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Passengers and some crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch-flagged MV Hondius will begin disembarkation from about 07.00 GMT on Sunday after the ship arrives in Tenerife, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said on Saturday.The company said the ship was expected to arrive in Granadilla, Tenerife, at 04.30 GMT and that those leaving the vessel “will be…

NEW DELHI: Days after securing a massive victory in the Kerala assembly election, Congress is yet to finalise its pick for chief minister.Three senior leaders are in the race — V D Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K C Venugopal. All three were in Delhi as of Saturday, with Congress high command holding meetings through the…

At least 70 people have been killed in a fresh wave of jihadist attacks in central Mali over the past few days, according to local and security sources. The assaults, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), included coordinated attacks on Friday following earlier raids on villages that left at least 30…

NEW DELHI: PM Modi touching the feet of a nonagenarian BJP member and then kneeling down in gratitude to the surging crowd at Brigade Ground, an image of Goddess Durga as the backdrop on the dais, and CM Suvendu Adhikari dressed in a gerua (saffron) kurta — the oath-taking of BJP’s first govt in West…

In 2027, most Indian cities will show a decline in crime rate. That is a safe prediction to make. Historical precedent suggests crime rates in large Indian cities fall sharply in a Census year.This is not because of better policing, but because of a mathematical glitch — one that the National Crime Records Bureau mentions…

KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday asked supporters to stop raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans at Jorasanko Thakurbari, saying that as CM he now “belongs to everyone”.“Eta political kochkochir somoy na (this is not the time for political bickering),” Adhikari said at the ancestral home of Rabindranath Tagore, which he visited minutes after being…

Rajasthan Royals (AP Photo) Rajasthan Royals created an unwanted IPL record during their clash against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur after conceding 229/4, marking the seventh time this season they have allowed opponents to cross the 200-run mark.With that, Rajasthan Royals equalled the all-time IPL record for conceding 200-plus totals most times in a single season.Conceding…

MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…

A trespasser was killed after being struck by a Frontier Airlines aircraft during takeoff at Denver International Airport late Friday night, with the incident also leaving 17 people injured, airport authorities said.According to a statement issued by Denver International Airport, the individual breached airport security by jumping the perimeter fence and running onto the runway…

Ravindra Jadeja (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja’s iconic sword celebration is well known whenever the veteran all-rounder reaches a milestone like a fifty or century. However, during Saturday’s IPL 2026 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jadeja came up with a fresh and unexpected celebration.Playing for Rajasthan…