Afghan man goes on trial over deadly Munich car-ramming

MUNICH: An Afghan man goes on trial in Germany on Friday accused of ramming a car into a crowd in Munich last year, killing a two-year-old girl and her mother and injuring dozens.The suspect, partially identified as Farhad N., faces two charges of murder and 44 of attempted murder, with prosecutors saying he acted out […]

Experts warn: Mass removal of stray dogs could backfire on public health | India News

A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supreme Court. The coalition warned that authorities’ proposals to remove and mass-shelter India’s free-living community dogs could undermine public health, go beyond the law, destabilise urban ecosystems and impose enormous […]

WPL 2026 points table: It’s Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians on top

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 points table shows an early but clear separation between the teams. The net run rate is already playing a decisive role. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, helmed by Smriti Mandhana, sit at the top after winning both their matches. With 4 points from two games and a very strong net […]

Bangladesh’s interim government approves law to protect ‘July warriors’ from prosecution

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus on Thursday approved a draft ordinance to indemnify from prosecution the protesters who led the demonstrations that toppled then prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. At a press briefing, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said “the July revolutionists” were indemnified for the acts they […]

Putin ready to make Ukraine peace deal, Zelenskyy holding it up: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine – not Russia – is holding up a potential peace deal, rhetoric that stands in marked contrast to that of European allies, who have consistently argued Moscow has little interest in ending war in Ukraine. “I think he’s ready to make a deal,” Trump said of Russian […]

‘Male Bonding’: US’ Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Shinjiro Koizumi in rowing battle, watch video

US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth welcomed Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Washington on January 15th, 2026 for a bilateral engagement. Before their meeting, the two leaders met at Fort Meyer Army Base near Washington, D.C. at 7:30 am to train together at the gym along with the soldiers from the US Army’s 3rd […]

Indigenisation a strategic necessity: Gen Dwivedi | India News

JAIPUR: India’s military might lined a 3km stretch of Mahal Road in Jaipur’s Jagatpura on Thursday as the 78th Army Day Parade moved out of the confines of a cantonment to a public street for the first time in the annual event’s history.Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi took the salute at what was […]

Yemen: Prime Minister Salem bin Breik resigns; Shaya Mohsen Zindani named as replacement

Yemen Prime minister Salem bin Breik resigned Yemen’s Prime Minister Salem bin Breik gave his resignation on Thursday. The country’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council accepted his resignation and appointed foreign minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani as the new prime minister, as reported by Reuters citing state news agency Saba.Bin Breik formally tendered his resignation, which the […]

‘For Harleen, its always team first, herself second’: UPW coach Nayar hails batter after win over MI

Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Following his side’s win over defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar hailed Indian batter Harleen Deol’s “team first” approach and his team’s culture. After being retired out for a 36-ball 47 in the last match, Harleen, who had endured a tough start to […]