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Kerala CM orders comprehensive probe into jailbreak by murder convict. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday ordered a comprehensive investigation into the jailbreak from Kannur Central Prison by a notorious convict serving a life term in the sensational 2011 Soumya murder case. Former Kerala High Court judge Justice C N Ramachandran Nair and former state police chief Jacob Punnoose will carry out the special probe, according to a release from the Chief Minister’s Office. This investigation will be in addition to the ongoing police probe and departmental enquiry, Vijayan said. He described the incident at Kannur Central Jail as…

Speaking after his swearing-in as the governor of Goa, Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju said he was looking forward to working with the people of the state. Former union minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Goa on Saturday in the presence of a host of officials and dignitaries. The chief justice of the Bombay high court, Justice Alok Aradhe, administered the oath of office to the governor. Speaking after his swearing-in, Gajapati Raju said he was looking forward to working with the people of Goa. “I am delighted to be in Goa and delighted…

While navigating with the help of Google Maps, the woman drove her car from beneath the bridge and ended up in a ditch. A woman in Navi Mumbai accidentally drove her Audi car into a ditch after following the directions from Google Maps. The incident happened after the woman, who was heading from Belapur to Ulwe, drove from under the Belapur bridge and ended up in a ditch. The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but the the navigation app directed her to a route beneath the bridge, heading towards Dhruvatara Jetty. As she continued to…

The following day two suspected smugglers suspected to be staying near the border areas were arrested from South Tripura district. Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and one injured in an encounter near the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on Thursday while allegedly attempting to smuggle goods, including Viagra tablets worth ₹14–15 lakh, into South Tripura district, police said. The following day two suspected smugglers were arrested from South Tripura district. “The two Indian smugglers are suspected to be staying near the border areas. A case was lodged at the Belonia police station,” a senior police officer said. Police said that a…

Harsh Vardhan Jain, arrested for running a fake embassy in Ghaziabad, possessed 12 diplomatic passports and visited 40 countries. Harsh Vardhan Jain, a resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad who was arrested for allegedly running a fake embassy operating in the city, was reportedly in possession of 12 diplomatic passports and had visited around 40 countries over the past 10 years. The man was running the “consulate” while claiming to be a diplomat of non-existent Westarctica. Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) has begun the process to obtain a Blue Corner notice against Harsha Vardhan Jain and applied for his…

A woman who matched with Bryan Kohberger on Tinder said he asked about an old local murder and started talking about horror movies, making her feel uneasy. A woman who matched with Bryan Kohberger on Tinder said he quickly made her uneasy by asking strange questions about murder and bringing up the kind of knife he later used to kill four University of Idaho students. Her story came from newly unsealed police documents released after Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison this week for the 2022 murders. The woman, referred to only as “C” in the redacted files, told…

Built at a time when the Soviet Union was trying to project naval power on par with the West, the Admiral Kuznetsov carried enormous symbolic value. Launched in 1985 during the final years of the Soviet Union, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, may soon be sold or scrapped, possibly ending one of the last surviving symbols of Soviet naval power. Nearly four decades after it was built, the ageing warship now sits idle in the Murmansk area, undergoing a long-delayed modernisation.Andrei Kostin, chairman of Russia’s state shipbuilding corporation, told the Kommersant newspaper in comments published on Friday that…

JD Vance referred to the WSJ publication of an article claiming that Trump sent a “bawdy” birthday card to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “bogus,”. Vice President JD Vance referred to the Wall Street Journal’s publication of an article claiming that President Donald Trump sent a “bawdy” birthday card to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “bogus,” claiming that the paper did not provide Trump with evidence that the letter was sent. In a scathing post on X, Vance blasted the WSJ for publishing what he termed as a “hit piece” against Trump without offering any solid…

The martial law is in effect in seven districts of Chanthaburi and one district of Trat.As the two nations continued to exchange heavy artillery fire on Friday, Thailand declared martial law in eight districts bordering Cambodia. Commander of the military’s Border Defense Command in the provinces of Chanthaburi and Trat, Apichart Sapprasert, said in a statement, “martial law is now in effect” in seven districts of Chanthaburi and one district of Trat. The military border commander said that the decision was taken due to “Cambodia’s use of force” to enter Thai territory. The development comes just hours after Thai officials…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Maldives is India’s closest neighbour and key to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and Vision MAHASAGR. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India and the Maldives are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties, describing the relationship as “as old as history and as deep as the ocean.” Addressing a joint press meet with Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, PM Modi said, “This year, India and the Maldives are also celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations. But the roots of our ties are as old as history and as deep as the ocean.” “The commemorative postal…