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Putin said that residents of Moscow-held regions in Ukraine expressed their desire to be part of Russia. Moscow: Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said early on Saturday that residents of Moscow-held regions in Ukraine expressed their desire to be part of Russia in recent local elections, reaffirming referendums last year that Western countries denounced as illegal. In a video address released on the one-year anniversary of Russia's controversial announcement it was annexing four parts of Ukraine, Putin said the choice to join Russia was reinforced by this month's local elections that returned officials supporting Russia's annexation. "Just as a year ago in the historic referendums, people again expressed and confirmed their will to be with Russia and supported their countrymen who, through their labour and real actions, proved worthy of the people's trust," he said in a video of just over four minutes issued at midnight. Putin reiterated his stance that R

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in June outside Gurdwara in Surrey. Washington: The killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an "active and ongoing investigation", the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was killed in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. The killing of Nijjar, 45, is being investigated by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) of RCMP. "We are aware of reports being made regarding the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. As this remains an active and ongoing investigation, I'm unable to comment on specific evidence collected by IHIT," IHIT spokesperson Sergeant Timothy Pierotti told PTI on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia where Nijjar was killed has launched an investigation into how The Washington Post newspaper wa

"There's something dangerous happening in America now", Biden said on Trump's potential return power. Washington: Issuing blunt new warnings about his predecessor Donald Trump's potential return to the White House, US President Joe Biden cited "potential threats" to the country's democracy, stating that something "dangerous" is happening in America. Stating that democracies die when people "remain silent" and "don't stand up", he urged the voters to prioritise the health of American institutions. "There's something dangerous happening in America now…There's an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy: The MAGA movement," Biden said during his speech in Arizona on Thursday. "We should all remember: Democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle. They can die when people are silent, when they fail to stand up," he added. "There's no

India has outrightly rejected Canada claims, calling it 'absurd' and 'motivated'. Washington: US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said that India can speak for itself regarding the Canadian allegations related to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing and the ongoing investigations. He mentioned that Washington has urged New Delhi to collaborate with the Canadian investigation. During the press briefing, State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller was asked whether the issue of Canadian allegations will be raised during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with his US counterpart Antony Blinken. "One of the practices I'm going to continue to try to adhere to, is to not speak publicly about what, Secretary Blinken or other representatives of this department will say in their meetings before the Secretary has a chance to say it directly to those counterparts," Miller said. He added, "We have consisten

"Democracies don't have to die at the end of a rifle, US President Joe Biden said. Washington: President Joe Biden launched a blistering, direct attack on "extremist" Donald Trump Thursday, urging Americans to stand up for democracy and accusing his rival of trying to subvert US institutions. The Democrat said in a speech in the battleground state of Arizona that Trump was driven by "vengeance and vindictiveness" and that the Republican and his hard-right allies were attacking the free press and rule of law. To avoid appearance of judicial interference, Biden has steered clear of commenting on the multiple criminal indictments against Trump, including over his involvement in efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss -- culminating in mayhem unleashed by his supporters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. But Biden, 80, did not hold back in the speech about what he says the country would risk from a second Trump term. "We should all remember:

View of the damage after an explosion occurred on Thursday in a housing area in Sweden. Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden's prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner in a bid to stem gang violence, he said on Thursday, following a wave of violence that has taken at least 11 lives in September alone. Two people were killed in separate shootings in Stockholm on Wednesday, and a woman in her 20s, thought to be an innocent bystander, was killed when a bomb tore up a house in Uppsala in the early hours of Thursday. "This is a difficult time for Sweden. A 25-year-old woman went to bed last night on a completely ordinary evening but never got to wake up," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said during a rare televised address to the nation. "We will hunt the gangs, we will defeat the gangs," he said. Kristersson formed a centre-right minority government after last year's election with support of the populist and anti-immigrant Sw

The rights activists highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council. Geneva: Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council calling it the worst human rights violations in the country. They mentioned about China's 2023 review by the UN Women's Rights Committee during a side event at the 54th UN Human Rights Council titled "Findings of the UN Women's Rights Committee on China: Perspectives of affected communities". The Committee of the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in its final observations based on experts' recommendations in May this year, asked the Chinese government to ensure the protection of women's rights to comply with the Convention. The Committee listed a series of areas of concern and recommendations. It included abolishing the coerced residential (boarding) school system

