Bat-wielding homeowner catches porch pirate by setting trap, video shows

A New York City homeowner snared a sticky-fingered porch pirate in his trap and greeted him with a baseball bat, security video shows. Carlos Mejia of Queens used a bat to hold the guy who grabbed the decoy package on Saturday, but Mejia said he's "done" with thieves following FedEx …...Read More

Pannian Raveendran interview | ‘The Left holds pivotal position in serving as a corrective influence’

Pannian Raveendran, former Kerala State secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), is leading the charge for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in an effort to reclaim the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala from Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who aims for a fourth consecutive win. A seasoned politician who clinched …...Read More

Students made to stand in hot sun: NTR district Collector Dilli Rao orders inquiry

April 05, 2024 05:00 pm | Updated 05:01 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA NTR District Collector, S. Dilli Rao, has ordered an inquiry into the alleged inhuman act of a private school teacher. It was alleged that the teacher made the students to stand in the hot sun for not paying …...Read More

German investigators seize $103M in counterfeit US bills linked to Turkey

German investigators seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills worth over $103 million. The bills were traced back to Turkey and were intended for transport to the United States. Tips from U.S. authorities led German officers to an apartment and two company addresses in Schleswig-Holstein. German investigators said Friday they have seized …...Read More

India allows exports of essential goods to Maldives despite strained ties

April 05, 2024 04:56 pm | Updated 05:09 pm IST - MUMBAI India has allowed limited exports of essential commodities, including sugar, wheat, rice, and onions, to the Maldives, the government said on April 5, even as ties between Male and New Delhi remained tense amid rising Chinese influence. India, …...Read More

India removes export curbs on specified quantity of onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar for Maldives

April 05, 2024 04:56 pm | Updated 06:47 pm IST - MUMBAI India on Friday removed export curbs on specified quantity of certain commodities such as eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, and dal for Maldives during the current fiscal year. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in …...Read More

Lok Sabha elections | ECI plans targeted intervention to enhance voting percentage in 266 constituencies in 11 States

April 05, 2024 04:55 pm | Updated 04:55 pm IST - New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI) on April 5 said it has identified 266 parliamentary constituencies, including 215 in rural areas, with low voter turnout and is planning targeted intervention to enhance voting percentage in the upcoming …...Read More

Sexting blackmail scam scares UK lawmaker into giving out colleagues' personal phone numbers

British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after a senior Conservative admitted disclosing the personal phone numbers of some colleagues to an unknown individual who held "compromising" material on him. William Wragg, who chairs the Public Administration and Constitutional …...Read More

Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Varahi Vijayabheri Yatra’ to start from Anakapalli district on April 6

April 05, 2024 04:53 pm | Updated 04:53 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM Jana Sena Party (JSP) president K Pawan Kalyan will take part in his political campaign — ‘Varahi Vijayabheri’ Yatra in Anakapalli district from April 6. The Yatra which was supposed to be kickstarted from April 5, was rescheduled. …...Read More

Denmark's top military chief dismissed after incident involving Red Sea ship

Denmark's Armed Forces have been plagued by a series of scandals amid efforts to bolster defenses in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Gen. Flemming Lentfer was dismissed for failing to inform the defense minister about an incident on the ship HDMS Iver Huitfeldt. A technical error on the ship …...Read More