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A recent newspaper advertisement seeking a groom for a woman who passed away three decades ago has become the talk of the town here in Dakshina Kannada district. The unconventional advertisement, originating from a family in Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district, aims to arrange a marriage for their dead daughter, believing that her unmarried status…

With cash-strapped Pakistan running from pillar to post to get loan, its rich nationals own between 17,000 to 22,000 properties worth USD 12.5 billion in Dubai, according to the leaked data used by an international consortium of journalists to access details of properties in Dubai, it emerged on Tuesday. According to Dawn.com, the leaked data…

IPL 2024 Playoffs Scenario and Updated Points Table: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 playoffs race is intensifying by the day. Delhi Capitals’ win over Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday means that five teams are still fighting amongst themselves for two play-off spots in the IPL 2024. So far, Kolkata Knight Riders (19 in 13…

Having picked up his five-year-old brother from school, the two were returning home. On the way, their scooter grazed a car and it quickly spiralled into a free-for-all. The car owner, Harsh Upadhyay, and his friends beat up the two brothers and then followed them all the way to their home in Ishwari Khera area…

Ireland vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, Live Updates: Pakistan are chasing a target of 179 against Ireland to seal the four-T20I series. Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to field against Ireland at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin on Tuesday. Pakistan and Ireland will enter the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground looking to…

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her native land made her a globally acclaimed master of the short story, died on Monday at the age of 92, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Tuesday. The Globe, citing family members, said…

The CBI has arrested former DHFL Director Dheeraj Wadhawan in connection with the alleged defrauding of a 17-member lender bank consortium to the tune of Rs 34,000 crore, officials said Tuesday. Mr Wadhawan, arrested from Mumbai on Monday night, was produced before a special court here which remanded him in judicial custody on Tuesday, they…

India on Tuesday dismissed the claim made by Maldivian Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon, alleging that Indian military helicopter pilots stationed in the Maldives carried out an unauthorised operation in 2019. In a statement, the High Commission of India in the Maldives asserted that Indian aviation platforms in the Maldives have always operated according to the…

A 22-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 66-year-old Indian-origin woman as she waited at a bus stop in north-west London in Tuesday. He was sent into custody at a hearing. Anita Mukhey, who worked part-time for the National Health Service (NHS) as a medical secretary, was waiting at the Burnt Oak Broadway…

Visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepting upside-down artwork depicting Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore are being widely shared on social media. The claim: The visuals are being shared to take a dig at PM Modi, who was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. Who shared…