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 A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, whose reporting for the Bellingcat news outlet has angered Russia, RIA news agency said. The court said Grozev had illegally crossed the Russian border. RIA cited a law enforcement source as saying that Grozev was accused of facilitating the escape of Roman Dobrokhotov, the editor of a Russian news outlet, who left Russia in 2021. Friday's order was issued three weeks after the arrest of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich on charges of spying. Grozev has probed the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and the downing of the MH17 passenger plane over eastern Ukraine. Russia denies responsibility for any of those attacks. Grozev, lead Russia investigator for Bellingcat, has also reported on the Russian war against Ukraine. Dobrokhotov works for The Insider, which has cooperated with Bellingcat on Russian p...

 Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara on Friday downplayed the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, saying "we are all united". He also said if a leader is not found popular in his constituency in the party's pre-poll survey, he should not get a ticket even if it is him. "I am a man of the organisation and will take all people of the organisation along. Today, I can say that we are all united and are strengthening the Congress," he told reporters here. "Pilot has already said that he has conveyed his point to the high command and at the same time, the AICC in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has also conveyed his point to the high command," the PCC chief said. "Then a third person should not comment on this." On the chances of a Cabinet reshuffle before elections, he said, "This is the prerogative of the chief minister, but there are always possibilities."...

NASA's Perseverance rover has now been exploring Mars for a little over two years, and it has captured and sent back some amazing photos during that stretch. It had been travelling around Mars with its pet rock. But now it is without its previous friend. The rover carried the stone with it as it traversed the Red Planet's hills and deserts for more than a year. It is reportedly no longer there. Dr. Gwenael Caravaca, who is in charge of the rover's SuperCam instrument, said that the team discovered overnight that the rock had been lost in the most recent Hazcam photograph. In a tweet, Caravaca said that "perseverance lost its rock friend." Farewell, "Rock Friend", We found out in the latest Hazcam that we have lost our pet rock in the front left wheel of NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover. It spent 427 Sols with us (more than an Earth year!) and travelled about 10 km since Sol 341. Farewell, rock friend, you will be missed!" he wrote. Early in F...

Family members of Lance Naik Debashish Biswal were inconsolable after hearing that he was one of the five soldiers who were killed in a terrorist attack at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. The army man who hailed from Algum village in Odisha's Puri district got married in 2021 and left behind, besides his wife, a seven-month-old daughter. Popular among the locals, 30-year-old Biswal used to take part in social activities whenever he was in the village, his family members told PTI. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik too condoled his death, saying: “His sacrifices for the safety of the country will always be remembered. May his soul rest in peace.” Biswal's family was informed of his death by the Army Headquarters. His body is scheduled to reach the state on Saturday. “He joined the Army intending to serve the nation. Whenever he visited us, he would take part in social activities and was an inspiration for the local youth,” the soldier's cousin Dilip Biswal said. His gran...

 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said the government is in continuous touch with Indians stuck in Sudan where fighting has been raging between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An unspecified number of Indians are said to be stranded in Sudan amid the military and political crisis. The EAM said: "Our team in Delhi is in continuous touch with the Indians in Sudan, advising them, saying we know it's very difficult for everybody but keep calm and don't take unnecessary risk. I hope that the efforts will yield something very soon." There have been violent clashes in Sudan for nearly six days between the country's army and a paramilitary group over a proposed timeline for handing over power to a civilian government. The EAM on Thursday also met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and the two discussed the current de...

 leader Vasundhara Raje on Thursday rejected allegations of collusion with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as a lie, and said milk and lemon juice do not go together. A lie is being spread as part of a conspiracy, the former chief minister told reporters at the Jambheshwar temple in Suratgarh town of Sriganganagar district. "Can milk and lemon juice ever mix," she asked. Without taking any name, Ms Raje said some people don't find peace without making false allegations. Last week, while announcing his day-long fast against inaction of the Ashok Gehlot government over alleged cases of corruption during the previous BJP rule, Pilot had said the Congress government should take action or else people would assume that there is a collusion. Ms Raje said many people have been conspiring against her and spreading the lie that "they are in collusion". How is it possible to collude with those whose ideologies and principles do not match with hers, Ms Raje aske...

