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Iran has considered two routes, one via Azerbaijan and the other via Armenia and Georgia, for electricity exchange with Russia, Mehrabian told Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), noting that Iran is holding the final negotiations for the start of the projects, Xinhua news agency reported.The Azerbaijan route involves a less complicated process, as Iran and Azerbaijan have synchronised their power networks to the required extent, said the minister.Iran and Russia can complement each other favourably by exporting their surplus of electricity mutually, as the latter’s electricity consumption peaks in winter while the former in summer, he added.Mehrabian emphasised that Iran…

The Delhi Police said that in 2022, based on specific intelligence input, a team of the Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) had seized 3 kg of heroin from the possession of one Nasim Barkazay, a resident of Kabul, Afghanistan.The ANTF had unearthed this Afghanistan-based International Drug Syndicate, run by one Haji Naimat Ullah (an Afghan National), who fled from India in 2021. Barkazay further gave information about the availability of drugs with one Parvez Alam alias Doctor, a resident of Bhajanpura, Delhi. Acting upon the information, 7.4 kg of heroin and Rs 1.25 lakh earned by selling drugs were…

DCP of Dwarka, M. Harsha Vardhan said that the accused was identified as Sammy alias Abhishek (27), a resident of Kankarbagh village.The official said that on July 11, an incident of burglary was reported at Uttam Nagar wherein the complainant stated that his Apple mobile phone, Dell laptop, earbuds, and one bag were found to be stolen from his house.The police scanned the CCTV footage of the spot as well as the surrounding areas and the route followed by the culprit before or after the incident. “After analysing the CCTV footage, it was revealed that the accused person cleverly disabled…

The call was made on July 13. The caller — Anurag, a resident of Assam, claimed that he overheard that the flight was hijacked.Soon after his call, an emergency meeting of the BTAC (Bomb Threat Assessment Committee) was called to foil the “hijack and nab the accused”.Later, a special security committee also discussed the issue at length.The Delhi Police, meanwhile, said that they have not found anything serious in the matter.”We have lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at the IGI police station and are looking into the matter,” a police officer said.–IANSatk/pgh

Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion after winning the title last year, came up with an inspired performance to overcome Djokovic for a 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory that would now extend his stay at the top of the World Rankings.“It’s a dream come true for me,” said Alcaraz. “As I said before, of course, it’s great to win, but even if I had lost, I would be really proud of myself for this amazing run. Making history in this beautiful tournament, playing a final against a legend of our sport.“It’s a dream come true to be able to…

However, local party JD-S has opted out of the meet amid the rumours of the party joining the BJP-led NDA. Posters welcoming the national leaders have been erected in Bengaluru’s city arterial roads as the Congress, which is ruling the state, wants to send out a message to the country. Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress’ leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’ Brien will attend the meet, along with CPI’s D. Raja, CPI-M Sitaram Yechury, Nationalist Congress Party’s chief Sharad Pawar and party leaders Jitendra…

Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion after winning the title last year, came up with an inspired performance to overcome Djokovic for a 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory that would now extend his stay at the top of the World Rankings.Alcaraz recovered from a shaky start to deliver a high-quality championship-match display and become just the fifth man in the Open Era to win multiple major titles before turning 21.With this win, Alcaraz snapped Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon with his four-hour, 42-minute victory. The 20-year-old, known for his huge groundstrokes and delicate touches, lit up the All…

“YSRP has turned the state (Andhra Pradesh) into Hatyandra Pradesh. I strongly condemn the heinous murder of Krishna, a government teacher from Vizianagaram. Such acts of violence only embolden criminals, as they perceive a lack of accountability and fear no consequences for their actions,” he stated on social media.A group of people murdered Agrireddy Krishna, a 58-year-old government teacher, by mowing down him with their van and beating with an iron rod near Ommi Kothapeta locality in Vizianagaram district on Saturday.The death had sparked protests and roads were blocked demanding the arrest of the killers.–IANSmka/pgh

He said that the AAP government in Delhi, instead of blaming other states for the flood-like conditions in the national capital, put more effort into finding a solution.Sarma said Assam also experiences flooding due to the water coming from China and Bhutan but his administration has “set a scientific response” rather than blaming the governments of those countries.”I have seen a number of claims that the water is coming from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Water does not know any geography,” Sarma told reporters, adding: “We too receive water from Arunachal Pradesh, China, and Bhutan. Still, we do not attack them…

Shaheen Afridi, who last played a Test match almost a year ago against Sri Lanka and was out of action for some months with multiple injuries, in the process picked his 100th Test wicket.Sri Lanka opener Nishan Madushka was the victim, who couldn’t deal with the angle and movement Afridi produced. The 23-year-old added two more wickets in his eight-over long opening spell, squaring up Kusal Mendis for his second before removing the solid Dimuth Karunaratne.At 23 years of age, only two other Pakistan bowlers had achieved the feat of 100 Test wickets – Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. Akram,…