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Thiruvananthapuram: Kadinamkulam police on Thursday arrested a history-sheeter from Tamil Nadu in connection with an assault case. Police said that the arrested person, Ratheesh, 48, of Chittattumukku, is involved in 57 criminal cases, including four rape cases.According to police, Ratheesh allegedly attacked Abhilash, 28, a resident of Kalpana Colony, Chittattumukku, after he questioned a woman, who was accompanying the accused, for allegedly making inappropriate remarks. The incident happened on Feb 2. Thiruvananthapuram Crime, Weather, Transport & MoreRatheesh went absconding soon after the incident. He also approached a court seeking to quash the case. However, the court dismissed his plea, police…

Kolkata: A Kolkata-based content creator was accused of molesting and assaulting a 22-year-old woman, who used to be a close friend until recently, police said.After an FIR was registered at the Behala PS on Wednesday, he remained on the run for almost a day. Late on Thursday, he was arrested from a hideout in Dum Dum.Kolkata: Assault Case, Kabuliwala Death, Mamata’s Court Move & Emergency Landing Developments”The woman, a south Kolkata resident, claimed the accused confined her to a room for nearly 12 hours after an argument, assaulted her and forced her to stay silent about the incident before letting…

Megyn Kelly has sparked widespread backlash after saying she does not feel sorry for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old US citizen who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis over the weekend.According to reporting cited by the Associated Press and local Minnesota outlets, Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot by Border Patrol officers on Saturday after being pinned to the ground. Authorities have said he was legally carrying a firearm but did not draw the weapon. ‘Alex Pretti Killing Sad, I Love His Family’: Trump For ‘HONEST’ Probe Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Despite that, the Department of Homeland…

Jennifer Barton, an NHS health care professional, has been forced to sell her house, car and give her children to their father after falling for six celebrity romances. (Pix via Emma Trimble / SWNS) A Worcestershire mother of two has been left homeless after losing £250,000 to a network of online fraudsters who posed as well-known actors and musicians, persuading her over two years that they loved her, needed urgent help and planned a future together. By the time the deception unravelled, she had sold her home, her car and almost everything she owned. A slow-burn deception on social media…

Russia’s relentless attacks have crippled Ukraine’s energy system and even though Moscow has agreed to pause its attacks until 1 February, the country’s electricity grid is still under greater pressure.The blackouts come amidst a biting winter – with temperatures expected to drop as low as minus 30C in the next few days.And yet in a display of a remarkable resilience, some residents in Kyiv who have no heating and power at home have decided to throw a party on the frozen Dnipro river. The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov spoke to locals who he said had gathered to send a message to…

David Bown is now cared for by his parents, after he suffered irreversible neurological damage following the operation to remove a brain tumour. (Pix via Brabners / SWNS) A Warwickshire man is suing an NHS trust after a series of medical failings left him with permanent brain and sight damage and dependent on his parents for daily care. David Bown, 41, was prescribed chemotherapy for more than eight years despite clinical guidance recommending treatment for no more than six months in cases like his.Bown, a former IT systems manager and keen football coach from Atherstone, Warwickshire, was treated at University…

Abhishek Sharma can change the complexion of a game in the PowerPlay itself. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR A subcontinental rivalry overshadowing a global cricket tournament is again at play as the ICC Twenty20 World Cup is all set to commence during the weekend. The political undercurrents that simmer in matches involving India and Pakistan is being strongly felt in Group A.The strident voices from across the Wagah border insist that the big clash between the neighbours at Colombo on February 15 is a non-starter. Just as the ICC, BCCI and PCB buckle down, Group A isn’t…

Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday (January 28, 2026), as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.Premier League champions Liverpool thrashed Qarabag 6-0 in the eighth and final round of league-phase matches at Anfield to finish third in the 36-team table behind already-qualified Arsenal and Bayern Munich.They were joined in the last 16 by Tottenham, Barca, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Man City.But holders PSG will have to go through the knockout play-off round, as they did en route to glory last season, after a 1-1 home draw…

Off-field issues are at the core of Krishan Bahadur Pathak being dropped for the FIH Pro League. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR A day after ‘resting’ certain senior players for the FIH Pro League, Hockey India is categorical that it is not the end of the road for Manpreet Singh and others. The Hindu had already reported that the decision to exclude Manpreet Singh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak from the 33-member core probables for the Pro League next month had more to do with off-field issues than anything else. As the seniormost players in the side both…

Australia’s Olivia Gadecki and John Peers celebrate after defeating France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard in the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, on January 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the first team to retain the Australian Open mixed-doubles title since 1988-89 when they outlasted French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard on Friday (January 30, 2026).They came through 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 on Rod Laver Arena to deny France a first mixed-doubles crown at a Grand Slam since Roland Garros in 2004.It was a third Slam mixed-doubles…