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10:21 AM

Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship travelling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea on Monday, though it escaped undamaged, authorities said. The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships travelling through the Red Sea corridor for nearly a year now over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. The violence has disrupted international shipping through the region, once valued at USD 1 trillion in goods annually.

9:46 AM

Fresh gunfight in Jammu's Akhnoor sector as security forces look to kill 2 terrorists

A fresh gunfight erupted in a village in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region on Tuesday morning as security forces made a push for a final assault against two terrorists holed up in the area, officials said. One of the three terrorists who fired at an army ambulance that was part of a convoy moving near the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday morning was killed by the evening in an operation launched by the special forces and NSG commandos.

9:34 AM

Uttar Pradesh update: 29 Bahraich cops taken off active duty

As many as 29 police personnel, mostly constables from Hardi and Ramgaon police stations in this Uttar Pradesh district, were taken off active duty, days after areas under their jurisdiction witnessed violence during Navratri. When contacted, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla on Monday described the transfers as "routine". According to a statement issued by the office of the district police superintendent, 14 personnel from the Hardi police station and 15 from the Ramgaon police station were transferred to the Police Lines.

 

9:27 AM

Senior citizen placed under 'digital arrest' by online fraudsters, forced to pay Rs 14 lakh

A 67-year-old Mumbai-based woman was placed under "digital arrest" by online fraudsters, who forced her to pay Rs 14 lakh in exchange of clearing her name in a non-existent money laundering case, police have said. As per the advisory of cyber-security agency CERT-In, a digital arrest is the one in which victims receive a phone call, an e-mail or a message claiming they are under investigation for illegal activities, such as identity theft or money laundering.

9:25 AM

Sardar Patel deprived of Bharat Ratna for long, efforts made to erase his legacy, claims HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that efforts were made to erase and undermine Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's legacy and he was deprived of Bharat Ratna for a long time. Flagging off a 'Run for Unity', ahead of the birth anniversary of Patel, he said it was due to the foresightedness and acumen of the country's first home minister that over 550 princely states were merged with the Union of India and the country became united.

9:02 AM

Over 150 injured, 8 critical, in fireworks accident at Kerala temple festival

"The safety precautions were not taken. The requirement of maintaining a minimum distance of 100 meters between the two was not followed. No permission was taken either for storage of fireworks," a police official said. It is suspected that the accident occurred when the fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu Temple caught fire.