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Washington, June 23: A two-year-old toddler fatally shot his mother who was eight months pregnant in the US state of Ohio, police said. In a statement, the Norwalk Police Department received an emergency call from the 31-year-old victim, who said she was "shot in the back by her two-year-old son", CNN reported on Thursday evening. She also informed the dispatcher she was eight months pregnant, the

United Nations, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday described Yoga as "truly universal" and free from copyrights and patents as he led a historic event at the UN Headquarters to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga, attended by top UN officials, envoys from across and the world and prominent individuals. Modi, who is here on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the US at

Kalaburgi, June 21: A 17-year-old student has allegedly been murdered by his friends at Nagrani Bridge in Jewargi taluk. The victim has been identified as Shivakumar, who was studying second PUC in a private college in Kalaburagi. His parents have lodged a complaint at Nelogi Police Station on Wednesday. The parents alleged that few of his neighbourhood friends in Kamalanagar — at the outskirts of

New York, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk today as he began his landmark three-day state visit to the US. "I'm a fan of Modi," Musk told reporters after the meeting. "It was a fantastic meeting with the Prime Minister and I like him quite a lot. He visited our factory a few years ago. So, we have known each other for a while," Musk said. "I am

Davanagere, June 21: A 16-year old student of Manyatha Girls Residential PUC College -- located near Kurubarahalli in Harihar taluk of Karnataka’s Davanagere district -- died at a private hospital on Tuesday. She was admitted to the hospital after falling from the school compound a few days ago. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Siniksha, daughter of Shashikanth from

Ramallah, June 21: Hundreds of Israeli settlers, protected by the regime’s forces, have rampaged through several Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank, attacking native residents and vandalizing their property. Palestinian security sources said the armed settlers hurled stones and set Palestinian cars, fields, homes and other property ablaze in Huwara and Beit Furik, al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic yoga session at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday, the Congress took a dig at the BJP leader by posting a picture of him doing "camerasana". The Congress tweeted an image of PM Modi with two cameras focusing on him with the caption "camerasana" on the International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lead the yoga session in a historic

Bengaluru, June 20: The politics over the supply of rice to Karnataka heated up on Tuesday with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP staging demonstrations in various parts of the state. The Congress staged protests in all district headquarters of the state against the BJP-led Centre for allegedly denying rice for the Karnataka government's 'Anna Bhagya' scheme. On the other hand, several

Doha, June 20: Qatar and the UAE have announced the reopening of their respective embassies and consulates with immediate effect. The detente was broadly welcomed by regional leaders and analysts. Qatar’s embassy in Abu Dhabi and its consulate in Dubai, as well as the UAE’s embassy in Doha, will reopen on Monday, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA). Both sides stressed that the significant

Paris, June 20: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the Kingdom’s official reception in Paris on Monday to present its candidacy to host Expo 2030. Representatives of 179 member countries of the Bureau International des Expositions, which organizes the expo, also attended the event in the French capital. The crown prince toured an exhibition held by the Royal Commission for the City of