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Plumes rise from Mount Anak Krakatau as it erupts in the Java Strait, Indonesia on Sunday. Photo credit: AP Indonesia suspended hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday after Mount Anak Krakatau erupted, sending volcanic ash across parts of western Indonesia.The disruption affected 209 flights, including several international services, according to Indonesia’s…

CENTCOM releases video of Iranian tanker Kylo sinking. Credit: CENTCOM/X US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a video showing an Iranian oil tanker engulfed in flames before sinking in the Gulf of Oman. It further warned Iran that any attack on US warships would invite a higher economic cost.The M/T Kylo was one of three…

Irfan Pathan takes savage dig at Pakistan after India’s seven-wicket Asia Cup win (Agency Image) Irfan Pathan wasted little time taking a cheeky dig at Pakistan after India produced another one-sided victory over their arch-rivals in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on Saturday.Minutes after India crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in their Group A clash,…

PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country, including the robust growth in GDP, on his govt’s watch as congenital pessimists and fault-finders, asserting the “power of truth” will eventually overwhelm the “campaign of lies”.With…

Bangladesh wants engagement and good working relationship with India DHAKA: Bangladesh wants engagement and good working relationship with India despite existing challenges, state minister for foreign affairs Humayun Kobir said Saturday, seeking continued dialogue with New Delhi.His remarks come amid strained ties between the neighbours over issues such as former PM Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and…

21-year-old BSc student has been a solitary warrior against civic mess and pollution in his hometown BHOPAL: His online followers know him as ‘Bittu Tabahi’. In reality, Surendra Singh Choudhary is the exact opposite of what the moniker ‘Tabahi’, meaning destruction, implies.For the past seven months, this 21-year-old BSc student has been a solitary warrior…

The fire left at least 22 dead At least 22 people were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out at a wedding party in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional mayor said on Saturday.The fire started late Friday night and continued into the early hours of Saturday…

Centre advances census 2027 enumeration in four poll-bound states NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to advance the population enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab and non-snow-bound areas of Uttarakhand — given that all four states are due for assembly polls early next year — to the time period December 1,…

Putin holds Kremlin talks with Witkoff, Kushner Russian president Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday as talks continued on efforts to revive a stalled push to end the Russia-Ukraine war.At the start of the meeting in Moscow, Putin asked Kushner and Witkoff to convey his warm…

She taught for Rs 60 a day to fund college; 22 years later, Suman Goel is a National Teachers’ Award winner. (Photo: FaceBook) In 2004, Suman Goel returned to the Delhi government school where she had once studied, but this time she stood on the other side of the classroom. She was pursuing college and…