A couple died on the spot while four others, including their two children, survived after a car, in which the six persons belonging to the same family were travellinig, plunged into an irrigation canal at Peketipakala village under Mandapeta Rural police limits in East Godavari district
No-one will have been further from home than the Artemis astronauts. But as the Earth shrinks ever smaller in their rear-view mirror, they've had a constant connection with mission control in Houston, Texas. The calm words from the Nasa team have given the crew a comforting link with home
The Bangladeshi government has said it suspects that measles has killed at least 98 children in the past three weeks in the country, AFP reported on Sunday. This has prompted the government to launch an emergency vaccination drive in 18 high-risk districts
NCP leaders said that they are trying to get in touch with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to get Sunetra Pawar elected unopposed. In Maharashtra's political landscape, Congress has caused chaos with a single move. While political parties across the spectrum have decided not to field a
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal order declining to stay the proposed takeover of the now-insolvent Jaypee group’s assets by Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises, PTI reported.The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a
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Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostly children, in what may be the country's most lethal wave of the disease in recent history. The campaign, which began on Sunday
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Iran is making its stance known, turning down the earlier 15-point peace blueprint proposed by the US. Conversely, a prospect for a ceasefire and reopening the critical Strait of Hormuz is on the table with a proposal mediated by Pakistan. Hours ahead of a much-anticipated press conference by US
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The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment in a 2003 murder case, reported The Hindu on Monday. He had been convicted on Thursday for conspiring to kill Nationalist Congress Party treasurer Ramvatar Jaggi
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US-Israel Iran War: Four people have died in Haifa, Israel. An Iranian missile strike reportedly hit a residential building late Sunday. Search and rescue teams recovered the bodies from the rubble. The Israeli military confirmed the fatalities on Monday
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US television presenter Savannah Guthrie has returned to NBC's Today show, telling her co-anchors it was "good to be back", as the search for her mother continues. It was her first appearance in the studio since 30 January, two days before her 84-year-old mother Nancy was reported missing
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that its intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, was killed in a United States-Israeli strike on Monday. Khademi is the latest high-ranking Iranian official to be killed since the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on
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Iran launched fresh attacks across West Asia on Monday (April 6, 2026) and threatened “devastating” retaliation, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s expletive-laced warning that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile
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In a major security breach, an unidentified car rammed security barricades and entered the premises of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday. In a major security breach, an unidentified car rammed security barricades and entered the premises of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 5, 2026) appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating infrastructure attacks. "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!" he simply said on his Truth Social platform.U.S
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US President Donald Trump has published an expletive-laden post on social media in which he threatened to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges if it failed to meet his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping. He repeated an earlier threat to unleash "hell" but told US
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The Prime Minister also criticised the Trinamool Congress over its manifesto, noting that it is being referred to as an “ishtehar.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress over the Malda gherao incident
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On a Tuesday afternoon in Noida, near the Indian capital Delhi, Seema Kumari* arrives in a purple T-shirt and gets straight to work. Kitchen counters are wiped, the balcony scrubbed, bedsheets straightened and the floor mopped. Within 55 minutes, the home is cleaned and in order
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US President Donald Trump was swift to declare victory after the second crew member of a F-15 fighter jet downed over Iran was recovered, claiming that the dramatic and successful rescue in Iranian territory "proves, once again, that we have achieved overwhelming air dominance and superiority"
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United States President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to arrive at a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its critical infrastructure. “Tuesday, 8.00 pm Eastern Time!” he said on social media, without providing context
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The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the Moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's. Houston: The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on
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Israel and the United States carried a wave of attacks on Monday (April 6, 2026) that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbours as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed
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Traffic department officials have informed that vehicular movement on the national highway has been stopped in both directions, from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa, as landslides and shooting stones blocked both roads between Karol Bridge and Chander Kot
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Iraq's state oil marketer SOMO has asked customers for crude oil lifting schedules within 24 hours. This follows reports that Iran has exempted Iraq from transit restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz. SOMO stated all loading terminals are operational and ready to execute lifting programs
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"Are you a lobster?" is the first question Wang had for the BBC. He had been so consumed recently by the AI assistant OpenClaw - which in China has earned the name "lobster" - that he wondered if he was talking to AI, rather than a journalist. After being assured I was indeed human
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India has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following devastating floods and earthquakes. The assistance includes essential relief materials. Natural disasters have claimed many lives and destroyed homes across several Afghan provinces. Residents are appealing for urgent help and improved
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Last month, as Nepal inaugurated its new prime minister Balendra Shah, along with a parliament stacked with youthful lawmakers, Bangladeshi activist Umama Fatema felt a pang of disappointment as she watched from afar. Fatema was among the thousands of Gen Z protesters in Bangladesh who took to the
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk addressed a large gathering in Kargil. He stated that India is respected for its nationalistic border population. Wangchuk called the labeling of Ladakh's people as "anti-national" a "self-goal" that requires introspection
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A group of 345 Indian fisherfolk reached Chennai on Saturday evening after being evacuated from Iran through Armenia amid the conflict in West Asia, The Indian Express reported. The fisherfolk, most of whom are from Tamil Nadu, had been working in Iran and were moved from the southern part of the
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President Donald Trump will visit China in May for talks with President Xi Jinping. This meeting follows a year of trade disputes and tariffs between the two economic giants. Recent developments show ongoing negotiations and reciprocal actions
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I grew up in Sri Lanka. Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy, a city built around a lake, set amid the lush tea plantations of the hill country. Its northern shore houses the Temple of the Tooth, one of Buddhism’s most sacred sites. Each year, it came alive with drummers
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President Trump announced the daring rescue of a downed American service member shot down over Iran, calling it one of the most daring operations in U.S. history. The "SAFE and SOUND" Colonel was recovered after being stranded behind enemy lines
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Amid concerns that Indian news channels were sensationalising the conflict in West Asia, the Union government on March 6 directed the Broadcast Audience Research Council to suspend the publication of Television Rating Points for at least a month
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