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Updated on: Sept 01, 2025 08:31 am IST Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Saturday in what Zelensky called “a horrific murder” and a “matter of security in a country at war.” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said early on Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, a crime that shook the war-torn country. Parubiy had been parliamentary speaker from April 2016 to August 2019, and was one of the leaders of protests in 2013-14 calling for closer ties with the European Union.(Reuters File) “The suspect…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Toll likely to rise, with significant damage reported across mountainous provinces of Kunar and Nangahar, sources say.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, with early reports indicating that at least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured, according to sources.The tremor shook the Kunar and Nangahar province at about midnight local time on Monday, local sources told Al Jazeera, with significant damage reported across several districts in the mountainous regions.The sources said the toll was preliminary and that figures are likely to rise as assessments continue.The United States Geological…

Published on: Sept 01, 2025 08:55 am IST The Chinese president’s remarks come amid tensions with the United States under President Donald Trump. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday criticised “bullying behaviour” in the world order while opening the plenary session at the SCO Summit 2025 in Tianjin, China. In an apparent message to Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on SCO members to oppose “bullying behaviour” and “cold war mentality”(AP) In his address, the Chinese leader called on leaders at the SCO summit, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, to “adhere to fairness and…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the inauguration ceremony of Ragwon County Offshore Farm, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on August 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: via Reuters North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that’s key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a weekend visit before he departs for a major military parade in China.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency did not disclose the location of the factory Mr. Kim visited Sunday (August 31, 2025), but it may be in…

The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang (Sambhava Vivaranam Nalara Sangham) is a wild trip that takes one through places and characters unimagined. It starts slowly, sucking you into the lives of the ‘4.5’ gang – Arikuttan, Althaf, Kanji, Maniyan, and Moonga. It is the kind of series that makes you want to pick the creator’s brains for the sheer cleverness of it. You get the urge to ask the creator (writer and director) Krishand — “How did you think of this universe?” It is bold for its sheer originality, and refreshingly different from usual crime-based OTT content.The series is an…

Kim Jong Un’s visit comes ahead of planned trip to China to attend military parade with Xi Jinping.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a new missile production line and missile-manufacturing automation process, according to state media.His visit on Sunday to the missile production line came ahead of a planned trip to Beijing to attend a military parade along with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.North Korea is under heavy international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, which were developed in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.Experts…

New DelhiSeptember 1, 2025 06:58 AM IST First published on: Sep 1, 2025 at 06:54 AM IST The Registrar General of India (RGI) has sought a Rs 14,618.95-crore budget to conduct the Census 2027, which will be the first “Digital Census” and collect data on caste, The Indian Express has learnt. Earlier this month, the RGI, which comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), circulated a note seeking the approval of the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), a central body under the Ministry of Finance that appraises government schemes and projects. Once cleared by the EFC, the MHA will…

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates defeating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany after their fourth round match of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Novak Djokovic was cruising along with a big early lead in his U.S. Open fourth-round match on Sunday night when his neck started bothering him. That didn’t stop Djokovic from dominating 144th-ranked qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his record 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal.Djokovic made history at the age of 38 to become the oldest man to reach the…

Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta in anticipation of further demonstrations.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025Indonesian authorities have ramped up security after six people were killed in unrest over economic hardship that escalated into violent anger against the nation’s police force.The deadly protests, which began last week over financial perks for lawmakers, have forced President Prabowo Subianto to make a U-turn over the measures.Demonstrations had begun peacefully, but turned violent against the nation’s elite paramilitary police unit after footage showed one of its teams running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan late on Thursday.Protests have since spread from the…

“Govinda and I were never friends,” declared producer Pahlaj Nihalani recently, despite working together in films like Ilzaam, Shola Aur Shabnam and Aankhen over the years. In an interview, he also shared that Govinda developed a complex about his co-star Rohan Kapoor, who was the son of legendary playback singer Mahendra Kapoor and came from a film family. In an interaction with Pinkvilla, Pahlaj shared that Govinda became insecure because Rohan arrived on set in a car while he travelled in an auto. “I had introduced Govinda, but he did his uncle’s film Tan-Badan first. The film’s one reel was…