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An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in London for murdering a woman 30 years ago, after he was connected to the brutal killing through his strand of hair found at the crime scene. Sandip Patel, 51, was found guilty of the murder of Marina Koppel by stabbing her at least 140 times at her flat in the Westminster area of London in 1994 and sentenced at the Old Bailey court in the city on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said innovative work by its forensics team on his hair found on a ring worn by…
Kian Higgins and Mark Schoombie took the Jumeirah Golf Estates by storm to win the latest edition of the popular Curry Club event. The pair delivered a remarkable performance, boasting a net score of -6 (-7 gross) during their round on the front nine on the Fire Course. Their stellar play, highlighted by five birdies and an eagle, propelled them to victory in impressive fashion. Louis Thorne and Eirik Andresen secured an impressive -5 score without any drop shots, earning them a well-deserved second place Cavit Yildiz and Dilek Yildiz also posted a -5 score, narrowly missing out on second…
Intel faced an uphill climb with Arc Alchemist, and it looks like it might have another fight ahead with its next-gen Battlemage GPUs. The competition is always fierce, and AMD and Nvidia have big plans for the year ahead. Despite the clouds that loom on the horizon, Intel might still surprise us with Battlemage — in a good way. Here’s where Intel Arc Battlemage is currently at, and why it might have a shot at being one of the best GPUs of the year. Déjà vu Prior to the release of Intel Arc Alchemist, one of the main complaints was…
A senior bureaucrat said on Saturday he helped rig Pakistan’s elections, a week after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner. Liaqat Ali Chattha, commissioner of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the country’s powerful military has its headquarters, said he would hand himself over to police. There have been widespread allegations of rigging after authorities switched off the country’s mobile phone network on election day and the count took more than 24 hours. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), short of a majority,…
The wave of layoffs that has happened over the past year in the video game industry is well-documented. Some of the biggest culprits are Embracer Group, which has laid off nearly 1,400 workers across several of its studios since the start of a restructuring program last July, and Microsoft, which laid off 1,900 developers across Xbox, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard in January. After relative silence around these layoffs, leadership at both companies finally tried to offer more transparently into what happened. Neither of their statements are good enough. While both Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil…
Authorities in the UAE helped arrest a fugitive wanted in Kuwait and seized more than 300,000 Kuwaiti dinars. Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said in a post on social media that the accused was involved in forgery and tampering with documents and invoices. The expat was apprehended by UAE officials before he could flee the country and was handed over to Kuwaiti authorities. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The accused is under investigation and he and those involved have been referred to the competent authorities.
Bollywood actor Suhani Bhatnagar passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 after battling health issues. The young girl had fractured her leg earlier prompting her to take medicines that had side effects on her body, according to reports. Her medication caused fluid to accumulate in her body and she had been admitted to the All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) for the same. The fluid accumulation has reportedly caused her untimely demise. Aamir Khan’s production house took to X to express their “heartfelt condolences”. Suhani played the role of a young Babita Phogat in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Dangal’. She…
Jannik Sinner extended his unbeaten run in the 2024 season as he advanced to the semifinals of ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam after Milos Raonic was forced to retire from the pair’s quarter-final match due to a hip injury. Sinner led the battle by 7-6(4), 1-1 when the former World No. 3 Raonic called a halt to proceedings at Rotterdam Ahoy. The Australian Open winner Sinner saved two set points at 4-5 and 15/40 before winning the first set in a tiebreaker. “He is for sure one of the toughest opponents to play against. This is a very unusual challenge…
Undefeated in their last seven Bundesliga games, Dortmund look to continue that momentum on Saturday when they travel to Volkswagen Arena to take on 12th-place Wolfsburg, who are on an opposite sort of run with zero wins in their last six. The match starts at 9:30 a.m. ET and will stream exclusively on ESPN+ if you’re in the United States. That means there is unfortunately no way to watch the match completely free, but ESPN+ remains one of the better deals in all of streaming, especially if you’re a Bundesliga fan. Watch Wolfsburg vs Dortmund on ESPN+ It’s pretty simple: If…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday apologized for remarks she made at a Jewish philanthropy event in New York City that went viral on social media and which suggested Israel had justification to destroy Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry, my friends, there would be no Canada the next day,” Hochul said in a portion of her speech on Thursday at an event for the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York. “That is a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure that it never…