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Finland and its neighbour Swede decided to join NATO last May amid Russia-Ukraine war. Ankara: Turkey on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid. "This evening, we are keeping the promises we made to Finland," ruling party lawmaker Akif Cagatay Kilic said moments before the vote. Turkey's approval leaves Finland -- which has a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border with Russia -- with only a few technical steps before it becomes the 31st member of the world's most powerful military bloc. Officials expect the process to be completed as early as next week. Finland and its neighbour Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join NATO last May. Their applications were accepted at a June alliance summit

File image of PV Sindhu © AFP Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective first round matches in the Madrid Masters Badminton on Wednesday. But the doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the tournament after an injury to the former. Double Olympic medallist and former world champion Sindhu made short work of Switzerland's Jenjira Stadelmann 21-10 21-4. World Championship silver medallist Srikanth defeated Sitthikom Thammassin of Thailand 21-11 25-27 23-21 in his round of 32 match. The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag were up against Japanese pair Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei, only three days after winning a historic Swiss Open title, in their round of 32 match. The Indian pair withdrew following what looked like a knee injury to Satwiksairaj who was seen speaking to the officials and drawing their attention to his left knee. It was during the break of the first game and the Indians were trailing 9-1

Greek Police foiled attack against Jewish and Israelis and arrested 2 Pak nationals. (Representational) Athens: Greek authorities foiled a terrorist attack against Jewish and Israeli targets in the country and arrested two Pakistanis over an alleged plot, The Wall Street Journal reported citing officials. The Greek police anti-terrorist division and the country's intelligence services dismantled a terrorist network. According to Greek police, the terrorist network was planning attacks in Greece and aimed "to cause the loss of life of innocent citizens but also to undermine the sense of security in the country," as per The Wall Street Journal report. Greek police said two foreigners were arrested and that the target was of "high symbolism." Greece's Public Order Minister Takis Theodorikakos identified the two foreigners as Pakistanis, according to the news report. Theodorikakos further said that the mastermind behind the operation was a Pakistani resi

Police said no suicide note was found from her room. (Representational) Gurugram: Distressed by the suicide of her lover, a 30-year-old woman died allegedly after setting herself on fire in her room here, police said on Tuesday. The woman immolated herself late Sunday night. She was taken to the Civil Hospital in a critical condition and was referred to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital where she died during treatment late Tuesday evening, said Inspector Sunita, the SHO of Sector 37 police station. Police said no suicide note was found from her room. According to the police, Manju, who hailed from Bihar, worked at a private company and was living in rented accommodation in Sector 37 area. Police said she was having an affair with a grocery shop operator, Babulal, who had shot himself dead using an illegal gun on Sunday evening. After getting information about the death of her lover Babulal, who was married, Manju poured kerosene on her body and set herself on fire late Sunday n

Mumbai city saw 135 new cases, taking its tally to 11,55,662, which includes 19,747 deaths. Mumbai: Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 450 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 81,42,509 and three fatalities, an official from the state health department said. The daily count of infections has doubled since Monday when the state reported 205 cases. With the addition of the latest casualties, the toll has reached 1,48,438, while the count of recoveries rose to 79,91,728 after 316 patients recovered in the 24 hours, the official said. According to the health department's report, 10,787 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the number of tests conducted across the state to 8,65,96,047. Of the latest infections, Mumbai circle reported the highest 227, followed by Pune with 138, Kolhapur with 25, Nashik with 22, Nagpur and Akola with 17 cases each, and four from Latur. Kolhapur and Latur circles reported two and one casualties respectively,

At least 3 arrested and over 100 gms of Heroin seized from Assam's Karimganj district. (Representational) Karimganj, Assam: In a joint operation with Assam police, the officials of Assam Rifles have arrested three persons and seized over 100 gms of Heroin, worth Rs 50 lakh, from Karimganj district. The joint operation was launched by the Radhanagar Battalion of Assam Rifles with police representatives from Patharkandi Police Station on Monday. "Radhanagar Battalion of Agartala Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (E) in a joint operation with Patharkandi PS apprehended three individuals along with grade-1 heroin on 27 March 2023," officials said. As per the Assam Rifles, the joint operation was carried out owing to credible information about drugs sale. "Three individuals were apprehended along with 123 gms of Grade -1 Heroin with an approximate cost of Rs 50 lakhs and Rs 17,900 cash from Hathkula, under Karimganj's Patharkandi Police Station.

