Month: August 2024

Man Arrested For Stabbing Girl, Woman At Leicester Square In London

August 12, 2024 admin

Cops are awaiting an update on the condition of the victims. (Representational) London: British police said they arrested a man after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in Leicester Square, an area in central London popular with tourists. The police said they didn’t believe there were any outstanding suspects and they were…

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Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court rejects bail plea of Bushra Bibi related to May 9 riots

August 12, 2024 admin

The court adjourned the hearing of the May 9 cases until August 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday (August 12, 2024) rejected the bail application of Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in 12 cases related to the violence on May 9, 2023….

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Manu Bhaker To Neeraj Chopra – India’s Records And Milestones At Paris Olympics

August 12, 2024 admin

India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India’s third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012. Archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, wrestling, table tennis…

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Multi-Crore Cash Prize To Government Jobs: What Hockey Stars, Manu Bhaker And Others Will Get For Olympic Heroics

August 12, 2024 admin

The Indian contingent ended Paris Olympics 2024 with six medals – one lesser than their tally at the previous Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was a mixed show from India as multiple athletes finished 4th in their respective categories and missed out on a medal by the smallest of margins. Shooter Manu Bhaker…

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Man Held For Rape Attempt In UP, BJP Claims He’s Linked To Samajwadi Party

August 12, 2024 admin

The Samajwadi Party said the man is no longer a party worker. Kannauj: A 50-year-old former politician has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a minor girl in Kannauj on Monday, police said. The incident has also led to a political row, with the BJP hitting out at the Samajwadi Party with the claim…

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Hindenburg-SEBI-Adani Row: Sensex, Nifty settle marginally lower in volatile trade

August 12, 2024 admin

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI Stock markets closed marginally lower in a highly volatile trade on Monday (August 12, 2024) as investors turned cautious about the potential disruptions from the U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research report on SEBI chairperson and her husband’s undisclosed investments in obscure offshore funds in Bermuda and Mauritius….

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Turkish airstrikes kill 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, ministry says

August 12, 2024 admin

Image used for a representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkey’s military conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and “neutralised” 17 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defence ministry said on Monday. Turkey, which typically uses the term neutralised to mean killed, has been carrying out a cross-border operation called Claw-Lock in…

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Bangladeshi Smuggler Killed In Retaliatory Firing By Border Force

August 12, 2024 admin

The BSF spotted the smuggler using night vision binoculars. Kolkata: A Bangladeshi smuggler was killed in retaliatory firing by Border Security Force (BSF) jawans in West Bengal’s Malda district early on Monday. The BSF personnel were forced to open fire in self-defence after being attacked by two groups of criminals. The smuggler, who was gunned…

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Amit Shah Meets Meghalaya Chief Minister, Discusses Crisis In Bangladesh

August 12, 2024 admin

A night curfew has been imposed in the border areas of Meghalaya for the past few days. New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, today reviewed the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and its implications in northeast India in a meeting with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his deputy Prestone Tynsong in Delhi The three…

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English cricketer Graham Thorpe took his own life after battling with depression and anxiety, reveals wife

August 12, 2024 admin

File picture of Graham Thorpe during nets practice in Edgbaston, Birmingham | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe took his own life after a struggle with depression and anxiety fuelled by his failing health in the last two years, his wife Amanda has revealed. The 55-year-old passed away on August…

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