Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A lioness fatally attacked Bernd Kebbel, a prominent 59-year-old German businessman and philanthropist, during a safari trip in Namibia on the morning of Friday, May 30, while he was camping near the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp in the Sesfontein area, according to media reports. At the time of the attack, Kebbel…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Russian deputy ambassador to New Delhi Roman Babushkin on Monday said India will receive the remaining regiments of the S-400 strategic air defence missile system by 2026, as scheduled. The S-400 missile system performed well in India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, intercepting Pakistani drones and missiles. There have been talks of…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Bangladeshi prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal have formally charged former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity during the mass uprising in the country last year, local media reported. According to the Dhaka Tribune, besides Sheikh Hasina, the country’s former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-IGP Chowdhury Mamun…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Shashi Tharoor of the Congress on Friday (local time) said Colombia has reversed its earlier stance on the India-Pakistan conflict – a position that had earlier drawn criticism for expressing condolences for “Pakistanis” following Indian airstrikes. Shashi Tharoor, who is leading an all-party delegation to different nations to expose Pakistan over…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a quiet compound in Cambodia, rats scurry across a field – not in search of food, but of danger. These are no ordinary rodents. Known as African Giant Pouched Rats or more affectionately as “HeroRATs”, they are trained to detect hidden landmines and explosives with stunning precision. Cambodia’s military has…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has publicly admitted that India’s BrahMos missile strikes stopped a planned Pakistani military offensive on the night of May 9 and 10. Speaking at a summit in Lachin, Azerbaijan, Sharif acknowledged that the Pakistani armed forces were preparing to launch an attack on India early on…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The Madhya Pradesh high court has ruled that forcing unnatural sex on one’s wife, along with physical assault and cruelty, amounts to an offence under Section 498A of the IPC, The Times of India reported on Friday. However, it clarified that the husband cannot be prosecuted under Sections 377 or 376,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday criticised party colleague and lawmaker Shashi Tharoor over his comments that India breached the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time during the 2016 surgical strike, saying he should be declared “super spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”. The comments against Tharoor assume…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a significant move to reinforce law and order in one of Haldwani’s most sensitive areas, the foundation stone for a new police station in Banbhoolpura was ceremoniously laid on Tuesday. Inspector General (IG) of Police, Kumaon Range, Ridhim Aggarwal, and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nainital, Prahlad Narayan Meena, performed…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau In a relief to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Ashoka University professor who is facing legal troubles over his social media post on Operation Sindoor, the Supreme Court has extended his interim bail just days after he was released from Sonepat jail. However, the top court’s relief comes with a rider. While there…