Top 10 world news: Russia-NATO tensions soar; Delhi CM walks out of jail, and more
Ukraine reportedly has been given the nod to use Storm Shadow missiles to target military sites and key infrastructure deep inside Russia, which could mark a serious escalation amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.The report has also stirred concerns that NATO could be drawn into the battlefield. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (Sep 13), walked out of Tihar Jail after Indian Supreme Court's order in the Excise Policy case. This comes after the Rouse Avenue Court accepted the surety bonds and issued his release warrant.
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The weapon that wreaked havoc in conflict zones of Iraq and Libya will now be wielded by Ukraine to target military sites and key infrastructure deep inside Russia. The Guardian reported last week thatthe United Kingdomhas permitted Ukraine to use 'Storm Shadow'cruise missiles against Russia in private,markinga serious escalation in the ongoing war andstirring concerns that NATO could be drawn into the battlefield.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out of Tihar Jailafter the Rouse Avenue Court accepted the surety bonds and issued his release warrant.This comes after theIndian Supreme Court (SC) on Friday (Sep13) granted bail to CM Kejriwalin a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan delivered the verdict.
A Kolkata court on Friday (Aug 13) denied the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the permission to conduct a narco test on the prime accused of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case. The CBI wanted to extract more information from Sanjay Roy by placing him in a semi-conscious state, but the court refused to grant approval.
Russia said on Friday (September 13) that it had cancelled the accreditation of six British diplomats stationed in Moscow, alleging their actions showed signs of "spying and sabotage," according to the Russian FSB security service.
Jashimuddin Rahmani, the chief of Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), who was released after the ouster of formerBangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina, by the currentinterim government, has asked theChief Minister of the Indian state ofWest Bengal,Mamata Banerjee to "free Bengal from (Prime Minister)Narendra Modi's rule and declare its independence".
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in a letter dated Monday (Sep 9) has thanked Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah for its support in the ongoing war against Israel. Addressing Hassan Nasrallah, Sinwar expressed his gratitude for the “blessed acts” of the Iran-backed group since the war started on October 7 when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.
Four Indian Army Soldiers have been injured in an ongoing operation in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar in the Jammu region. The operation started at around 3:30 pm and during the initial gunfight, four Indian Army soldiers were injured. All the Injured soldiers have been taken to the Army's base hospital.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that Andaman and Nicobar Island's capital, Port Blair, has been renamed as "Sri Vijaya Puram".
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is set to make his long-awaited return to the club football after coach Gerardo Martino confirmed on Friday (Sep 13). Messi, who was last in action during the Copa America final win over Colombia in July is available for Miami’s latest Major League Soccer (MLS) contest against Philadelphia Union on Saturday. His return should boost Miami’s chances of lifting their maiden MLS title where they lead the charts in the Eastern Conference.
One must give credit to Kareena Kapoor Khan for choosing a film likeThe Buckingham Murdersas her maiden production venture. Kareena is a bonafide Bollywood superstar who has earned stardom by featuring in a slew of Bollywood potboilers and has always been loved for her glamorous avatar. But in Hansali Mehta's directorialThe Buckingham Murders,Kareena sheds her image of a Bollywood Diva and plays an anguished British cop, who has to solve a case of a missing teenager even as she grapples with personal loss.