A Noida resident who allegedly duped people by flaunting on social media morphed images with ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been arrested, police officials said on Thursday. The accused defrauded people by assuring them of tenders and government jobs by claiming link with top officers and ministers, the officials said. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Kashif (36), who lives in a high-rise society in Sector 107. He was arrested by the Special Task Force of the UP Police on Wednesday, an officer said. "He had posted his morphed pictures on social media which purportedly showed him interacting with some ministers in central government as well as the state government. He also had edited his picture which showed him with PM Modi," the police officer said, wishing to not to be named. "He had used these morphed images to flex connection with top government officers and ministers and duped people by assuring them tenders or job in governmen...

All schools affiliated to the state board in Maharashtra will remain closed from Friday in view of the heat wave conditions, the government said. Schools of other boards can take decision about closure after considering their curriculum and activities, said the order issued by the School Education Department on Thursday. Except for Vidarbha, schools in the state will reopen on June 15. Those in Vidarbha will restart from June 30, the order said. At least 14 persons died due to heat stroke after attending the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Navi Mumbai on April 16. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/OWcCyRG https://ift.tt/zDW7iQp April 21, 2023 at 12:39AM

Britain's Prince William helped out an Indian restaurant during a royal visit on Thursday by taking a phone reservation from an unsuspecting customer. The heir to the British throne and his wife Kate were visiting the family-run restaurant Indian Streatery during their trip to Birmingham in central England, when he took the call from someone seeking a booking for two people. After checking with the owners as to the restaurant's location, he then had a discussion with the caller about when a table was free and whether they would have time to eat before catching their train. "What name is it under?" the prince said as he concluded the conversation, without revealing his own name to the caller. "See you at quarter past two." Prince William's office later said on Twitter: "Hope we told this customer to come to the right place...!" As well as taking the booking, the royals also helped out preparing dishes in the restaurant's kitchen before ...

A man allegedly killed a kitten by twisting its neck at Matunga in central Mumbai on Thursday, after which he was apprehended by the police, an official said. The incident, which took place in the early hours on T H Kataria Road in Mahim west, was witnessed by a 22-year-old man, who later lodged a complaint against the accused, he said. "When the complainant was walking towards his residence in the early hours, he spotted the man with a kitten near a restaurant in Matunga area. He saw the accused twisting the neck of the feline, due to which it died. The passer-by then called the police to inform them about the incident," the official said. Officials of the Mahim police station soon arrived at the spot. On the basis of his complaint, they took the accused person into custody before taking him to the police station, he said. Based on the complaint, the police registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 428 (mischief...

Three gold bars worth around Rs 75 lakh were recovered from the toilet of an international flight at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, customs officials said on Wednesday. "On the basis of input received and further developed by customs officers at IGI Airport, an aircraft used for international flights was searched upon completion of its international trip at Terminal 3 of IGI in New Delhi on April 17," the customs officials on Wednesday. During the search, customs officers found two objects affixed/stuck with adhesive tape on the upper side panel of the starboard side lavatory of the flight. "Upon removal and unwrapping, one rectangular gold bar and two unevenly shaped gold bars were recovered, collectively weighing 1400 grams were recovered," a senior customs official said. The officials further added that the total value appraised for the recovered gold bars comes to Rs 74,92,954. The gold, along with its packing material, has been seized under Sec...

Seven foreigners staying in Delhi and a local associate have been arrested for allegedly duping over 600 women in India of lakhs of rupees after befriending them on social media using fake identities, the Noida Police said on Wednesday. The gang of cyber thugs would dupe the women after befriending them through Instagram and Facebook in disguise of merchant navy officers, Additional DCP (Noida) Shakti Avasthy said.  The arrest has been made by a joint team of Sector 20 police station and the local IT Cell, he said. Those arrested include six men and a woman from different African countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, while their Indian associate is a woman from Sikkim, Mr Avasthy told reporters. He said the gang members, some of whom were staying in India without valid documents, befriended women through social media using fake identities. "They posed as merchant Navy officers and chatted with the target women. After befriending them, the suspect would inform them tha...

Two cheerleaders were shot in a Texas parking lot after one mistakenly tried to enter the wrong car, part of a spate of similar incidents this week in the United States. The gunman fired multiple shots at the young women, seriously wounding one, police reported. The shooting early Tuesday came days after a Black teenager was shot in Missouri after ringing the wrong doorbell, and a young woman was shot dead in New York state after showing up at an incorrect address. In Texas, four cheerleaders -- reported to be teenagers -- were using the grocery store parking lot to carpool to cheer practice. They had returned to pick up their vehicles after midnight. Heather Roth said she got out of her friend's car and went to what she believed was her vehicle and opened the door, before realizing a man was sitting inside. She then returned to her friend's car. "I see the guy get out of the passenger door and I roll my window down and I was trying to apologize," she said in a v...

