April 16, 2024 01:46 pm | Updated 01:46 pm IST - Gadchiroli With three days left for the Lok Sabha poll in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, authorities on April 16 started the process of moving 295 election staffers by helicopters at sensitive and hypersensitive locations in the insurgency-hit district, an official said. …...Read More
Polling staffers start reaching sensitive locations in Gadchiroli by helicopters
Singapore's outgoing PM to stay on as senior minister, his successor says
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will transition out of his role after two decades and assume the position of senior minister starting May 15. Lawrence Wong, Lee's deputy, will succeed him, becoming Singapore's fourth leader since independence in 1965. The Cabinet, largely unchanged, will maintain stability until the next general …...Read More
Money laundering case against Hemant Soren: ED arrests one more; conducts searches in Ranchi
April 16, 2024 01:41 pm | Updated 01:41 pm IST - Ranchi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made a fresh arrest in connection with the money laundering investigation against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and others, official sources said on April 16. The federal agency also undertook some searches …...Read More
Rory McIlroy gets caught up in LIV Golf rumors, supposedly offered massive deal: report
Rory McIlroy was once one of the biggest opponents of LIV Golf and a staunch supporter of the PGA Tour and those who decided to stay with the legacy league amid the emergence of the renegade series. It appeared on Monday that McIlroy’s icy attitude toward LIV Golf has thawed …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Electioneering to end at 6 p.m. in T.N. on April 17; strict regulations to follow
April 16, 2024 01:38 pm | Updated 01:38 pm IST - CHENNAI Ahead of the scheduled polling for the Lok Sabha polls, to commence at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, all electioneering and campaigning activities are to come to an end, and strict regulations are set to come …...Read More
Modi government gave Bihar raw deal: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh
April 16, 2024 01:28 pm | Updated 01:28 pm IST - New Delhi The Congress attacked the Modi government on April 16 over key issues of Bihar and asked why has the State not been granted special category status as promised. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at Prime …...Read More
Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison detainee shares emotional testimony in trial against Virginia military contractor
Detainees from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq who allege abuse will testify in front of a U.S. jury for the first time in a lawsuit against Virginia-based military contractor CACI. CACI's lawyers questioned whether the plaintiffs can prove they were abused, or that CACI interrogators inflicted abuse on them. Regardless, …...Read More
Pilot and dog swim to shore in California after small plane crashes off coast, authorities say
A pilot and his dog survived a small plane crash into the ocean off the coast of Southern California on Sunday and safely swam to shore, authorities said. Witnesses reported that a small plane landed in the waters off Rancho Palos Verdes shortly before 5:30 p.m., the Los Angeles County …...Read More
NFL star Russell Wilson calls for WNBA players to get paid more after Caitlin Clark's rookie salary revealed
Caitlin Clark was the toast of the town on Monday night as the Indiana Fever selected her with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft. As the selection was made, social media started to break down her expected salary through the first four years of her career. Barstool …...Read More
Katie Couric says her 'Today' co-anchor Bryant Gumbel gave her 'endless s---' for going on maternity leave
Former NBC star Katie Couric opened up on the "sexist attitude" she received from her "Today" colleague Bryant Gumbel, particularly about her going on maternity leave. On Sunday's installment of the "Club Random" podcast, host Bill Maher spoke fondly of his "friend" Gumbel, who he described as a "guy's guy." …...Read More
