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Shooting at Copenhagen shopping mall kills three
Copenhagen: Three people were killed and several others injured, three of them critically, during a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall, one of the biggest in Denmark, police confirmed on Monday.
"A man in his 40s and two teenagers…
Media crossing ‘Laxman Rekha’, law needed to regulate social, digital media: SC judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice J.B. Pardiwala on Sunday called on Parliament to dwell upon introducing appropriate legislative and regulatory provisions to regulate digital and social media as trials by digital media causes undue…
New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India, may be alarming: Expert
New Delhi: About 10 states in India have detected a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.75, which may be "alarming" in nature, according to an Israeli expert on Sunday.
However, the Indian Health Ministry is yet to officially confirm the…
British-born theatre legend Padma Shri Peter Brook dies at age of 97
London: Peter Brook, the British-born director who won Tonys and Emmys, and was conferred the Padma Shri last year, and is best known for his theatre work ranging from Broadway's "Marat/Sade" and "Irma La Douce" to experimental productions…
BJP’s Rahul Narwekar new Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly
Mumbai: On expected lines, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Rahul Narwekar was elected as the new Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly here on Sunday.
He defeated his sole rival - Maha Vikas Aghadi-backed Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi…
Villagers overpower 2 Lashkar terrorists, hand them over to J&K Police
Jammu: In an act of bravery, unarmed villagers on Sunday overpowered two heavily armed terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, including one of its most wanted commanders, and handed them over to the police in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi…
Marginal decline in India’s Covid-19 cases
New Delhi: India reported 16,103 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal decline from the previous day's count of 17,092, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
In the same period, the country reported 31 more Covid…
Train engine catches fire in Bihar; all passengers safe
Patna: Hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape on Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a running train near the Bhelahi railway station on the Raxaul-Narkatiaganj section in North Bihar.
The mishap occurred at 5.10 a.m. in the…
Rath Yatra – An occasion to be philanthropic for people of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: The 145th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath has begun in Ahmedabad. It's like a festival for the entire walled city where people from all the communities and class take a leap of faith.
Ahmedabad is known for its philanthropy…
Doctor seeking transfer to hometown gets it 13 days after death
Prayagraj: A 55-year-old government doctor from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj posted in Chitrakoot received his transfer letter on his WhatsApp number on the day of his 'terahvi' (13th day) after his death.
He had been seeking transfer to…