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Prince Harry has reportedly drawn a chilling parallel between his recent car chase in New York city and his mother Princess Diana's death, caused due to an accident while she was being chased by the paparazzi in 1997.                                            File photo of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry found himself recalling the tragic loss of his mother, Princess Diana, after experiencing what his spokesperson described as a “near catastrophic car chase” while being followed by paparazzi in New York City. The Duke of Sussex, confided in friends, stating that the harrowing incident brought him closer than ever to comprehending the events surrounding his mother’s fatal car crash in Paris in 1997, when he was just 12 years old. Prince Harry, in his memoir ‘Spare’, recounted his journey through the same tunnel where Princess Diana’s accident occurred a decade later, as an attempt to seek closure, the Times reported. Grieving the untimely loss of his mother at such

The quality check of the cough syrups has been taken after India's image as the "pharmacy of the world" took a knock following the WHO alerts on contaminated cough syrups. Image used for representational purpose only.  NEW DELHI: From June 1, all cough syrup exporters will have to undertake mandatory testing of their products at specified government laboratories before getting permission for the outbound shipments. The direction comes after three alerts issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in seven months, on contaminated India-made cough syrups. “The export of cough syrup shall be permitted to be exported subject to export samples being tested and production of a certificate of analysis issued by any of the laboratories, with effect from June 1, 2023,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification on Monday. The earmarked central government labs include Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Regional Drug Testing Lab (RDTL — Chandigarh), C

PM Modi Australia Speech Today: PM Narendra Modi is visiting Australia as a guest of the Australian Government. He will address the community members at the event at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena.   PM Modi Sydney Speech Today: PM Modi will address the Indian community at a mega event (File) Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will today attend a special community event here to celebrate the country’s dynamic, diverse Indian community. PM Modi is visiting Australia as a guest of the Australian Government. He will address the community members at the event at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena. The event’s organisers, the Indian Australian Diaspora Foundation (IADF), are expecting a large turnout. “The Indian-Australian community is excited to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi after nine years. He visited Australia in 2014 and was greeted by a large crowd at Sydney’s community reception,” Jay Shah, one of IADF’s directors, told the Spe

The 33-year-old was anot keeping well since the last couple of days and he collapsed in the bathroom of his apartment in Oshiwara area.                                                                Actor Aditya Singh Rajput. MUMBAI: Actor, model and casting director Aditya Singh Rajput was found dead in the bathroom of his apartment in suburban Andheri here on Monday, police said. Rajput (33) was allegedly not keeping well since the last couple of days and he collapsed in the bathroom of his apartment in Oshiwara area this afternoon, an official said. The actor’s maid noticed the fall and informed the building’s security guard, following which he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, he said. “We have not found anything suspicious about Rajput’s death so far. An accidental death report (ADR) has been registered and his body has been sent for autopsy,” the official added. Rajput has participated in reality shows such as “Splitsvilla” and also acted in film

The CBI recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking a Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the Bollywood star's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case. Former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede.  MUMBAI: Former NCB zonal director and bribery accused Sameer Wankhede is trying to show the alleged messages exchanged with film superstar Shah Rukh Khan as a ‘certificate of integrity’, the CBI told the Bombay High Court on Monday. The High Court is hearing a petition of Wankhede, who is accused of seeking Rs 25 crore as bribe from the actor for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise ‘drug bust’ case. A vacation bench of Justices Abhay Ahuja and MM Sathaye on Monday extended till June 8 the interim protection granted to Wankhede in the case. Last Friday, the court had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation not to take any coercive against him till May 22. Citing the messages exchanged with Khan, Wankhede, in his petition, has claimed the film super

The clashes erupted when Khan attended a much-awaited hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case. During the confrontation, over 25 security personnel were injured. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, leaves court after an appearance in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 19, 2023. ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan got a major relief on Tuesday when an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted him bail till June 8 in eight cases related to violence that erupted at the Judicial Complex here in March. The cases were registered in different police stations of Islamabad against 70-year-old Khan after clashes erupted between police and his supporters when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief appeared before a court in the Judicial Complex on March 18. The clashes erupted when Khan attended a much-awaited hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case. During the confrontation, over 25 security personnel were injured. On Tuesday, Khan travelled from Lahore to the ca

Banks make adequate arrangements; no plan to reintroduce Rs 1,000 notes, says RBI governor.  A 2000 rupee note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. MUMBAI: A day before the Reserve Bank of India opens the window for exchange of Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday dismissed rumours of a new Rs 1,000 currency note being in the works. “There’s no such proposal right now,” he told reporters here on Monday in his first media interaction after the decision to withdraw the highest denomination note from circulation last Friday. As the window for customers to exchange Rs 2,000 notes in their possession will start on Tuesday, Das said there is no need to panic. Urging the public not to rush to banks, he said enough time has been given to exchange the notes. He reiterated the notes will remain legal tender (valid for transaction).  The RBI governor’s comments came after reports said people and businesses have stopped accepting Rs 2,000 notes a

The blaze was first noticed around 1.30 am in the section where chemicals are stored. It has been speculated that the fire could have erupted from the spot where bleaching powder was kept. JS Renjith, a 32-year-old fireman was killed while attempting to douse the fire. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The warehouse of Kerala Medical Services Corporation at KINFRA park in Menamkulam was gutted in a major fire outbreak reported in the wee hours of Tuesday. The blaze was first noticed around 1.30 am in the section where chemicals are stored. It has been speculated that the fire could have erupted from the spot where the bleaching powder was kept. The fire was accompanied by loud explosions and only security personnel were present at the spot when the accident occurred. Meanwhile, a fire and rescue department official was killed while attempting to douse the fire. JS Renjith, a 32-year-old fireman from the Chakka unit of the state Fire and Rescue Services, suffered fatal injuries after a portion of

The meteorological department issued a warning for heavy rain in northern Thailand this week. Monday was also the official start of the rainy season. Thai rescue workers at the scene of a collapsed metal roof on a structure at the Wat Nern Por primary school in Phichit province in northern Thailand, Monday, May 22, 2023. BANGKOK: Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday. The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy who died late Monday night in a hospital after the collapse at the Wat Nern Por primary school, according to the public relations office in Phichit province, 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Bangkok. Several students had gone inside the activity center to shelter from the rain when the roof collapsed, according to a Facebook post from the official disaster prevention department, and 18 people were hospitalized. Patcharin

Kejriwal has met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the ordinance issue and the latter has extended full support to AAP in its tussle with the Centre on the matter. A collage of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (L) and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, used for representative purposes only. KOLKATA: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday, an official said. Kejriwal will be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo is trying to drum up opposition support over the Delhi government’s fight against the Centre over an ordinance on the control of administrative services in the national capital. Kejriwal and Mann are scheduled to land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in the afternoon. They will hold a brief meeting with AAP leaders of West Bengal before visiting the state secretariat Nabanna to meet the Trinamool Congress chief. “They are sc