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The video allegedly showed the damaged drone which targeted Putin’s residence in north-west Russia this week. Russia on Wednesday released footage of a downed drone, claiming it had been launched by Ukraine towards Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence. The video comes after Moscow on Monday said Ukraine had attacked a presidential residence in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range attack drones, a charge denied by Kyiv. The video, shot at night, was published by Russia’s defence ministry, and allegedly showed the damaged drone which targeted Putin’s residence in north-west Russia this week, lying amid snow in a forested area. Russia’s…

The arrested accused have been identified as Surendra Patwa and Surendra Mochi, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bundi district. A big security scare on New Year’s Eve came to light on Wednesday when the District Special Team (DST) of Tonk police arrested two persons and seized 150 kg of explosives from their car. The arrested accused have been identified as Surendra Patwa and Surendra Mochi, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bundi district. DSP Mrityunjay Mishra told the news agency that the DST acted on a tip-off to intercept a car in the Baroni police station area and recovered around 150 kg of…

Smaller local events across the North Island were cancelled due to forecasts of rain and potential thunderstorms. Auckland welcomed 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display from New Zealand’s tallest building, the Sky Tower, despite rainy conditions dampening the celebrations. As the first major city to greet the new year, Auckland’s 1.7 million residents witnessed 3,500 fireworks launched from multiple levels of the 240-metre (787-foot) tower. Smaller local events across the North Island were cancelled due to forecasts of rain and potential thunderstorms. Across the Tasman Sea, Sydney marked the arrival of 2026 under sombre circumstances. The city, Australia’s largest, was…

Sadanand Date’s appointment order said that the 1990 batch IPS officer would hold the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. Former National Investigation Agency (NIA) director general Sadanand Date has been appointed as Maharashtra’s director general of police (DGP) on a two-year term, the state government announced on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will take over from incumbent Rashmi Shukla when she steps down on January 3. His appointment order from the home department, issued on Wednesday, stated that Date has been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement…

Victim suffered severe injuries to her face and head and required more than 12 stitches. Her condition is critical, and she is not yet fit to record a statement. A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly raped in a moving car in Haryana’s Faridabad while being driven around and was later thrown out while the vehicle was at high speed, resulting in severe injuries to her face and head. In a shocking revelation by the police, the accused allegedly drove around through the night on Monday and threw her out of the vehicle that was moving at a speed of over…

Anthony Joshua was in a car accident in Nigeria, resulting in two deaths. Local authorities confirmed he sustained minor injuries. Anthony Joshua was involved in a vehicular accident in Nigeria on Monday, which led to two deaths, confirmed local authorities to ESPN. The boxer is said to have sustained only minor injuries. Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, was riding in the rear of a vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway close to Sagamu, which is Joshua’s ancestral hometown, when the incident occurred. Ogun State Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo said, “The accident happened as a result of a burst tire on AJ’s…

China launched live-fire exercises around Taiwan, saying the drills were intended to simulate a blockade of the island’s key ports. China’s latest round of military drills around Taiwan has escalated regional tensions, spilling over into civilian life through major air travel disruptions and heightened security alerts. Taiwan has detected intensified Chinese military activity across its surrounding airspace and waters.Data released by the defence ministry showed that 89 Chinese military aircraft, along with 28 warships and coastguard vessels, were operating near the democratic island on Monday, the highest single-day tally of Chinese aircraft since October 15, 2024. Taiwan’s aviation authorities said…

Unnao rape case: Ishita, in a post on X, said she is writing the letter “as a daughter who is exhausted, frightened, and slowly losing faith”. Ishita Sengar, daughter of Unnao rape case-accused former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Kuldeep Singh Sengar, wrote an open letter seeking “justice” for her father whose trial she said has made her and the entire family receive “relentless” threats. Ishita, in a long post on social media platform X, said she is writing the letter “as a daughter who is exhausted, frightened, and slowly losing faith, but still holding on to hope because there…

Hearing a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the high court’s decision, the apex court issued notice to Sengar. Expressing relief over the Supreme Court’s intervention, the Unnao rape survivor on Monday said she would not rest until convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar is hanged, after the top court stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending his life sentence. While hearing a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the high court’s order, the Supreme Court issued notice to Sengar and asked him to file his response. “I am very happy with this decision. I…

The MEA responded to the reported remarks by Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Monday. The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday rejected the reported remarks made by the spokesperson of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs over alleged minority attacks in India and said that no amount of “finger pointing” will obfuscate Pakistan’s “horrific and systemic victimisation of minorities of various faiths”. “We reject the reported remarks from a country whose abysmal record on this front speaks for itself. Pakistan’s horrific and systemic victimisation of minorities of various faiths is a well established fact. No amount of finger pointing…