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UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Israeli strikes on Gaza may be war crimes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that Israel's deadly strikes on Gaza may constitute war crimes, and that the Hamas Islamist group had also violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets into Israel. Bachelet said...

Obesity may protect patients, with severe bacterial infection, against death

Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalised for severe bacterial infections. Scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and...

‘No argument, nothing was said, just wanted to provoke Prasad’: Sohail says 1996 WC quarters incident ‘misconstrued’

Former Pakistan batsman Aamer Sohail opened up on his infamous interaction with India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad during the World Cup 1996 encounter in Bengaluru and insisted that there was no verbal exchange from his side to the Indian...

Cyclone Yaas: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to stay in control room, to monitor situation closelyChief minister Banerjee visited the control centre established...

As cyclone Yaas is expected to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal later on the afternoon of May 26, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she will “monitor the situation closely” in the state...

We need Taiwan as observer at WHA and Covid investigation, says US

Addressing the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday United States secretary of health and human services Xavier Becerra said the world leaders must do more to understand the current pandemic and look forward toward detecting, preparing, and responding...

Blinken pledges US aid to build Gaza without helping Hamas

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour...

Mark Ruffalo to star alongwith Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things

Actor Mark Ruffalo has joined the cast of ace film director-producer Yorgos Lanthimos' upcoming adaptation of Poor Things, from Searchlight Pictures, Film 4, and Element Pictures. As per Variety, Mark, an Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee, joined previously announced cast members...

‘In fact, he can do it in the next match itself’: Butt discusses Kohli’s century drought, ‘mental barrier in ICC events’

Former Pakistan batsman Salman Butt feels what Virat Kohli has achieved in his professional cricket career is phenomenal and backs the India captain to soon end his century drought. Kohli has 70 international centuries, most by any batsman of...

Shruti Haasan’s home sauna doubles up as dubbing studio amid Covid-19 pandemic: ‘Such strange times’

Actor Shruti Haasan converted her sauna at home into a makeshift dubbing studio as she worked amid the Covid-19 pandemic. She took to Instagram to share a picture of herself in her new workspace and remarked about the ‘strange...

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” and cross the Odisha and the West Bengal coasts on May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. A low pressure area formed over the east-central...

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Last Mizo insurgent group to lay down arms

A total of 43 members of the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the HPC(D) will lay down arms in Mizoram...