The northern Persian Gulf has been hit with a series of major oil spills, affecting Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with an estimated 35,000 barrels of crude in the first incident and an undetermined amount in the second, which followed two days later.. Already the beaches of Ras Al Zour, where Kuwait is bu

At least 42 civilians were killed Monday in a barrage of US-led air strikes on Islamic State group territory in the Syrian city of Raqa, a monitor said. Nineteen children and 12 women were among those killed in the raids, which hit several neighbourhoods in the northern city, the Syrian Observato

A special court constituted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act will pronounce its sentence against five convicts, including gangster Abu Salem, on September 7. On June 16, 2017, the TADA court convicted six accused, including Salem and Mustafa Dossa. Dossa died of a he

A day after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit on Tuesday said he is happy to go back to his family. “I am very happy. I want to go back to my family. I have two families- the army and my family which includes my wife, my two

JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Monday, appeared before the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing into the Janthakal Enterprises mining case. He was grilled for over three hours at the SIT Hebbal office. The team is probing the alleged misuse of his office to favou

Karnataka Silk Marketing Board chairman and Congress leader T.P. Ramesh is likely to face action for his alleged indecorous behaviour with a woman MLC at an event in Kodagu last week. Minister for Planning, Statistics, Science and Technology M.R. Seetharam, who is in charge of Kodagu district, to

Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from tech companies, including Google and Yahoo, on blocking of websites and web links associated with the infamous Blue Whale "game". The court also sought response from the Centre and the Delhi Police while hearing a plea seeking direction to Internet

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Samsung India has collaborated with the Government of Karnataka for a notebook donation drive to extend its support to students from government schools across Bengaluru, Kolar and Mulbaghal districts in the state. A team of volunteers in Bengaluru from Samsung Research and

Washington [U.S.A.]: United States President Donald Trump is at it again. On Monday, he once again targeted U.S. media by terming them as ‘fake’. Trump castigated ‘Fake News‘ and thanked Christian leader Jerry Falwell Jr. for defending him on Fox & Friends, a weekday morning news show hosted

Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan would become a ‘graveyard’ for the United States if the latter does not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. According to media reports, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement that Afghanistan will soon become a

New Delhi: Making its “Status” feature more interesting, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out an update that lets the feature’s 250 million monthly users share creative text-based “Status” updates. “The text-based status feature allows you to update your contacts in a fun and personal wa

New York City: Android 8.0 Oreo has been officially started to roll out to devices. The 8.0 Android version has been revealed by Google at the time of the solar eclipse event which was also themed as the same. The search giant a few days ago had already confirmed that it will be unveiling the off

RANCHI: A one-year-old boy died at a hospital here on Monday as his father was short of Rs 50, according to Jharkhand Police. The boy, Shyam, was brought to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) at Jharkhand for treatment on Sunday after he suffered head injuries in a fall. Accordin

NEW DELHI: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said there was need for society to reform and that the AIMPLB would meet in Bhopal early next month to take a view on the apex court judgment on triple talaq. Reacting to the Supreme Court majority judgement striking down the practice of instant

NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court asking the Union Government to formulate a new legislation in connection with the triple talaq practice, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday said that the Board supports the judgement, adding security should be provided to the Muslim women un

New Delhi: The physical police verification for getting a passport will soon be a thing of the past as the government plans to connect the service with a robust national database of crimes and criminals that will check the antecedents of applicants at the click of a mouse. Union Home Secretary Ra

Hyderabad: Commissioner Task Force apprehended eight persons from King Kothi area for indulging in gutkha business and its illegal transportation. Gutkha worth Rs 54 lakh which was being transported in two trucks was seized. Commissioner’s Task Force DCP B. Limba Reddy told that Muthyam Suresh an

St. Antigua [West Indies]: West Indies batters Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels have been included in the 15-member ODI squad for the series in England. Gayle last played an ODI in March 2015, while Samuels in October 2016. Speaking on their inclusion, Courtney Browne, chairman of selection pane