Smoke rises over terraced houses on fire in the Krokstadelva village in Drammen, Norway At least 100 homes were destroyed and hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate after a massive fire swept through the southern Norwegian city of Drammen, authorities said on Saturday. This blaze in region located about 34 km southwest of the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has decided to appoint more special public prosecutors (SPPs) to speed up the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act case trials and cut delays in filing charge sheets in order to ensure curb crimes against women and children.The decision was taken at a joint high-level review meeting held by…
Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Divya Deshmukh, and Koneru Humpy The player draft for Season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) produced plenty of excitement on Monday, with Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin emerging as one of the most sought-after players. After a bidding battle, Sarin was signed by American Gambits, adding further strength to a…
‘Batwara 1947’: Sunny Deol starrer partition drama inspired by acclaimed Lahore play ‘Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya’ Sunny Deol’s ‘Batwara 1947’ has drawn fresh attention after reports said the Partition drama takes inspiration from Asghar Wajahat’s celebrated play ‘Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai’. The film, earlier known as ‘Lahore 1947’, brings together Deol,…
Market participants said that any appreciation of the rupee beyond the 95-per-dollar mark is likely to trigger fresh demand for the US currency. The rupee strengthened to a one-month high on Wednesday, supported by lower crude oil prices. However, gains were trimmed after the Reserve Bank of India delivered its widely anticipated decision to keep…
Charles Melton is a married man!The actor, who most recently starred in the hit series, ‘Beef 2’, has sparked buzz that he has secretly wed his longtime partner Camille Summers-Valli after he referred to her as his ‘wife’ in a new interview. Charles Melton sparks marriage rumours According to a report on PEOPLE, Charles seemingly…
Yash’s Toxic Cast, plot, release, CBFC rating and more (Image Credits IMDb) Yash is set to return to the big screen with ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’, nearly four years after the blockbuster success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the gangster drama is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26,…
TNNMapusa: A rented room near St. Anthony Chapel in Bhovistawada, Bastora, caught fire on Friday morning, with losses estimated between Rs 3-5 lakh. No injuries were reported.Mapusa fire station personnel reached the spot after receiving a call at 9.55am. The homeowner, Digambar Pilgaonkar, and the neighbours tried to control the flames with a domestic water…
IRGC has been using an online gambling network to evade Western sanctions, Reuters report A sophisticated $4 billion sanctions-evasion network has allegedly helped Iran move money through illegal online gambling operations, cryptocurrency transactions and an unlicensed Dubai-based crypto exchange. The network gave sanctioned Iranian entities access to global cryptocurrency markets despite Western restrictions, according to…
Actor Kangana Ranaut faces strong criticism from young people for her social media comments. MUMBAI : Actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut has drawn fierce backlash from the younger demographic following a series of inflammatory Instagram stories targeting student-led protests across Mumbai and other cities.In her widely circulated posts, Ranaut slammed the students protestors…
