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Actor Hugh Grant said Wednesday he had settled a court claim against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid publisher over allegations of unlawful information gathering, to avoid a legal bill of millions of pounds. While no details of the settlement with News Group Newspapers (NGN) were given, Grant said on social media he had been offered an…

Horror struck Maisie Beth, a 22-year-old new mom when she realised the terrifying truth. In September, after giving birth to her daughter Isabelle at a Dorset hospital in England, Ms Beth went to change her baby’s diaper. A wave of panic washed over her – she wasn’t holding her daughter at all, but a baby…

The national selection committee is unlikely to blood any rookie IPL performer during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas but a couple of tried-and-tested faces might have to brace up for disappointment when the squad is finalised by the end of this month. With the ICC making it mandatory to announce the provisional…

Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him. Elections to the Majlis are to be held on Sunday and the atmosphere has been vitiated by the trading…

Hundreds of devotees gathered in Ayodhya on Wednesday to witness the grand Ram Navami celebrations at the Ram temple, but one of them stood out – a young boy from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur who was painted black and dressed as Ram Lalla. In a video shared by the news agency ANI, he was seen adorned with a…

Two people have been injured in Bengaluru after an argument broke out between them and four others, allegedly over chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’. A case has been registered and two accused have been arrested while two others – at least one of whom is a minor – have been detained on charges of hurting religious…

The bodies of three men from Assam have been found in unmarked shallow graves in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills. The bodies were completely burnt and beyond recognition. The men were identified by the hired car they were travelling in, which was found nearby. The police said a preliminary inquiry indicated that the men were executed,…

Silence hangs over the hillocks adjoining Hidur and Kalpar villages in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district where 29 Maoists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter. Hours after the biggest encounter ever in the state ended, bullet marks could be seen on the trees at the site on Wednesday. Bloodstains were also visible on the…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that Army chief General Asim Munir was directly responsible for the imprisonment of his wife Bushra Bibi. Bushra Bibi, 49, was convicted in a corruption case as well as in the case of illegal marriage with Mr Khan, 71, and is currently…

The family of a wealthy heiress, who tragically drowned in a swimming pool, has initiated a legal effort to prevent her husband from obtaining her substantial 4.4 million pounds (Rs 45,8121840) fortune, according to The Metro. Donald McPherson, the husband, was acquitted of murder charges in 2021 due to insufficient evidence. However, the family insists…