Month: August 2024

7 Devotees Die In Stampede During Consecration Event At Bihar Temple

August 12, 2024 admin

Patna: Seven devotees, including three women, died in a stampede at a temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district last night allegedly after force was used to control the crowd. At least 35 others suffered injuries in the stampede at the Baba Sidheshwar Nath temple on Baravar hills. Authorities, however, have denied any negligence on their part….

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U.S. announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

August 12, 2024 admin

U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin,. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday (August 11, 2024) as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024 admin

Congress has demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry into the charges against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch in the latest Hindenburg report. File | Photo Credit: Reuters SEBI chief’s rebuttal confirms ‘massive conflict of interest’, raises fresh questions: Hindenburg Research Hours after the stock market regulator’s chairperson Madhabi Puri…

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Raging Wildfire Forces Dozens To Evacuate In Greece

August 12, 2024 admin

This year, two people have lost their lives in wildfires while 20 were reported dead last year. (File) Athens: Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation of Marathon town, the birthplace of the Marathon race, due to a raging wildfire. Residents of Marathon were on Sunday asked to move towards the neighbouring settlement of Nea Makri,…

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UP Cop Threatens To Kill Family Member, Demands Rs 1 Crore Ransom, Arrested

August 12, 2024 admin

The accused was arrested near his village with a country-made pistol, said police (Representational) Mathura: Police on Sunday arrested a constable who allegedly threatened to kidnap and kill a family member unless he was paid Rs 1 crore, officials said. Aziz Gautam, posted in the district prison here, had on August 5 allegedly threatened to…

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Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

August 12, 2024 admin

A man poses for pictures in front of new graffiti on a street wall at Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Muhammad Yunus was on Sunday (August 11) acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom…

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Cold War nuke tests light up problem with present-day climate models

August 12, 2024 admin

For billions of years, the carbon cycle has been nature’s solution to removing excess carbon from the atmosphere. In nature, volcanic eruptions and life forms vent carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Plants and trees then draw in and store this CO2 during photosynthesis. Of late, the carbon cycle has been a focus area in…

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20 Killed In Rajasthan Amid Heavy Rainfall, Schools Shut

August 11, 2024 admin

Bhajan Lal Sharma held an emergency meeting in Jaipur to review the situation. (File) Jaipur: At least 20 people lost their lives in different parts of Rajasthan amid torrential rains which have been lashing the state since Saturday. Heavy rain in Jaipur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, and Dausa left the streets waterlogged. It also prompted the…

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Amid tragedy, âdisaster touristsâ flock to Vilangad

August 11, 2024 admin

Visitors at the site of landslip at Vilangad in Kozhikode on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The landslip site at Vilanagad in Kozhikode is fast becoming a hotspot of âdisaster tourismâ. People from all parts of the district are flocking to the disaster site, causing inconvenience to local people. Around 25 vehicles, including cars…

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Jharkhand ration dealers to go on strike, if government fails to meet demands

August 11, 2024 admin

Fair Price Shop Dealers Association (FPSDA), a body of ration dealers in Jharkhand on Sunday threatened to go on a strike if its demands are not fulfilled in a month. In a State-level meeting in Ranchi, the FPSDA alleged that its members are still deprived of the increased commission promised by the Hemant Soren government….

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