The announcement was made following a meeting chaired by party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. Krishnagiri/Chennai: The opposition AIADMK on Thursday said it will not go back on its decision of severing ties with the BJP and reiterated that the party would cobble up an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll and the next assembly election too. The party's Deputy General Secretary KP Munusamy ruled out any scope of reconsidering the decision announced on September 25 under any circumstances, as the AIADMK needed to honour the sentiments of two crore party workers. Following a meeting chaired by party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai, the AIADMK announced that it was parting ways with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. "We did not ask the BJP leadership to remove the state president (K Annamalai)" Mr Munusamy told reporters in Krishnagiri. In Chennai, former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who was expelled from the AIADMK, accused P

Asian Games gold medalist Sift Kaur Samra's father, Pawandeep Singh, revealed that Sift left her MBBS studies to pursue a career in shooting. India's Sift Kaur Samra bagged a gold in the women's 50 m rifle 3P individual final at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, giving the country a double podium finish. “We are very happy and proud. Wishes are coming from everywhere. Every parent feels happy that our daughter won and made India and Faridkot proud. She left MBBS to pursue career in shooting," Sift's father said. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally) “We all saw the match today, we all were focusing on the score and who is going up. It was great to see the match,” her mother Ramnik Kaur added. It is noteworthy that Sift Kaur, who dreamed of becoming a doctor, started rifle shooting as an amateur while studying in school. While studying in class 10th at Baba Farid Public School, Faridkot, Sifat Kaur started practising shooting in school at the behest of

Inter Milan crashed to their first defeat of the Serie A season on Wednesday, going down 2-1 at home to Sassuolo as controversial striker Victor Osimhen starred for Napoli despite an apparent rift with the champions. Inter went into the game with a perfect record of five wins in five and looked in control at 1-0 ahead thanks to a Denzel Dumfries goal on the stroke of half-time at the San Siro. Sassuolo levelled in the 54th minute when Nedim Bajrami scored with a long-range effort which caught out goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Domenico Berardi hit the winner 10 minutes later as Sassuolo claimed all three points to follow up last week's win over Juventus. Inter remain top of the table on goal difference ahead of AC Milan who earlier defeated Cagliari 3-1. "After a good first period where we should have scored more than one goal, but we lost our focus especially after the equaliser," said Inter coach Simone Inzaghi. "Losing in front of our home crowd hurts us, we have to

With the aim of crossing the 100-medal mark in the 2023 Asian Games, the Indian contingent fired on all cylinders, right from day 1. Shooters and rowers helped the nation open its medal account in the Hangzhou Games while the Indian women's cricket team delivered a historic gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. However, India's first gold medal came in shooting in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Team event. The trio of Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar got India the top podium spot with a World Record effort. (Asian Games Medals Tally) Shooting: 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze Medals Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal in Women's 10m air rifle team - Silver Ramita Jindal in    Women's 10m air rifle- Bronze Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar in Men's 10m air rifle team - Gold Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar in Men's 10m air rifle - Bronze Advertisement Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh

The US district court convicted Mr Pancholi of conspiracy to commit healthcare. (Representational) Washington: An Indian national has been convicted by a federal jury in Michigan for orchestrating a USD 2.8 million healthcare fraud and engaging in money laundering. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Yogesh Pancholi, 43, owned and operated Shring Home Care Inc, a home health company based in the US state of Michigan. Despite being excluded from billing Medicare, Mr Pancholi purchased Shring using the names, signatures, and personal identifying information of others to conceal his ownership of the company, a statement said. In a two-month period, Mr Pancholi and his co-conspirators billed and were paid nearly USD 2.8 million by Medicare for services that were never provided. Mr Pancholi then transferred these funds through bank accounts belonging to shell corporations and eventually into his accounts in India. After being indicted, and on the eve of t

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Under the scheme, 18 types of artisans and craftsmen will be benefited. New Delhi: Within ten days of its launch, the PM Vishwakarma scheme has received more than 1.40 lakh applications, Union Minister Narayan Rane said on Wednesday. The Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, through his post on X (formerly Twitter), wrote that PM Vishwakarma Yojana is a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and receiving of such high numbers of applications within ten days of the launch is a testament to its success. He further stated that the PM Vishwakarma Scheme will be a milestone for the comprehensive development of our socially and economically underprivileged Vishwakarma brothers and sisters and it will restore their lost identity which has been long awaited. The Union Minister said that this scheme aims to enhance traditional artisans and craftspersons production capacity and take their products to domestic and global markets. Under the scheme, 18 types of art

