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One person has died and multiple people have overdosed across Victoria, leading to the discovery of heroin in substances thought to be methamphetamine or cocaine, the Department of Health says. The department has issued an alert warning that heroin was involved in four separate incidents across the state, with people unknowingly taking the drug requiring…
Complaint filed over alleged conspiracy to topple TVK-led Vijay government NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested 3 people in connection with an alleged political horse-trading bid after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja claimed he was offered Rs 35 crore to influence his vote on a proposed resolution in the state assembly against…
The lead singer and a founding member of the Village People disco group has died at the age of 74. Victor Willis, who portrayed a policeman and naval officer in the troupe, founded the group in 1977 with Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo. The group announced Willis had died after “a short but aggressive illness”. …
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday launched a scathing attack against the Samajwadi Party, accusing it of mocking Hindus after some of its workers allegedly performed a havan while portraying Akhilesh Yadav as Lord Krishna on his birthday.In a post on X, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari shared a video in which SP workers were…
Seafarer Rakesh Chauhan reported died in Venezuela, family says ‘not a single organ found in body’ (image credit: FSUI on X) The Indian seafarers’ union has demanded a fresh probe into the death of an Indian seafarer in Venezuela, questioning the official claim that he died of a heart attack. The union, the Forward Seamen’s…
Owaisi said that they should have made a Muslim a member of the trust just to land the blame on him NEW DELHI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on BJP, RSS and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft case. He claimed that…
The University of Wollongong’s human resources chief has told ICAC she felt she had “a target on her back” after opposing plans to directly appoint executive Alyssa White to a new role worth almost $400,000 a year. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating allegations that senior university figures improperly influenced recruitment processes and…
Tamil Nadu government moves SC against order banning cow slaughter even on Bakrid NEW DELHI: Vijay-led government in Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras high court order directing “absolute and blanket ban” on cow slaughter in the state.The state government said that the HC went beyond “the issue involved” by imposing…
Kejriwal press conference on Ram Temple row (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the BJP of shielding the “real culprits” in the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.Referring to the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ayodhya Ram Temple, Kejriwal alleged that the investigation was…
A prominent tech entrepreneur in Indonesia has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in a corruption case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebooks for schools. Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister under the previous administration of Joko Widodo, was accused of profiting from the government’s decision to…