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  The islet where it was found, Tungyin, is part of the Matsu island ground lying just off the coast of China's Fujian province.                   A large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a                                              fighter jet and its contrail seen below it. ( File Photo | AP) TAIPEI: Taiwan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese weather balloon landed on one of its outlying islands, amid U.S. accusations that such craft have been dispatched worldwide to spy on Washington and its allies. The ministry's statement on Thursday said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan. The islet where it was found, Tungyin, is part of the Matsu island ground lying just off the coast of China's Fujian provi...

 The temple authorities have set up special queue lines to control the large crowds and prevent any delay in darshan time. File photo of the decked up Kotappakonda hill shrine during Maha Shivaratri GUNTUR: As many as 25 to 30 lakh devotees are expected to visit Kotappakonda temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on February 18 and arrangements are in place to facilitate all the devotees, said Palnadu district collector Sivashankar.He formally inaugurated the dining hall constructed at the temple worth Rs 2 crore, dormitories, and a meeting hall at temple premises on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the collector said that renovation work of all the leading roads to the temple are completed in order to prevent any kind of inconvenience to the devotees arriving from villages near Chilakaluripet, Narasaraopet. “The recently inaugurated Jal Veehar at the temple is also attracting large crowds, making the place a spiritual and tourist spot. The temple authorities have ...

Wreckage of a passenger plane lies near the airport, in Pokhara, Nepal on Jan.16, 2023 KATHMANDU: The Yeti Airlines aircraft which crashed in Nepal last month killing 71 people, including five Indians, lost thrust and fell after the propellers of both engines went into a feathered position, according to a preliminary probe report which lead investigators to suspect human error behind the deadly crash. Yeti Airlines flight 691, after taking off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on January 15, crashed on the Seti River gorge between the old airport and the new airport in the resort city of Pokhara. There were 72 people including four crew members onboard the ATR-72 aircraft when it crashed, but rescue officials have so far managed to recover only 71 bodies with the other missing passenger presumed dead. It is rare for the propellers of both engines to come to a feathered position, said one of the members of the five-member probe committee, which is als...

The medical report of the girl revealed more than 18 injury marks on her body.                                       The accused nurse is posted in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. New Delhi: Delhi police last night arrested a 50-year-old nurse and her husband, accused of beating up and burning with tongs a seven-year-old girl they had adopted, from Uttarakhand's Roorkee. While their son was arrested and sent to judicial custody, the couple were on the run. Renu Kumari, works as a nurse at a central government hospital, and her husband, Anand Kumar, are accused of physically abusing their adoptive daughter. The medical report of the girl revealed more than 18 injury marks on her body. The son, Johnny, was earlier arrested for brutally assaulting the child. The accused nurse is posted in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. She is the aunt of the child, and had adopted her. The girl's school teacher saw t...

 A high-ranking Russian defence official has died after falling from a window of a building in St Petersburg.                                         Vladimir Putin's Ally Marina Yankina Falls To Her Death  Marina Yankina, a high-ranking Russian defence official who headed the Russian Ministry of Defence's financial support department, is said to have died after falling 16 storeys in St Petersburg, according to The Independent. The news source reported, citing sources in regional media, that Marina Yankina's body was discovered by a bystander on the pavement of a residential complex in St. Petersburg's Kalininsky area before 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The 58-year-old was a key figure in boosting funding efforts for Putin's war in Ukraine. She was the finance director of the Western Military District, one of Russia's five geographical battalions, whose commander Mr Putin has ...

Police said that while Nasir does not have a criminal record, Junaid has five cases of cow smuggling against him.  Police said that while Nasir does not have a criminal record, Junaid has five cases of cow smuggling against him.                 Burnt Bodies Of 2 Muslim Men Found In Haryana, Cops Probe Cow Vigilantism  Bharatpur: A day after the burnt bodies of two Muslim men were found in a car in Haryana, a kidnapping case has been filed against five men, suspected to be cow vigilantes. Nasir, 25, and Junaid, 35, had been kidnapped from Rajasthan's Bharatpur district on Wednesday, their families alleged in their complaint to the police. The charred bodies of Nasir and Junaid were found in a Mahindra Bolero SUV on Thursday morning in Haryana's Bhiwani district. Police are still trying to establish whether the remains are those of Nasir and Junaid. "The burnt bodies of two unidentified men have been found in the car. To ascertain whethe...

 Nikki Yadav, 23, was last seen in security footage at her rented home in Delhi on February 9.                            Partner Killed Nikki Yadav Amid Wedding Events, Deleted All Her Phone Data  New Delhi:  Sometime between his engagement and wedding, Sahil Gehlot killed his girlfriend of four years, hid her body, and resumed business as usual, the Delhi police said today, revealing more shockers in the chilling re-run of last year's Aaftab Poonawalla and Shraddha Walkar case. Sahil Gehlot, 24, enjoyed himself at his engagement on February 9 and danced for hours with friends, according to the police. The next day, before his wedding, he allegedly strangled Nikki Yadav when she confronted him on his alleged betrayal. Visuals show Sahil Gehlot performing wedding rituals, looking far from a man who had just committed murder Nikki Yadav, 23, was last seen in security footage at her rented home on...

