Month: September 2023

Ex-U.S. envoy to Pakistan gets probation for ethics violations

September 16, 2023 admin

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine on September 15, 2023, for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. | Photo Credit: AP Richard Olson,…

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Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala

September 16, 2023 admin

Health workers wait to admit patients at a Nipah isolation ward at the Medical College, in Kozhikode on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI Since May 2018 when Kerala reported the first Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district, there have been three more outbreaks of Nipah virus including the latest one in late-August 2023. For reasons still…

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Nirmala Sitharaman On MK Stalin’s Son

September 16, 2023 admin

It is wrong to use words that may incite violence, said Nirmala Sitharaman. (File) Chennai: On the Sanatana Dharma row, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin should speak realising his responsibility as a state minister. Despite witnessing insult to Lord Rama in Tamil Nadu in 1971, Sanatana Dharma did…

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India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Final: Rain Threat Looms, Hourly Weather Update Of Colombo

September 16, 2023 admin

India take on Sri Lanka in Sunday’s Asia Cup final, a crucial momentum-builder heading into next month’s ODI World Cup. Both teams have 13 Asian titles between them, with India winning on seven occasions. India kicked off their campaign with a washed-out match in Pallekele against Pakistan, before beating Nepal to qualify for the Super…

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Libya investigates dams’ collapse after flood killed over 11,000

September 16, 2023 admin

Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on September 16, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. Heavy rains caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding across eastern Libya last…

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BJP’s Varun Gandhi Attacks Own Party Again

September 16, 2023 admin

Mr Gandhi said India should focus on conserving its own endangered species. New Delhi: In yet another attack on his own party and the Centre, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has termed bringing cheetahs from Africa and allowing them to die “cruelty and negligence”, and called for a focus on conserving India’s endangered species. Mr Gandhi’s…

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India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 Final: Head-to-Head, Form Guide, Top Performances, Odds

September 16, 2023 admin

The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, will be up against co-hosts Sri Lanka, led by Dasun Shanaka, in the final of the Asia Cup 2023. The Indian cricket team are coming into the final after a loss to Bangladesh, though several top players were rested for that game. Sri Lanka, on the other…

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Man Arrested For Breaking Into Royal Mews Near Buckingham Palace

September 16, 2023 admin

The man “trespassing on a protected site” and taken into custody. (Representational) London: A man has been arrested for trespassing after police were alerted to a person climbing into the Royal Mews close to Buckingham Palace, London’s Metropolitan Police said Saturday. At 1:25 am (0025 GMT) on Saturday morning, “officers at Buckingham Palace responded to…

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Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father a year after her death

September 16, 2023 admin

People hold a placard with pictures of, as Iranian call them, martyrs, during a rally of Iranian diaspora in Europe, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, which prompted protests across their country, in Brussels, Belgium on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian security forces briefly detained…

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Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma Equals Virat Kohli In The List Of Unwanted Record With A Duck Against Bangladesh

September 16, 2023 admin

File photo of Virat Kohli (left) and Rohit Sharma.© AFP Rohit Sharma on Friday equalled Virat Kohli in the list of an unwanted record. The India captain scored a duck off two balls in the side’s last match of Super 4 in Asia Cup 2023. It was Rohit’s 15th duck in his 249-match ODI career….

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