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Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach (AP photo) Australian city Sydney was shaken on Sunday by a violent mass shooting, involving two gunmen, at the city’s iconic Bondi Beach, leaving multiple people dead and others injured during a Chanukah celebration. The attack prompted condemnation from national leaders, community groups, and international figures as authorities work to investigate.9 killed,...

Chennai: State health minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday expressed his displeasure with Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for forwarding the Tamil Nadu Siddha University Bill 2025, to President Droupadi Murmu for assent. He described the move as "disappointing".The minister told reporters in Chennai that the Bill, after a prolonged delay, was reintroduced in the State Assembly on Oct 15 this year and...

WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists - Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh - with the country's highest scientific awards for their contribution to the field of science and technology. Biden presented the prestigious White House national medal for technology and innovation to Gadgil, a distinguished professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UC...

KALYAN: In a move aimed at bolstering the Shiv Sena's (UBT) presence across Maharashtra, party chief Uddhav Thackeray recently appointed several individuals to key leadership roles. Notably, Vijay Salvi from Kalyan was designated as the deputy leader in the party. However, amidst these changes, Sadanand Tharwal, the Kalyan Lok Sabha district president, tendered his resignation from the party post, which...

KALYAN: Amidst the ongoing exchange of allegations between BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and Shiv Sena's Kalyan (East) city president, Mahesh Gaikwad, in the Kalyan East assembly constituency, the newly-appointed BJP Kalyan district president, Nana Suryavanshi, has called upon chief minister Eknath Shinde to intervene and prevent further statements from the city president targeting the MLA.During a media...

NEW DELHI: India has invited US President Joe Biden for Republic Day celebrations next year, confirmed US ambassador Eric Garcetti here on Wednesday. The last, and only, US President to participate in India's Republic Day parade as chief guest was Barack Obama in 2015. India had last invited then President Donald Trump for the 2019 celebrations but he couldn't come because of, as the White House later...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday said the AIADMK was still part of their alliance and he had never said otherwise.On his meeting with Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, Annamalai said it would not be appropriate to divulge details.Speaking on the sidelines of an educational event in Chennai, Annamalai said the AIADMK was still part of the BJP-led alliance. “I...