 On Sunday around 3.45 pm a 27-year-old woman was run over by a Mercedes car, allegedly being driven by Nupur Gupta.                           24-year-old hits woman with Mercedes in Delhi, arrested NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hitting another woman with her Mercedes car in east Delhi's Anand Vihar area, police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Nupur Gupta, a resident of Yojna Vihar, they said. On Sunday around 3.45 pm a 27-year-old woman was run over by a Mercedes car, allegedly being driven by Gupta. The incident happened when Jhilmil resident Akshita Aggarwal was standing in front of gate number 4 of Rishabh Vihar with her younger sister waiting for a rickshaw to go to Karkardooma Metro Station. She was run over by a black Mercedes car coming from Vivek Vihar side and suffered a leg fracture, police said. The driver, who did not stop to check on Aggarwal, was book...

 When he was dumping the minor's body near a tea stall in Ambarnath, a police patrolling team caught him. Image used for representational purpose only.  THANE: Police on Thursday arrested a man from Ambarnath in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly killing his 11-year-old son by slitting his throat, an official said. The 40-year-old accused committed the offence late night on Wednesday, he said. "The accused killed his son by slitting his throat. Later, when he was dumping the minor's body near a tea stall in Ambarnath, a police patrolling team caught him in the wee hours of Thursday," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ulhasnagar division IV) Sudhakar Pathare said. The accused, who got separated from his wife, has two more children, he said. The motive behind the murder is not known yet, the official said, adding that an offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) was registered again...

 Firefighters from Karur and Musiri who arrived at the spot deployed coracles and launched a search operation.  Body of a girl being retrieved from the river KARUR:  Four girl students of Viralimalai Government Middle School in Pudukkottai who went to Tiruchy to take part in a football tournament drowned in the Cauvery near Mayanur Barrage in Karur district on Wednesday.  Teachers Jaya Sakapiyun and Thilakavathi of the school located at Pilipatti village took 15 students of Classes 6, 7 and 8 in a van to participate in the state-level football tournament held at Kongunadu Engineering College at Ezhurpatti in Tiruchy district on Wednesday. As the barrage is on the way from the college to Viralimalai in Pudukkottai, the group decided to take bath in the river around 10am, sources said.   All the 15 girls and the teachers waded through the water to reach the centre of the river.Suddenly, Tamilarasi of Class 8, Sophia of Class 7, and Ilakkiya and Lavanya ...

Motia Group offers commercial shops for sale in Zirakpur in its new flagship project Motia HUYS. Motia HUYS is an upcoming Residential & Commercial project situated in Dhakoli, Punjab. The coveted residential property is equipped with a commercial complex. Located in a vibrant setting in the centre of the city, it invites you to an elegant and affordable shopping experience. This new edition offers affordable independent floors and a shopping complex to cater to the public’s needs. Commercial shops for sale in zirakpur Designed beautifully within walking distance of the residential area, it is composed of high-quality amenities with shops like food joints, grocery store, chemist store, salon, mobile & electronics shop, and Bank/ATMs. Motia HUYS guarantees 'walk -to work' advantage' to residents with smooth connectivity to nearby commercial and educational hubs with hassle-free access to desired social amenities. The main amenities and facilities of Motia HUYS inclu...

As India emerges from the clutches of the pandemic and stabilises itself amid economic concerns around the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the commercial real estate sector has received a major boost fuelled by a host of factors. Commercial real estate (CRE) has recorded impressive growth in 2022, accelerating the momentum set in 2021 and looks poised to capitalise further on new emerging opportunities in 2023. A major driving force behind the resurgence and sustained momentum of CRE has been new-age accessible instruments like fractional ownership and REITs. These instruments have enabled regular investors a share of the booming CRE pie and expanded the overall investment base. Real Estate Trends Below are some of the expected trends for 2023: Performance As demand continues to soar steadily, the CRE sector is expected to grow to a market value of $1 trillion, up from $200 billion in 2021, and is expected to contribute to 18–20 percent of the country’s GDP by 2030, as per reports. It is ...

The opening of the 246-km Sohna-Dausa section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has not only reduced the travel time between Delhi and Jaipur but also opened the floodgates of real estate opportunities along the corridor. The benefit will extend to 26 districts across six states, of which 11 districts are in Gujarat and Maharashtra when the expressway would be fully operational.The infrastructure connectivity is also expected to give an impetus to industrial growth, warehousing and logistics activities, which generate demand for residential, commercial, and retail sectors, they said. Delhi Mumbai Expressway is an ambitious infrastructure project, whose first completed section, Delhi — Dausa — Lalsot, will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12 inaugurated the Sohna-Dausa section and laid the foundation stone for road development projects worth over Rs 18,100 crore. Developed at a cost of over Rs 12,150 crore, ...

