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Indian shot dead in Canada; targeted killing suspected

A 28-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected "targeted killing" in Canada's British Columbia province, according to the police, who have arrested and charged four people with......

Red Cross pulling out of Baghdad, Basra

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday said it was pulling out of Baghdad and Basra because of "extremely dangerous" conditions."We decided that in view of an extremely dangerous......

Four killed in Basra bombing

Four Iraqi men and a boy were killed when a car bomb exploded near Buraq Hotel in the southeast city of Basra on Thursday, according to reports.An old Mercedes Benz was used in the attack,......

5 blasts, 68 dead in Basra

Five car bombings near police facilities in and around the southern Iraqi city of Basra killed at least 68 Iraqis on Wednesday, report agencies.The dead included 20 schoolchildren and at least 16......

British troops pull out from Basra, Iraq

British troops Monday withdrew from their last base in the Iraqi city of Basra with Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejecting suggestions that it was a "defeat" and insisting that the pullout, which......

BPCL to import 1.4 million barrels of Iraqi crude

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd will import 1.4 million barrels (0.2 million tonnes) of Iraqi Basra Light crude oil during September-December."We are actively talking to Iraq's State Oil Marketing......

Post poll, India faces fuel price hike

The Saudi and Iraq offer to replace Iranian crude supplies comes with a catch: Higher prices for the same quality of crude.The new government will face a tough decision over a fuel price hike, says......

Shilpa's Gorgeous Karwa Chauth Look

Sunita Kapoor hosted her annual Karwa Chauth party for friends, and they came in various shades of red and yellow. All the ladies, including Shilpa Shetty, made sure to dress up for the occasion.......

Sonal's Stunning Sunny Style

Bollywood actresses looked gorgeous on the red carpet at the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2025. A quick look at the style divas. Sonal Chauhan brightens up the evening in a......

Aditi, Ayushmann Step Out To Watch Life Of Pi

Film folk and their families took time off to watch the award-winning play Life of Pi at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai on December 5. Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures......

What Bollywood's Karva Chauth Party Looks Like

Anil Kapoor's wife Sunita Kapoor hosted her annual Karva Chauth party for her friends, and the ladies in well, mostly red, made striking images on social media. Presenting the inside pictures of......

Shilpa Shows Off Her Mehendi

Quite a few ladies attended Sunita and Anil Kapoor's annual Karva Chauth's party at their home. Click here to see the inside pictures. For more, keep scrolling! Shilpa Shetty keeps her mehendi......

Historic! Uzbekistan, Jordan qualify for FIFA World Cup

Uzbekistan, Jordan earn first World Cup berths as South Korea also qualify. IMAGE: Uzbekistan players and support staff celebrate after qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a 0-0 draw......

REVEALED! How Bumrah Proposed To Sanjana

IMAGE: Sanjana Ganesan was shocked by Jasprit Bumrah's bubble balcony proposal. Photograph: Jasprit Bumrah/Instagram In the middle of bio-bubble restrictions and empty stadiums, Jasprit Bumrah......

Harbhajan, Geeta Basra blessed with baby boy

IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Geeta Basra/Instagram Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra were blessed with a baby boy -- their second child -- on Saturday. ......

Iraq will not play Palestine WC qualifier in Jerusalem or Jordan

IMAGE: Palestine fans inside the Basra International Stadium, Iraq, before the World Cup Asian third round qualifier between Iraq and Palestine on October 10, 2024. Photograph: Thaier......

At Geeta Basra's virtual baby shower

Photograph: Kind courtesy Geeta Basra/Instagram Actor Geeta Basra, who is expecting her second child with cricketer Harbhajan Singh in July, shared some lovely photos from her virtual baby......