Convict was seen sharing stage with BJP MP Jaswant Bhabhor and his MLA brother Shailesh Bhabhor. Hyderabad: The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana has strongly denounced the BJP after a convict in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case shared stage with lawmakers of the party at a government event in Gujarat. In a tweet, BRS MLC Kavitha said, "Bilkis Bano Rapist openly shares stage with BJP's MPs and MLAs. What have we become as a community that perpetrators of heinous crimes against women are being celebrated and given a platform while the victims plead for justice. India is watching!" Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao, brother of Kavitha, also attacked the BJP. "Welcome to #AmritKaal. Balatkaar Justification Party and it's Brazen embrace of these rapists is a true reflection of their mindset," Rama Rao tweeted. One of the men convicted for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members, freed last year under an outdated remis

Uddhav Thackeray's Sena faction is an ally of Congress (File) Malegaon, Maharashtra: Cautioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not to insult Vinayak Savarkar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday warned that demeaning Savarkar would create "cracks" in the opposition alliance. Uddhav Thackeray further said that he considers Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as his idol and asked the Congress leader to refrain from insulting him. "Savarkar suffered unimaginable torture in the Andaman cellular jail for 14 years. We can only read the sufferings. It is a form of sacrifice. We will not tolerate the insult of Savarkar," Uddhav Thackeray said. He further said that there would be 'cracks' in the opposition alliance if Rahul Gandhi continues to 'demean' Savarkar. "Veer Savarkar is our God, and any disrespect towards him will not be tolerated. We are prepared to fight, but insulting our Gods is not something we will tolerate," th

In the wake of Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not facing a similar action for constantly criticising Sonia Gandhi and late PM Rajiv Gandhi. He said Rahul Gandhi was being punished for becoming the voice of the people, and added that his disqualification was against democratic values. Members of the Nagpur District Congress Committee and party workers led by Patole, former Union minister Vilas Muttemwar and other leaders staged a day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' protest at the Sanvidhan square to show their solidarity with Rahul Gandhi. "Democracy in the country is facing a big threat because of the Modi-led government's autocratic rule. Rahul Gandhi had been constantly raising the issue of fugitive economic offenders Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi, who ran away with the country's money. This is what the

Russian President Putin said that he has already spoken to the Belarusian President. (File) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Putin has repeatedly issued thinly veiled threats he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reviving Cold War-era fears. He also said he would deploy depleted uranium ammunition if Kyiv received such munitions from the West following a British suggestion that it could supply Ukraine. "There is nothing unusual here either: the United States has been doing this for decades. They have long placed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allies," Putin said. Putin said he spoke to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and said "we agreed that we to do the same." On the question of how Moscow would respond if the West supplied Ukraine with depleted uranium shells, following a suggestion by Britain it could supply Kyiv with the mun

According to the UN report, 70% do not have safe water access across the globe. (Representational) Islamabad: A report published in the United Nations Institute of Water, Environment, and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the "critically water insecure" category, Dawn reported. The UN University on Thursday released the Global Water Security 2023 Assessment, which stated that 33 countries from three different geographic regions have high levels of water security. Nevertheless, all regions also featured countries with low levels of water security. In a press release announcing the report, it was stated that the most recent assessment of the world's water resources, conducted by United Nations water experts, revealed that access to managed drinking water and sanitation was "still a pipe dream for more than half of the global population, as more than 70 per cent, or 5.5 billion people, do not have safe water access, with Africa having the lowes

