NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk meets farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday at Khanauri border protest site, where farmers demonstrate their demands. Dallewal, 70, has been jailed indefinitely. hunger strike at the Khanauri border since November 26.Wangchuk said his visit was to convey “good wishes and warm support on behalf of the people…
SEOUL – At least 28 people were killed when a commercial airliner crashed at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, a spokesman for the country’s national fire agency said. The plane, carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, skidded off the runway while landing and caught fire after the crash, a spokesman for the…
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean media reports that 28 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire at an airport in the south of the country. South Korea’s emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the…
Iran, preparing for a possible reimposition of incoming US President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important year for its nuclear issue. In 2018, Trump reneged on a deal reached by his predecessor Barack Obama in 2015 in which Iran agreed to curb uranium enrichment, which can produce…
BENGALURU: Karnataka Police Department‘SIT, investigating rape charges against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu and other allegations against his three associates, including a police officer, filed a charge sheet with a special court for elected representatives.The 2,481-page charge sheet says Naidu raped a 40-year-old woman for over two years from 2020, while R Sudhakar, P Srinivas and…
Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting a baby. The Los Angeles Dodgers star posted the news on Instagram on Saturday. “Can’t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!” the title said. The photo showed a pink onesie, an ultrasound photo, a pair of tiny shoes and what appears to…
A southern Ontario resident has been charged for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer during a towing incident in northwestern Ontario earlier this year. At approximately 11:30 pm on April 26, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a car collision on Highway 17 in the town of Machin. “Through the investigation, it was…
A nervous South Africa fell to 27-3 when bad light closed play early on a rain-delayed third day, still 121 runs away from victory in the first Test against Pakistan in Centurion. The home team is chasing a modest target of 148 after bowling out Pakistan for 237. However, Pakistan kept their own hopes of…
NEW DELHI: In life, he always seemed, rather charmingly, a little out of place when surrounded by the trappings of high office. So some may have found it slightly ironic that the final journey of Manmohan Singh, who had once told his security officer that he preferred a Maruti hatchback to a sleek BMW, was…
In a year full of extreme weather, experts say 2024’s spate of tornado outbreaks, in particular, sets it apart. From January to November (the last month for which official counts are available), the United States recorded 1,762 tornadoes, the highest number in a decade, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tornadoes tended to…