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Riyadh, Mar 12: Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday a number of executions against individuals convicted of terrorism and capital crimes including members of ISIS and Al-Qaeda, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted a ministry of interior statement. The ministry said the death sentence was handed down to several others who were convicted of crimes such as murder and rape. “These individuals, totaling 81

Senior Karnataka Congress leader and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) CM Ibrahim tendered his resignation from the Congress party and from his position as Legislative Council Member on Saturday, March 12. In a letter to the party’s national president Sonia Gandhi, CM Ibrahim said that he was resigning from the party and from his position as MLC with immediate effect. "I tender my resignation

Russia warned on Saturday that the sanctions imposed on it by Western nations as a result of the Ukraine invasion could result in the International Space Station (ISS) crashing, AFP news agency reported. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said that the sanctions could disrupt the operation of Russian vessels servicing the ISS. As a result, the Russian segment of the

Dharward, Mar 12: A leader of Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has murdered her husband in Karnataka’s Dharwad district last night. The victim has been identified as Eeranna, husband of Shobha Amaragol, the president of Dharwad rural assembly segment unit of BJP Mahila Morcha. It is said that she reportedly attacked her husband in the presence of her daughter. The

Air raid sirens have been heard across most cities in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying his country has "reached a strategic turning point" in the war with Russian forces appearing to regroup for a possible assault on Kiev. Sirens started in the capital city, the western city of Lviv in Odessa, and Kharkiv, Cherkasy, as well as in the Sumy region in northeast of the country early

Washington, Mar 12: US President Joe Biden said he has moved 12,000 troops along the borders with Russia, such as Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania while asserting that Vladimir Putin will not be victorious in the war he has waged against Ukraine. Addressing members of the House Democratic Caucus on Friday, Biden stressed over "not fighting a third World War in Ukraine" but avowed sending an

March 11: Chinese authorities sent a northeastern city of nine million people into lockdown on Friday as the country has seen daily COVID-19 cases top 1,000 this week for the first time since the early days of the pandemic, which originated in Wuhan. The residents of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, have been ordered to stay at home while all non-essential businesses and stores are

New Delhi, Mar 11: India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. "On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile," the government said in a statement. "It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion that the BJP's victory in the four states reflects the mood of the nation for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. "The BJP should stop daydreaming," she said. The Trinamool Congress chief cast a shadow of doubt over the BJP's record win in Uttar Pradesh, along with those in other states, saying

Aday after the BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut took a jibe at BSP chief Mayawati and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, saying that the two leaders should be conferred with Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna for contributing to BJP's win. “BJP achieved a great victory. UP was their state, still, Akhilesh Yadav's seats have