US Politician Praises PM Narendra Modi, Calls Him 'Unbelievable, Visionary' https://ift.tt/DyBuipQ Zee News US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met PM Narendra Modi during her visit to India last month. https://ift.tt/PO1t9H7 April 16, 2023 at 02:14PM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/zOeVjTu

IAF helicopters on Wednesday rescued 13 Army personnel from a mountainous area in North Sikkim after they were injured in a road accident. The IAF deployed the helicopters to rescue the Army personnel after it received information about the accident, officials said. In a tweet, the IAF said the Army personnel were rescued from the area that is on an altitude of 14,000 feet. "On 19 Apr 23, amidst the harsh terrain & inclement weather of North Sikkim, IAF helicopters successfully rescued 13 Army personnel injured in a road accident from an altitude of 14,000 ft," it said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/7Fr5GZn https://ift.tt/PO1t9H7 April 19, 2023 at 10:36PM

Under fire for "parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda," Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday made clear his condemnation of Russia's "violation of the territorial integrity" of Ukraine. The White House on Monday had criticized Lula's remarks during a recent trip to China that Washington was "encouraging the war" in Ukraine and that Kyiv shared blame for the conflict. "Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the facts," US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, while Ukraine also expressed anger at the comments. Lula met in Brasilia on Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is visiting several Latin American nations during the week. On Tuesday, the Brazilian president insisted that while his government "condemns the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine" it also defends "a negotiated political solution to t...

A woman and her son committed suicide here by consuming acid after they were beaten up by her husband, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Daraura village in Kamalganj area on Monday, they said. Malti Devi had an argument with her husband Avinash Singh, who is a drunkard, and he started beating her up. When their son, Prem (14), intervened, Singh beat him up too, the police said. Later, both Malti and Prem consumed acid. The two were rushed to the hospital, where they were declared brought dead, the police said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/Lx3zd6I https://ift.tt/q4UKLHc April 19, 2023 at 04:18AM

Netflix on Tuesday said that its number of subscribers hit a record high 232.5 million in the first quarter of the year and that its nascent ad-supported tier is faring well. The streaming television giant reported a quarterly profit of $1.3 billion, in line with expectations, but said it had delayed a broad crackdown on sharing of account passwords "to improve the experience for members." Netflix said it expects to begin rolling out its options for paid password sharing this quarter instead. That means some membership and revenue benefits resulting from the move were postponed, Netflix said in a letter to shareholders. "We believe this will result in a better outcome for both our members and our business," Netflix said. And while a new ad-subsidized subscription tier at Netflix is in its early days, engagement is above initial expectations and Netflix has seen "very little switching from our standard and premium plans." Market tracker Insider Intell...

 A 32-year-old woman was injured when her husband allegedly opened fire at her to kill her in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Tuesday night, police said. The man, identified as Ghulam Hussain, also tried to end his life by shooting himself with a 12-bore rifle, they said, adding a bullet also hit his 13-year-old daughter and she was injured. The incident took place in the Anjolegwari area of the Thakrai belt of the district, police said. The three were shifted to a hospital, they said, adding a case has been registered and investigation initiated. Mr Hussain is an ex-serviceman, they said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/8SD7mhW https://ift.tt/q4UKLHc April 19, 2023 at 01:44AM

China's Consul General in the financial capital, Kong Xianhua, on Tuesday stressed that there is a need for increasing Indian exports into the northern country, emphasising that a big opportunity exists. Addressing representatives of trade at a promotion event for the China International Import Expo, Mr Xianhua acknowledged the high imbalance in trade in favour of his country. "...give more emphasis to China, 'Make in India' should embrace Chinese market," Mr Xianhua urged the industry. Last year, the Indo-China bilateral trade reached a new record of USD 136 billion, which included USD 118 billion of China's exports into India and USD 18 billion of India's exports into China, he said. The data, however, does not tell the "full story", he said, pointing out that a lot of China's exports are intermediate products which finally become Indian exports to other countries. Mr Xianhua also asked the members of trade to make friends with Chinese...