Tejasvi Surya alleged Congress' political benefits in helping its INDIA partner DMK in Tamil Nadu. Bengaluru: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday slammed the ruling Karanataka Congress over its mismanagement of the Cauvery water dispute. "Politics is being done by Congress party which is trying to favour their INDIA alliance partner in Tamil Nadu. Yesterday, the Cauvery Water Management Authority directed Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs of water, it was an adverse order against the state govt of Karnataka but the Dy CM (DK Shivakumar) went on record welcoming the judgement and said we are happy. The CM (Siddaramaiah) then said we are unhappy with the order and we will appeal in the Supreme Court. The intention of Dy CM to protect its INDIA alliance partner in DMK is precariously pushing the farmers of Karnataka and the drinking water needs of Karnataka to a perilous point," stated Tejasvi Surya. He alleged Congress' political benefits in helping its INDIA partne

The speaker of Canada's parliament, Anthony Rota, apologised for the gaffe Ottawa: The speaker of Canada's House of Commons lower chamber on Tuesday said he would quit, a few days after he publicly praised a former Nazi soldier in Parliament in an incident that Russia said helped justify its war on Ukraine. Anthony Rota told legislators he had made a mistake by inviting ex-soldier Yaroslav Hunka, 98, to attend a session in the House honoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last Friday. Rota publicly recognised Hunka, calling him a hero. The speaker's position rapidly became untenable after it emerged that Hunka, who received two standing ovations from lawmakers, had served in one of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS units during World War Two. Russia called the incident outrageous. "That public recognition has caused pain to individuals and communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and around the world ... I accept full responsibility for my act

File Photo of the BCCI logo © AFP Former CAB president Avishek Dalmiya and current IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal have been re-elected in the IPL governing council as per decisions taken at the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI held in Goa on Monday. The general body was apprised about BCCI earning more than 38 per cent from annual revenue generated by the ICC and also Rs 67 crore (approx) per match earning from media rights during the next cycle of bilateral series. "All routine decisions happened. The list of names for the cricket committees and the sub-committees will be prepared by the office bearers as entrusted by the House. As far as IPL GC is concerned, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal and Avishek Dalmiya were supposed to be elected and it happened on expected lines," a state unit representative told PTI. It has also been learnt that Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer will continue as per his contract which is due to expire next year. "The Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer

After slamming a century to set up India's 99-run win in the second ODI against Australia, comeback man Shreyas Iyer on Sunday opened up about his long-injury lay-off, saying he was in a "lonely space" during that rollercoaster phase in his career. Iyer, who had to undergo a back surgery and was out of action for six months, slammed 105 off 90 balls to take India to a massive 399 for 5 against Australia here, which eventually led the hosts to a series sealing victory. "It was a rollercoaster ride. I've been working so hard the last few months, and I was in a lonely space," Iyer, who was adjudged the player of the match, said at the post-match presentation. The 28-year-old returned to the team at the Asia Cup but a back spasm in the middle of the tournament meant he only got to bat only once over the course of two weeks. "Excited to be back and I am enjoying the atmosphere in the dressing room. I was seeing matches on TV and wanted to be out there.

Attacks in the northwest are part of widespread insecurity in Nigeria. (Representational) Maiduguri, Nigeria: Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state. Elsewhere, in the northeast of the country suspected Islamist insurgents ambushed a convoy of vehicles under military escort, killing two soldiers and four civilians, said a police source and a motorist who witnessed the attack. The attackers set fire to five vehicles and drove off with one truck, the witness said. President Bola Tinubu is yet to spell out how he will tackle widespread insecurity. His economic reforms, including the removal of a costly fuel subsidy and freeing the naira currency, have increased the cost of leaving, angering citizens. Residents said gunmen early on Sunday tried to attack a forward army base i

Macron said that military cooperation was "over" (File) Paris: President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards sovereignty". Macron's announcement comes two months after a coup in the west African country that ousted the pro-Paris president. "France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France," Macron told French television in an interview, without giving details over how this would be organised. Macron added that military cooperation was "over" and French troops would withdraw in "the months and weeks to come" with a full pullout "by the end of the year". Niger's military rulers responded swiftly in a statement read out on national television, "This S

Sher Singh Hedko, 93, is a resident of village Bhainsakanhar. (Representational) Kanker, Chhattisgarh: A 93-year-old man in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh will exercise his voting right for the first time in his life during the assembly elections scheduled this year. The name of the nonagenarian has been added to the voters' list during a door-to-door campaign launched in the district under the leadership of District Collector Priyanka Shukla. Sher Singh Hedko (93), a resident of village Bhainsakanhar (K) under Bhanupratappur assembly constituency, will vote for the first time during this assembly election. Even after the passing of several years, his name was not added to the list. Moreover, errors in documents could be a potential reason for it. After his name was added to the voters' list, the nonagenarian is excited to register his active participation in the democratic exercise and choose his representative, said Sher Hedko's relatives citing him as he is

