old pan shop owner —accused of repeatedly raping a woman suffering from intellectual disability and getting her pregnant — to relax his bail conditions so he could reopen his shop near her residence.The accused, who faces the maximum sentence of life imprisonment, was…
New Delhi: A promise of a govt post, a purported council and the lure of power and perks allegedly left a Haryana businessman with Rs 2.9 crore less. Police have registered an FIR against six people for allegedly staging an appointment in a govt council and extracting large sums of money.The case was registered at Chanakyapuri police station on Aug 13 on the complaint of the businessman, who is engaged in the manufacture of Ayurvedic medicines.The complainant was introduced to the suspects after an acquaintance told him about a newly formed council for environment safety purportedly constituted by Central govt.He…
Bengaluru: A surge in passenger footfall as thousands headed towards Vidhana Soudha for Freedom Habba forced BMRCL to temporarily shut two Purple Line stations Saturday evening over overcrowding and public safety concerns.Sir M Visvesvaraya Central College and Cubbon Park Metro stations were closed around 7pm as crowds swelled near the event venue, with trains instructed to skip both stations. BMRCL had also announced that Dr BR Ambedkar Vidhana Soudha Metro station would remain closed from 10.30am to 9.30pm Saturday following directions from authorities. All three stations were reopened to passengers around 10pm.“Considering the heavy crowding, the operations wing took a…
Hyderabad: A 67-year-old man lost ₹4 lakh after cyber fraudsters targeted him in a digital arrest scam. The complainant was put under severe stress after being questioned about whether he had any links with the founder of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI).The complainant, a retired insurance company employee, received a call from a person claiming to represent the Data Protection Board of India. The caller alleged that a SIM card issued in the complainant’s name had been used in criminal activities. When the senior citizen denied owning the SIM card, he was connected to a person impersonating a…
Chennai: A 29-year-old man was arrested by the Chitlapakkam All Women Police for repeatedly sexually abusing a Class 6 girl in Selaiyur.Police said the man lived with the girl’s mother, who had separated from her husband. The man repeatedly sexually abused the girl over a period of time.The girl informed her mother about the abuse, but no action was taken. The girl later disclosed the abuse to her teacher at school, who filed a complaint.Police registered a case and conducted an investigation confirming the man had sexually abused the girl. Police arrested him under the Pocso Act and remanded him…