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The star suffered "minor injuries". Hollywood actor Dick Van Dyke suffers minor injuries after he loses control of his car while driving and crashes it into a gate in Malibu. The veteran actor lost control of his Lexus on slick roadways in Malibu, California, which had just seen heavy rain. According to CNN , the Malibu Police Department confirmed that the 97-year-old actor, who starred in the classic children's films "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Mary Poppins," suffered "minor injuries." The fire department had also been notified of the incident, but no further details were available about the actor, who last month became the oldest contestant ever to appear on Fox's singing contest, "The Masked Singer." The TMZ reports stated that he was bleeding from the nose and mouth and might have suffered a concussion. Paramedics treated him at the scene, and he had no interest in going to a hospital. Dick's taken a beating

During meeting, Vladimir Putin praised Beijing's 12-point position paper on the Ukraine conflict. Moscow: China and Russia's leaders hailed a "new era" in their relationship on Tuesday, putting on a united front in Moscow as Vladimir Putin accused the West of rejecting Beijing's proposals to end the Ukraine conflict. The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen a partnership which has only grown closer since Putin launched an offensive in Ukraine. Putin said he was open to talks on Ukraine and praised Beijing's 12-point position paper on the conflict, which includes a call for dialogue and respect for all countries' territorial sovereignty. He accused Kyiv of not being willing to implement China's proposals, which the United States has said would simply consolidate "Russian conquest" and allow the Kremlin to prepare a fresh offensive. "Many of the provisions of th

North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions for its missile and nuclear programs since 2006. United Nations: The United States, China and Russia argued during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday over who was to blame for spurring North Korea's dozens of ballistic missile launches and development of a nuclear weapons program. The 15-member council met over what Pyongyang said was the launch on Thursday of its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions for its missile and nuclear programs since 2006. China and Russia blamed joint military drills by the United States and South Korea for provoking Pyongyang while Washington accuses Beijing and Moscow of emboldening North Korea by shielding it from more sanctions. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "remains deeply concerned over the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on this matter," a senior U.N. official said a

Laxman Narasimhan will lead Starbucks Annual Shareholder Meeting on March 23. (File) New York: Indian-origin executive Laxman Narasimhan on Monday officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of global coffee giant Starbucks, joining the growing cohort of business leaders originally hailing from India at the helm of global corporations. In September last year, Starbucks had announced that Mr Narasimhan would become the company's next chief executive officer and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors. Following the global search for the new leader of Starbucks to succeed company founder and now former CEO, Howard Schultz, Narasimhan joined Starbucks as incoming CEO on October 1, 2022 after relocating from London to the Seattle area. "Effective today, Laxman Narasimhan has assumed the role of chief executive officer and will join the company's board of directors," Starbucks said in a statement. Laxman Narasimhan will lead Starbucks Annual Shareh

UBS was being urged by the authorities to get a deal over the line. Bern: UBS has agreed to take over its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse after doubling its offer to $2 billion, the Financial Times reported amid urgent talks Sunday aimed at sparing the embattled bank from a bloodbath when the markets reopen. The two largest banks in the wealthy Alpine nation famed for its banking prominence have been in negotiations throughout the weekend, with the government, the central bank and financial regulators all involved. The Financial Times newspaper, which was the first on Friday to report the prospect of Switzerland's biggest bank swallowing up Credit Suisse, said UBS had agreed to buy it for $2 billion, with its fellow Zurich-based lender having spurned an earlier offer of $1 billion. The FT said shareholders would get 0.50 Swiss francs ($0.54) per share, with the deal to be done on Sunday before the markets open in Asia. After suffering heavy falls on the stock market las

