Author: Rahul M

Actor-turned-politician Ramya filed a police complaint against 43 social media accounts on Monday for allegedly issuing rape and death threats to her after she highlighted a Supreme Court order that pulled up the Karnataka High Court over its bail order for Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in a murder case. Speaking to reporters after filing the complaint with Seemanth Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru,Ramya said she had come under attack from Darshan’s fans. “As a celebrity, I am used to trolling. But I had never faced trolling to such an extent. I felt that there was no difference between (the…

New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma, Amar Singh—Congress leaders who were members of multi-party delegations to world capitals after Operation Sindoor are not among the speakers the party has lined up for a debate on the issue that began in the Lok Sabha Monday. Congress sources claimed that Tharoor was approached by the party to participate in the debate, but the Thiruvananthapuram MP expressed his unwillingness. On his part, Tharoor parried questions on the issue, saying “maun vrat, maun Vrat“, suggesting he is on a self-imposed vow of silence. The party sources said Congress’s Deputy Leader in the…

The monsoon season brings much-needed relief from the scorching summer, but along with the cool breeze and lush greenery comes a spike in seasonal infections. Colds, fevers, indigestion, and skin flare-ups become common as the damp weather, temperature fluctuations, and weakened digestive fire (agni) create an ideal environment for pathogens to thrive. According to Ayurveda, this time of year—known as Varsha Ritu— is when the body’s natural immunity tends to be at its lowest. To counter this, Ayurveda recommends a seasonal routine that supports balance and boosts immunity. Among the many preventive strategies, the use of time-tested Ayurvedic herbs stands…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Torrential rainstorms hit Romania overnight into Monday, triggering flash floods in the northeast of the country and killing at least one person, officials said.Hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes as Romania’s rescue services deployed teams in the hard-hit counties of Neamt and Suceava. Helicopters and firefighters rescued residents, some of whom were trapped in their homes by floodwaters.Authorities said that 890 people were evacuated from Neamt County.First responders found a 66-year-old man dead at the bottom of a stream in the town of Neagra, according to the Department for Emergency Situations.Authorities also released…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three young men were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory’s first mass shooting in recent history.At least four suspects were involved in the shooting early Sunday on the island of Providenciales, but no one has been arrested, according to Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey, who called it “deeply disturbing.”“We are now having a gangland-type slaying, and a lot of this gang violence seems to be concentrated in our Haitian communities,” Premier Charles Washington Misick told a press conference.He called…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes Monday during a protest against the war in Gaza while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at the island, local media reported.Television footage showed a small number of protesters chanting “Freedom for Palestine” near the port, with riot police pushing them back and minor scuffles breaking out. The cruise ship passengers disembarked in Rhodes without incident, Greek media said.Anti-war activists had called for demonstrations on the island during a scheduled stop by the Israeli cruise ship, the Crown Iris, which was reportedly…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh initiated the debate in the Lok Sabha on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor on Monday, saying the Opposition was not asking the right questions. Here is how he dealt with three questions the Opposition has been raising about the attack and the subsequent military response. Singh chose not to discuss the circumstances leading to the attack or information about the perpetrators that the investigation had yielded till now. How many jets did the Air Force lose? The Opposition has been raising this question since June 1, when Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chouhan said on…

A cyberattack on Russian state-owned flagship carrier Aeroflot caused a mass outage to the company’s computer systems on Monday, Russia’s prosecutor’s office said, forcing the airline to cancel more than 100 flights and delay others.Ukrainian hacker group Silent Crow and Belarusian hacker activist group the Belarus Cyber-Partisans, which opposes the rule of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, claimed responsibility for the cyberattack.It is one of the most disruptive cyberattacks to hit Russia since the start of the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Previous attacks have targeted Russian government websites and other major Russian companies — noteably the state-owned…

New Delhi: The ruling BJP in Tripura has been put on the back foot, with its ally Tipra Motha raising the pitch for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR)—similar to the one conducted in Bihar—in a state that houses a large population of Bengali Hindus with roots in present-day Bangladesh and shares an 856-km border with it. A delegation of Tipra Motha leaders, including founder Pradyot Debbarman, met officials  from the Election Commission of India last week, demanding an SIR exercise in Tripura. “We earnestly urge the Election Commission of India to initiate a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral…

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has slammed England captain Ben Stokes for his controversial Harry Brook comment on Ravindra Jadeja’ century during the fourth Test in Manchester.  During the last hour of the fifth day of the fourth Test, England captain Ben Stokes proposed ending the match in a draw with a handshake. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, who were batting on 89 and 80 respectively and eyeing three figure mark, declined Stokes’ proposal and opted to continue batting.  Jadeja and Sundar’s decision left Stokes frustrated and prompted him to comment, “You want to get a Test hundred against…