Police find 7 bodies, 5 of them decapitated and 1 dismembered, in Mexico's fifth largest city

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in one of Mexico’s largest cities said Friday they have found seven bodies with five of them decapitated and another completely dismembered, in a car left in the middle of traffic on a main expressway. Prosecutors in the central state of Puebla said all of …...Read More

Joaquin Phoenix, 150 Hollywood Jewish creatives defend Oscar winner's speech condemning Israel

Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Debra Winger, Chloe Fineman and nearly 150 other Jewish Hollywood creatives signed a letter Friday defending filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech last month that critics saw as equating Israel with the Nazis and Hamas. The open letter accused Glazer’s critics of suppressing speech within Hollywood, stating, …...Read More

Ohio Gov. DeWine says precautions ensure 'a great day' in leadup to eclipse

Ohio is taking numerous precautions in the leadup to Monday's total solar eclipse as it anticipates an influx of up to 500,000 tourists. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has already activated Ohio Emergency Operations Center, effective Sunday, to prepare the Buckeye State to assist its communities with any issues that may …...Read More

As cannabis consumption surges, Germany opts for partial legalisation

April 06, 2024 12:46 am | Updated 01:00 am IST At the stroke of midnight on 1 April, the area around Berlin’s famous Brandenburg Gate was shrouded in a fog of smoke emanating from the thousands of lit joints. The German Cannabis Association organised a smoke-in to celebrate the legalisation …...Read More

Moldova's Russia-backed Transnistria region claims drone attacked military unit

State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said Friday that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a radar station but no casualties. The incident occurred in the region of Rabnita, about 4 miles from the Ukraine border, …...Read More

Reaching out to voters in Kuttaiyur village on T.N.-Karnataka border is an uphill task

April 06, 2024 12:46 am | Updated 12:46 am IST - ERODE Every election, the Election Commission of India (EC) encounters challenges in ensuring that every eligible person gets to exercise his/her franchise. This time, too, officials are reaching out to voters living in isolated areas of Tamil Nadu. To …...Read More

NYC migrant squatter allegedly admits to being gang member who served prison time

A suspected member of a Venezuelan gang who was arrested and released after he was allegedly found squatting in a New York City home filled with drugs and firearms, admitted to serving prison time in his home country when he was taken into custody again this week, federal immigration authorities …...Read More

Ethnic conflict casts a shadow on Manipur polls; Kuki-Zo, Meitei people devise voting strategies

April 06, 2024 12:37 am | Updated 12:39 am IST - New Delhi As Manipur heads into the first phase of the Lok Sabha election in the shadow of an ethnic conflict, the two communities involved in the conflict — the Kuki-Zo people and the Meitei people — find themselves …...Read More

Activist cries foul over Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake encroachment

April 06, 2024 12:29 am | Updated 12:29 am IST - HYDERABAD Social activist Lubna Sarwat has expressed consternation that the National Green Tribunal has chosen to adjourn the case pertaining to the Bam Rukn Ud-Dowla lake in Rajendranagar mandal of Ranga Reddy district, without hearing on the scheduled day. …...Read More

47 BMCRI students hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis

April 06, 2024 12:27 am | Updated 12:27 am IST - Bengaluru Indicating a potential outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (GE), 47 medical students of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) girls hostel have been admitted to Victoria hospital. Three of those with severe dehydration are being treated in the …...Read More