India face Australia in the second ODI encounter in Visakhapatnam © AFP Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) : Rain is likely to play a role in the second ODI between India and Australia at Visakhapatnam. The second ODI between India and Australia will be played at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. But weather could play a spoilsport and ruin the party of millions of cricket fans who will catch this match live from the stadium or through electronic mediums. Earlier, a weather forecast had suggested the likelihood of rain on Saturday and Sunday in Visakhapatnam, where rain was reported multiple times on Saturday evening. Andhra Cricket Association secretary SR Gopinath Reddy said on Saturday that there is a good arrangement of super soppers and an underground drainage system at the stadium. "There is a good arrangement of super soppers and underground drainage system in the stadium. We are also covering the whole outfield, not only the pi

Turkey's president Erdogan said he will back Finland's NATO bid after months of deadlock. Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO. A simultaneous decision by fellow holdout Hungary to schedule a Finnish ratification vote for March 27 means the US-led defence alliance will likely grow to 31 nations within a few months. NATO's expansion into a country with a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia will roughly double the length of the bloc's current frontier with its Cold War-era foe. But it also dashes the short-term hopes of fellow NATO aspirant Sweden -- a Nordic power whose litany of disputes with Turkey ultimately has sunk its bid to join the bloc before an alliance summit in July. Helsinki and Stockholm ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join the world's most powerful defence alliance in the wake of

Last weekend marked 3 years since WHO first described the situation as a pandemic (Representational) Geneva, Switzerland: The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO voiced confidence that it will be able to declare an end to the emergency some time in 2023, saying it was increasingly hopeful about the pandemic phase of the virus coming to a close. Last weekend marked three years since the UN health agency first described the situation as a pandemic -- though WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insists countries should have jolted into action several weeks before. "I think we're coming to that point where we can look at Covid-19 in the same way we look at seasonal influenza," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a press conference. "A threat to health, a virus that will continue to kill. But a virus that is not disrupting our society or disrupti

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Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine, report said. Washington: Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat to organizations serving Ukraine's supply lines, a research report by Microsoft said on Wednesday. The report, authored by the tech giant's cyber security research and analysis team, outlines a series of new discoveries about how Russian hackers have operated during the Ukraine conflict and what may come next. "Since January 2023, Microsoft has observed Russian cyber threat activity adjusting to boost destructive and intelligence gathering capacity on Ukraine and its partners' civilian and military assets," the report reads. One group "appears to be preparing for a renewed destructive campaign." The findings come as Russia has been introducing new troops to the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, according

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet downed a US military drone over the Black Sea (Representational) Washington: The United States will on Tuesday afternoon summon Russia's ambassador to Washington after a Russian Su-27 fighter jet downed a US military drone over the Black Sea, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. The US ambassador to Moscow has conveyed a strong message to Russia's foreign affairs ministry and U.S. officials had briefed allies and partners over the incident, Price told reporters on a phone briefing. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Adblock test (Why?) from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/pHaQxEi https://ift.tt/0tEWafF via IFTTT

Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said the ED and CBI are targeting Trinamool leaders. Kolkata: The West Bengal assembly passed a motion on Monday against the "misuse of central agencies" for targeting the Trinamool Congress. The BJP, however, staged a walkout in the House, claiming presence of its members in the Assembly when the motion was being read out would "tantamount to supporting corruption cases". The motion was introduced by senior Trinamool Tapas Roy, under Rule 185 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Referring to Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's assertion that minister Partha Bhowmik will be put behind bars within a month, Mr Roy said the country, since 2014, has been witnessing rampant misuse of central agencies for harassing political leaders. Mr Bhowmik had moved a privilege motion against Mr Adhikari. "We have seen how the leader of opposition threatened the members of