Air India announced the resumption of its non-stop service between Mumbai and JFK airport in New York from February 14. Resuming a service that was suspended in early 2019, the new flight is the third non-stop Air India service from Mumbai to the USA, joining flights to Newark (EWR) and San Francisco (SFO).The flight will operate daily with the newly inducted Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and take Air India’s India-US frequency to 47 non-stop flights per week. Presently, Air India operates non-stop flights from Mumbai to San Francisco and Newark, from Delhi to New York, Newark, Washington DC, San Francisco and Chicago, and from Bengaluru to San Francisco. The new flight is 3rd non-stop Air India service from Mumbai to the US The resumption is in line with the airline’s concerted endeavour to develop Mumbai as a significant hub, second only to Delhi, providing maximum international connectivity between India and the rest of the world, the airline stated. The first flight, AI 119 from Mumbai...

Adani Group has appointed accountancy firm Grant Thornton for independent audits of some of its companies in a bid to discredit claims by short-seller Hindenburg Research that have battered its stocks and bonds, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.The appointment marks the first major effort by Adani Group to defend itself in the wake of a Jan. 24 report by Hindenburg that accused it of improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023 The conglomerate, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, has strongly denied the allegations but investors remain concerned. Shares in the group's seven listed subsidiaries have cumulatively lost about $120 billion in market value in the last three weeks. Adani Group said last week it was considering independent evaluation of issues relating to legal compliance, related party tran...

Equity market gained in early trade on Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex surging 222 points as positive cues from Asian and global markets bolstered investor sentiments. BSE Sensex climbed 222.88 points or 0.37 per cent to 60,654.72 while the broader Nifty rose 56.40 points or 0.32 per cent to 17,827.30.Among the 30 Sensex shares, 17 were trading in the positive territory, including Reliance Industries, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services. Equity market gained in early trade on Tuesday While the country's retail inflation jumped to 6.52 per cent in January, investors in India and elsewhere seem to be expecting a moderation in inflation in the US which would also have an impact on the interest rate hike cycle Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC securities, said Asian shares tracked the bounce on Wall Street on Tuesday, as investors remained sanguine that key US economic data due later would show an easing in inflation. Markets in Japan and Hong Kong were trading in th...

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank that touched off clashes with gunmen on Monday, and an Israeli border policeman died after he was shot by a security guard trying to thwart a Palestinian attacker.The West Bank has seen violence simmer for months amid deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy, stirring concern among foreign mediators over a possible spread to Gaza, whose Islamist Hamas rulers have mostly held their fire since a May 2021 war. A Palestinian man inspects a destroyed wedding hall after being attacked by Israeli aircraft, in Gaza City, February 13, 2023 The Israeli army said troops entered Nablus, among flashpoint northern West Bank areas that have been a focus of its recent raids, to detain militants. The soldiers exchanged fire with gunmen during the raid, it said. The Den of Lions militant group said it had ambushed the troops. Palestinian medical officials said a 21-year-old man was killed. Hamas claimed him as a member w...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive response to widespread flooding that has affected seven of the country's nine provinces. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his 2023 state of the nation address in Cape Town, South Africa. Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape have been most affected by the floods, which were brought on by heavy rainfall as a result of the La Nina weather phenomenon, according to a statement from the office of the presidency on Monday.Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Northern Cape, and North West have also experienced flooding. Invoking the national disaster act gives the government additional powers, including in the procurement and delivery of goods and services and the ability to bypass restrictions under current law. The national police and defence force may be called on to help respond to the flooding, the statement said. The floods have resulted in wide-ranging impact, from flo...

Former Pakistan cricketer Urooj Mumtaz lamented the "unfortunate" exclusion of Pakistan players from the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL). Women cricketers from seven countries secured contracts at the first-ever WPL auction, which is set to transform the landscape of women's cricket in India. One country that did not stand a chance to participate in the auctions was Pakistan due to political tensions between the two countries. Pakistan's male counterparts played only in the inaugural edition of the IPL before they were banned. Pakistan’s Nida Dar with India captain Harmanpreet Kaur. "It is extremely unfortunate to see Pakistan players missing out," Urooj Mumtaz told ESPNcricinfo. "Every opportunity must be fair and inclusive, and all opportunities are steps towards collectively raising the standard of the women's game and globally growing the sport. Most importantly, they bridge the gap in quality between cricketing nations...

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali reckons that Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan is ready to lead Pakistan. When asked if Shadab could lead the national team, the pacer stated that the Islamabad United skipper is always ready to take on any challenge.Babar Azam's captaincy has come under the scanner and faced criticism after Pakistan failed to win a single Test at home against England and New Zealand under his leadership. New Zealand then defeated Pakistan in the recently concluded ODI series, adding more pressure on Babar. Shadab Khan is ready for Pakistan captaincy: Hasan Ali "He is ready [for the Pakistan captaincy]. He has proved himself as a captain in PSL. I think he has also led Pakistan in two matches, so I think he is ready. He is always ready for any challenge and gives his best," Hasan said when he was asked to share his thoughts on Shadab as the next Pakistan captain. Hasan and Shadab both play for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), with the latter...