Day: June 2, 2025

In a significant verdict in the highly sensitive Anna University sexual assault case, a special court in Chennai has sentenced 37-year-old Gnanasekaran, a DMK sympathizer, to rigorous life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years.

India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming it for the breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, as the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from its soil is interfering with the treaty’s implementation.

At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday indicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on several charges, including mass murder, for their alleged role in the violent crackdown on student-led protests last year.

Ukraine has carried out one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia so far. The attack targeted a military base deep inside Siberia, in the village of Sridni. The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack.

At least 26 Palestinians were killed and over 80 hurt after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid site in Rafah, southern Gaza. Thousands had gathered near the Al-Alam roundabout, close to a centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), when Israeli tanks came and fired at the crowd.

Australian researchers have identified a common genetic variant that doubles the risk of dementia in men. The team from Curtin University said that one in three people carry one copy of the variant, known as H63D, while one in 36 carry two copies.

 Reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on big-serving 13th seed Ben Shelton for a place in the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday as four-time women’s title-holder Iga Swiatek prepares to battle former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina.