10 killed, nearly 100 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine defence event

Addressing the nation, Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the attack. At least 10 people were killed and nearly 100 injured after a Russian ballistic missile struck a defence industry event in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Friday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to criticise the decision to hold such a gathering during wartime.Ukraine’s Emergency Services said rescue operations…

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‘First it hurt me, later I took advantage’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s paper leak remarks spark political row | India News

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has come under fire over her remarks on the NEET paper leak controversy after she said some students had used the additional time before the re-examination to improve their performance. The remarks drew sharp criticism from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and Opposition leaders, who accused her of…

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‘I just thought it was 5-1’: Alexander Zverev reveals how he missed US Open win, then calls himself the best player ‘right, right now’ | Tennis News

Alexander Zverev poses for a photo with the ball boys and girls. (AP Photo) Alexander Zverev had waited six years to erase the pain of his first US Open final. When the moment finally arrived, the German did not even realise he had won it.Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday…

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‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ director Gurmmeet Singh says film is aiming for an adults-only certificate, credits ‘Animal’ and ‘Dhurandhar’ |

‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ director Gurmmeet Singh says film is aiming for an adults-only certificate, credits ‘Animal’ and ‘Dhurandhar’ Ever since ‘Mirzapur The Movie’ was announced, fans have been curious about how the wildly popular crime franchise would make the leap from streaming to theatres without losing its trademark intensity. Known for its gritty storytelling, graphic…

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Russia says it has taken five villages in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces have taken four villages in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, and one more in the neighbouring Donetsk region.In its daily briefing, the ministry said Russian forces had taken control of Shyikivka, Novyi Myr, Cherneshchyna and Druzhelyubivka in Kharkiv region, as well as Vasylivka in Donetsk region.Reuters…

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Pat Cummins warns Australia could face ‘hostility’ on first South Africa Test tour since Sandpaper Gate | Cricket News

Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne Australia captain Pat Cummins expects the Test team could encounter some hostility when it returns to South Africa for its first red-ball tour there since the infamous Sandpaper Gate scandal of 2018.Australia are scheduled to play three ODIs and three Tests in South Africa. Although the Australians have…

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In 1971, India asked an IIT Delhi engineer to build its own sonar; decades later, his MIMO invention transformed 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi

Arogyaswami Paulraj: The Indian engineer whose MIMO breakthrough powers 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi In 1971, a naval officer was asked to solve a problem that India could not simply buy its way out of. The Indian Navy needed better anti-submarine sonar, but access to advanced foreign systems was restricted. The officer tasked with finding an…

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Rafael Mariano Grossi: IAEA chief says Iran nuclear site inspections will happen despite US-Tehran conflicting claims

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Mariano Grossi confirms that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be inspected. The head of the UN’s nuclear agency signaled on Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran, despite Tehran’s denial…

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