Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) European Union interior ministers on Tuesday called for tougher action against migrant smuggling networks and stronger return policies after around 72,000 migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week,…
A projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged vessel off Yemen, but all 14 crew members, including 13 Indians, were safely rescued. (Representational image) NEW DELHI: An Indian-flagged cargo vessel was struck by a projectile and sank off Yemen’s western coast on Tuesday. All 14 crew members aboard the vessel were rescued and brought to safety.Union minister…
Ajinkya Rahane (PTI Photo) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has paid tribute to former India captain Ajinkya Rahane, saying the veteran never received the recognition he deserved for his leadership despite guiding the team through one of the greatest triumphs in Indian Test history. Rahane, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last week,…
Bodies of families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City. The remains of 112 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children from the same extended family, were recovered from the rubble of their homes in Gaza City nearly…
The NCPCR has initiated a formal investigation following alarming claims from a BBC report which suggested that advertisements on Meta’s platforms like Instagram were linked to the promotion of child abuse material. In response, the child rights organization has demanded clarity from Meta Platforms Inc. Furthermore, the NHRC has instructed the Delhi Police to look…
KOCHI: S Murali gave an unusual analogy to describe the struggles his son, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali, undertook to regain full fitness after a career-threatening knee injury he sustained two years ago.“Sreeshankar’s comeback was as difficult as preparing for the IIT and Civil Services simultaneously,” he told TOI.Murali is currently near Prague, where he is…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating 32 bank fraud cases involving 54 accused who have left the country, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The cases are being probed under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Sharing details in a written reply, Chaudhary said that the agency has…
Kangana Ranaut on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s arrest NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday backed the police action against Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, saying that although the DMK leader is now out on bail, his arrested had set a “good precedent.”“Public display of filthy abuses, double-meaning obscene and vulgar jokes…
Pakistan boxer Qudratullah Pakistani boxer Qudratullah has reportedly gone missing in Glasgow, just hours before the country’s Commonwealth Games contingent was scheduled to leave for home.According to a report by Pakistani outlet Geo News, sources in the Pakistan Boxing Federation said Qudratullah was last seen in his hotel room at around 2am. Officials later checked…
File photo: Security forces intensify search operations in Poonch NEW DELHI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation after a Pakistani drone was spotted hovering over forward villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.The development comes amid heightened security concerns along the border following reports of Pakistan strengthening its military…