A roadside wall collapsed on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi. (Representational) Dehradun, Uttarakhand: A labourer died while another was injured on Sunday when an under-construction roadside wall collapsed on the Gangotri National Highway in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, police said. The incident took place near the Pokhu Devta temple when some workers were building a buttress on the side of the road, they added. As the under-construction wall collapsed, two labourers -- Dil Bahadur Thapa (46) and Suman Thapa (38) --both residents of Nepal, fell into a pit, the police said. On receiving information, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) reached the spot and started a rescue operation. The body of Dil Bahadur was recovered from the pit, while Suman was rescued in an injured condition and taken to a hospital, the police added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Adblock

The girl died at a state-run hospital on Saturday afternoon (Representational) Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl from Kolkata's Jadavpur area, who tested positive for dengue, died at a state-run hospital on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The girl, identified as Dona Das, a class VII student, was suffering from a high fever for the last seven days, and was taken to the MR Bangur Hospital this morning, he said. "She died while undergoing treatment in the emergency ward of the hospital. The family was treating her at home and we believe that if she was brought to the hospital on time, we could have saved her," the official of the health facility said. When contacted, a senior official of the state health department said that there was no information about any dengue-related death in the last 24 hours.  (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 htt

Singham, an action film directed by Rohit Shetty, was released in 2011. Mumbai:  The cinematic image of a "hero cop" delivering quick justice without bothering about the due process of law, as shown in blockbuster films like "Singham", sends out a very harmful message, Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court said here on Friday. Speaking at a function organised by the Indian Police Foundation to mark its annual day and Police Reforms Day, he also questioned people's "impatience" with the process of law. Talking about police reforms, the judge said that the Supreme Court's judgement in the Prakash Singh case was an "opportunity missed", and also noted that the law enforcement machinery can not be reformed unless we reform ourselves. The image of police as "bullies, corrupt and unaccountable" is a populist one and the same can be said about anyone in the public life including judges, politicians and journalists, he s

Ukraine confirmed the strike had hit Moscow's naval command base on the peninsula. (Representational) Kyiv: Ukraine claimed responsibility for a missile attack that struck the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea Friday, sparking a huge fire and leaving at least one Russian serviceman missing. The strike on the symbolic heart of Russia's Black Sea fleet marks a major blow for Moscow, which has suffered a string of attacks on the strategically important port in recent months. Plumes of thick smoke could be seen pouring out of the Russian naval headquarters, footage shared on social media showed, while officials said missile fragments had fallen close to a nearby theatre. "The headquarters of the fleet have been hit in an enemy missile attack," said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city. Ukraine confirmed the strike had hit Moscow's naval command base on the peninsula, which Ky

Blinken slammed Iran for removing IAEA inspectors from its nuclear programme. New York:  Iran's decision to bar some U.N. nuclear inspectors suggests it is not interested in being a responsible actor on its atomic program, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. The comments suggested Washington is skeptical of Tehran's desire to engage seriously on restricting its nuclear program. On Saturday, the head of the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) nuclear watchdog condemned Iran's move to bar multiple inspectors assigned to the country, hindering its oversight of Tehran's atomic activities. Iran said it was responding to a call led by the United States and three European allies for Tehran to cooperate immediately with the Vienna-based agency on issues including explaining uranium traces found at undeclared sites. One of the agency's key purposes is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons by verifying that states honor their obligations to use n

zelensky said that Russia must lose once and for all and it will lose. Ottawa: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (local time) said that Russia's aggression must end with Ukraine's victory. He offered repeated thanks to Canada for its continued support of Kyiv. Zelenskyy was accompanied by Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska. They received a standing ovation upon arrival in the House of Commons. In his address at the Canadian Parliament, Zelenskyy said, "This Russian aggression must end with our victory so that Russia will never bring back genocide to Ukraine and will never ever try to do so. Moscow must lose once and for all and it will lose." He started his address by talking about the construction of the world's first Holodomor monument in Edmonton in 1983. "At that time, Ukraine didn't yet have memorials commemorating the victims of the genocide of Ukrainians because Ukraine was under Moscow's control back then. This fa

New Delhi: Close to the midnight hour on the last day of the special session of parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen posing for photos with hordes of laughing, chattering women MPs at the new building. The group had gathered to record a historic moment -- the passing of the women's reservation bill that allows them 33 per cent reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. A huge bouquet was presented to the Prime Minster and the women, cutting across party lines, offered sweets to each other. The initiative -- planned for decades -- finally tasted success today with the passing of the bill in the Rajya Sabha. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The passage through Rajya Sabha was special -- it was unanimous with no abstention or negative voting. There were two negative votes in the Lok Sabha yesterday. It got the approval of an overwhelming majority of 454 MPs, showing the opposition, despite its reservation about the time frame of implementation, ha