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Mumbai: Kherwadi police arrested three Powai residents on Wednesday for allegedly posing as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials and extorting Rs 19,500 from a businessman after accusing him of smoking in an auto-rickshaw.The accused–Amit Kulaye (34), Sudheer Pujari (32) and Vinod Sadar (36)–were arrested with assistance from Powai police’s detection staff, led by assistant inspector Pranod … Read more

Raksha Bandhan travel caused significant traffic delays across Noida and Ghaziabad. NOIDA: Raksha Bandhan rush brought traffic across Noida and Ghaziabad to a crawl on Thursday, with commuters facing delays of two to three hours on several major roads and expressways. The congestion intensified in the evening, with long queues also reported on the Delhi-Meerut … Read more

Naxals are in the news. I have a story on Naxals to share. From years ago.The Naxalbari movement, named after a remote village in north Bengal, began in 1967 when police fired on a gathering of tribal peasants demanding land reforms.The episode sparked a blaze which, fuelled by the incendiary teachings of Mao about armed … Read more

Scientists are still not completely sure what caused Wednesday’s terrible flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. It may have been caused by a glacier breaking apart or by a huge slide of ice and rocks. But one thing is becoming clearer: global warming is making such disasters more likely.Floods caused by glaciers have happened before. … Read more

A video shows a woman allegedly abusing security guards at a Greater Noida housing society NOIDA: A woman was detained for allegedly abusing, threatening and assaulting a guard at a residential society in Greater Noida West after a video of the incident surfaced on social media.Police said the argument broke out after a delivery executive … Read more

Rezaei claimed Netanyahu’s actions had brought the “end of the Zionist regime’s existence near” Iran has issued a fresh warning to Israel and the United States, with its security chief threatening a severe confrontation if Washington continues its blockade and vowing to target US economic interests in the region.Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security … Read more

Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. Image via: NBA The Lakers spent their summer chasing Jonathan Kuminga, staying in near-constant contact with his camp as LeBron James’ exit reshaped the roster. Minnesota was the only real competition, and it didn’t have the bigger checkbook. Kuminga picked the Timberwolves anyway.That leaves Los Angeles searching for its … Read more

Glacial collapse behind Nepal’s ‘catastrophic’ floods Nearly two-thirds of a high-altitude glacier near the Nepal-Tibet border sheared away and plunged about 1.2km into the Lhende Khola river catchment Wednesday. This triggered a chain reaction in which falling ice gathered rock, snow and sediment, temporarily blocked the river and then released a debris-laden torrent into the … Read more

Ratcliffe and Berrada’s reactions to United’s Champions League draw quickly caught fans’ attention on social media/ Image: X (AI enhanced) Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Omar Berrada may not have said a word when Manchester United’s Champions League opponents were revealed, but their faces appeared to tell a story of their own.The United co-owner and chief … Read more

France’s Bradley Barcola runs during a training session ahead of the team’s World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Paraguay in Philadelphia, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Bradley Barcola is expected to take a shirt number at Liverpool that carries a rather unexpected meaning if his proposed move from Paris Saint-Germain … Read more