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Walmik Karad (File Photo) BEED: Vigilance teams of the Maharashtra Prison Department have launched separate inquiries into allegations that Walmik Karad, a key accused in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, received preferential treatment inside Beed District Jail, officials said on Friday.Teams from the department’s Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar units inspected CCTV cameras installed near … Read more

Actor, model and television host Mini Mathur was last seen in ‘Call Me Bae’, starring Ananya Panday. The 53-year-old recently emerged as the winner of ‘The Alliance’, taking home the winner’s trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh.Beyond her work on screen, Mini has earned a reputation for speaking candidly about issues … Read more

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Biscuits pass along a conveyor belt after being baked at the Britannia factory in New Delhi June 3, 2011. The company manufactures and sells biscuits, bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo/File Photo BengaluruBritannia Industries may implement another 1.5-2% price increase next quarter, largely through “shrinkflation” in its Rs … Read more

United States on Friday urged the Pakistan government to exercise restraint amid its ongoing crackdown on citizens following violent protests.Speaking to news agency ANI, a US state department spokesperson urged Pakistani authorities to create conditions for free and fair elections that can be conducted peacefully.“As with electoral proceedings around the world, we urge officials to … Read more

From left: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on August 7. The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey on Friday marked one of the most significant strategic … Read more

Brendon McCullum and Stephen Fleming (Agency Image) England white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum has thrown his weight behind the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to hand Joe Root the Test captaincy once again, insisting Harry Brook’s opportunity to lead the side in the longest format will arrive in due course.The ECB’s decision to bring … Read more

Toronto gets its pygmy hippo calf on Sunday, born to 20-year-old mother Kindia. Toronto got its own Moo Deng as the Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf to 20-year-old Kindia. The birth took place on Sunday morning and the calf took her first steps within minutes of her birth. … Read more

Shakib Al Hasan, Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is ready to return home after two years in exile, face trial in the cases against him, including a murder charge, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety, news agency Reuters reported.Shakib, a former lawmaker from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s … Read more

Madhu Bangarappa paying tribute at Bangarappa memorial on Friday Mysuru/ Shivamogga: Mysuru district minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Friday visited rain-hit agricultural fields in Bolanahalli gram panchayat of Hunsur taluk to assess crop losses caused by a prolonged rainfall deficit.Accompanied by officials from the agriculture and revenue departments, the minister interacted with farmers and reviewed the … Read more

In Agartala, Tripura, a five-year-old girl watched gymnastics and fell completely in love with it. She did not have access to a proper gymnasium. She did not have imported equipment or trained coaches or the kind of infrastructure that produces Olympic athletes. What she had was a makeshift vault built from discarded scooter parts and … Read more