October 2025 – Page 47

AP Dhillon house firing: Lawrence Bishnoi gang member gets 6 years in jail; police say Abjeet Kingra ‘acted on direction of group’

A 26-year-old man, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi‘s alleged associate, has been sentenced to six years in jail in connection with the 2024 shooting and arson attack at Punjabi musician and producer AP Dhillon’s home in Colwood, British Columbia. Days after the Canadian government announced it would list the Bishnoi Gang as a “terrorist entity,” Abjeet Kingra, […]

‘Emergency situation’: Russian strike causes hours-long blackout at Chornobyl nuclear plant; Zelenskyy warns of ‘global threat’

A Russian strike on an energy facility in the town of Slavutych, Kyiv Oblast, caused a several-hour blackout at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Oct. 1, the Energy Ministry reported. Slavutych, located in northern Ukraine, was built to house personnel evacuated from the plant after the 1986 disaster.The energy ministry reported an “emergency situation” […]

AB de Villiers bashes India for clash with Mohsin Naqvi over Asia Cup 2025 trophy: ‘No politics in cricket, please’

AB de Villiers, on his YouTube channel, praised India’s strong run in the Asia Cup 2025. He said he would rather focus less on the trophy controversy and more on India’s dominance in the tournament. ABD called the final “nail-biting” as India chased 147. Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69 from 53 balls impressed him, not for […]

ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction: Who went where? | Cricket News

ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction (ILT20 Photo) History was made at the first-ever ILT20 Player Auction, as West Indies batter Andre Fletcher commanded the biggest payday of the day — a whopping USD 260,000 — to remain with MI Emirates for a fourth successive season. The bidding frenzy marked a new era for the league, […]

‘Criminal activity’: Portland police seek public help to hunt woman accused of assault near ICE facility; DLO lost sight of suspect

Police are asking the public for help locating a woman accused of assault near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon, after one of the agency’s “dialogue liaison officers”, sworn personnel responsible for maintaining a safe space for protesters, lost sight of her.Portland police said that just before 8.45 pm on Tuesday, […]

The Leon Mendonca story: From father leaving job for chess to battling illness in Wijk aan Zee, now World Cup reserve | Chess News

Leon Mendonca (Photo: Tata Steel Chess Tournament) NEW DELHI: Earlier this year, 19-year-old Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca arrived at Wijk aan Zee full of hope, only to be crushed by exhaustion as his eagerly awaited Tata Steel Masters debut became a grueling test of endurance.Entering the fray as last year’s Challengers champion, Mendonca had hoped […]

US govt shutdown: What GCC residents and travelers must know about visa and passport services | World News

Scheduled visa and passport services at US embassies in the GCC will continue during the government shutdown, as conditions allow/ Image composte: AP, File As the US government begins a partial shutdown due to a failure in passing key funding legislation, American embassies across the Gulf have issued clear directives to residents and travelers. While […]

Middle East Crisis: IDF nears Gaza city encirclement; residents given ‘last chance’ to flee

Israel defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said the IDF is nearing the encirclement of Gaza City, saying residents have a “last opportunity” to flee south through Israeli checkpoints while warning that those who remain would be considered “terrorists and supporters of terror.“ Katz noted that Hamas is preparing a response to a US ceasefire […]

India (IND) vs West Indies (WI) 1st Test Day 1 ball-by-ball commentary live from Ahmedabad

10:05 IST: 6.1: Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, OUT! LBW! Excellent review from India, and they have removed both openers now! On a length and around off, moves away from around the wicket angle. John Campbell comes forward and looks to turn it into the leg side. He closes his bat face and gets a faint […]

Two Delta planes collide while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport in New York; wing of one plane detached – Video

Two Delta regional jets collided at low speeds while taxiing on Wednesday evening at LaGuardia Airport, injuring a person, ABC News reported citing Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio. The right wing of one aircraft struck the nose of the other. The pilots reported damage to their windshields, as per the ATC audio.The very first video […]