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live: Kane Williamson is at the crease. © AFP New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates:  Sri Lanka will aim to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against New Zealand on Monday. The Blackcaps will resume at the score of 28 for 1, needing 257 runs to win the game. They have lost the wicket of Devon Conway, while Kane Williamson and Tom Latham are at the crease. Meanwhile, the guests will be needing the remaining 9 wickets to win the game. Fiery century from Angelo Mathews put Sri Lanka in the driver's seat at the end of Day 4 of the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch. (LIVE SCORECARD) Here are the Live Score Updates of Day 5 of 1st Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, straight from Hagley Oval, Christchurch: Featured Video Of The Day Azhar, Yuvraj Turn Up For Sania's Swansong Exhibition Match Topics mentioned in this article Adblock test (Why?) from NDTV News- S

The group was spotted in the Panorama Wildlife Sanctuary and Secret Gardens. Australia takes great pride in its kangaroos and lush wildlife, which flourishes due to the country's protection laws. Now, the Australians have discovered something that will increase their sense of pride in their wilderness areas. Social media users have been taken by surprise with pictures that have gone viral, which show a group of a rare breed of kangaroos seen in Australia. Since white kangaroo sightings are very rare, numerous photos of them have gone viral on Facebook, which has grabbed the attention of many animal lovers. The Panorama Garden Estate posted images of the white kangaroos to their Facebook page, where they quickly received hundreds of likes. The location where the white kangaroos were found was in the Panorama Wildlife Sanctuary in Australia's Mornington Peninsula. According to mammologist Mark Eldridge, the chances of producing a white kangaroo are one in every 50,000 to

Children and pregnant women have been urged to stay indoors. (Representational) Bangkok, Thailand: Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital because of air pollution this week, officials have said, with Bangkok shrouded in a harmful haze. The Thai capital, home to an estimated 11 million people and one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, has been blanketed for days by an unpleasant yellow-grey mix of vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning. More than 1.3 million people have fallen sick in the kingdom since the start of the year as a result of air pollution, with nearly 200,000 admitted to hospital this week alone, according to the public health ministry. Kriangkrai Namthaisong, a doctor at the ministry, on Wednesday urged children and pregnant women to stay indoors. Anyone going outside should wear a high-quality N95 anti-pollution mask, he added. During another pollution peak in late January and early F

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is seventh time lucky as he has converted a half-century into hundred and now feels more like a Test cricketer with "monkey off your back". Green, who is playing his 20th Test, scored 114 off 170 balls and his innings was no less significant than Usman Khawaja's 180 that took Australia to a solid first innings score of 480 on the second day of the fourth Test against India on Friday. "You feel more like a Test cricketer when you've got that monkey off your back, so it is nice to tick that off in a way. It's so special," Green told reporters at the end of the day's play. He got a few loose deliveries, especially from Umesh Yadav, which helped him quickly get into the 90s before completing his maiden ton. "I think I might have got a bit lucky, I got from 70, to 80, to 90 pretty quickly, so that probably helped a bit, not having too much time to think about it, that's all." With a top score of 84 in h

The official said 260 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Leh. Jammu: A total of 438 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) between the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, an official said. The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, he said. The official said 260 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Leh in IL-76 Aircraft of the IAF. Similarly, 165 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Kargil in four sorties of AN-32, while 13 passengers were flown from Kargil to Jammu, the official said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Featured Video Of The Day "Enforcement Directorate Summons Is PM Modi's Summons": K Kavitha To NDTV Adblock test (Why?) from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/8lcwTWA https:

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 equipped with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC was launched in August last year. The South Korean smartphone company is reportedly gearing up to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 5 in the second half of this year. Ahead of it, the screen size of the next-generation flagship foldable smartphone has now leaked on the Internet. The external display of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is said to be the same size as the Galaxy Z Fold 4 at 6.2 inches. It could miss out on a dedicated S Pen slot and is tipped to be available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. Tipster Ice universe (@UniverseIce) on Wednesday tweeted the screen size of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. According to the tweet, the foldable phone will feature the same 6.2-inch external display as the Galaxy Z Fold 4. The latter has a 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex Display as its main screen. The cover display with a 6.2-inch screen size offer full-HD+ (904x2,316 pixels) resolution, up to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, and 23