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The incident occurred in June this year. Pune: Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said on Friday. The case was filed at the Bundgarden police station…
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “An accountability court has extended by 11 days the physical remand of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the new Toshakhana corruption case,” media reports said on Friday (August 9, 2024.) The hearing, presided over by Accountability…
Jack Karlson had been in the hospital for the past three weeks. Jack Karlson, famed for the classic “democracy manifest” and “succulent Chinese meal” clip, died on August 7, aged 82. In a statement, Karlson’s family confirmed his death, saying he had prostate cancer. “He walked a full and colourful path and despite the troubles…
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Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Rappler CEO gestures as she talks to reporters after being acquitted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court over a tax evasion case in Pasig City, Philippines, on Sept. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A court has ruled that the Philippine news site Rappler can…
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Donald Trump has agreed to debate his Democratic counterpart Kamala Harris on September 10. US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has agreed to debate his Democratic counterpart Kamala Harris on September 10. The showdown is set to be hosted by ABC, with additional debates proposed for September 4 and September 25 on Fox and NBC,…
A fire burns, as Russian forces battle Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, in this screen grab obtained from social media video released on Friday (August 9, 2024). | Photo Credit: Reuters A fire broke out at a Russian military airfield hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border, state media reported early Friday (August 9,…
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PR Sreejesh after India’s bronze medal win at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Following the victory, Sreejesh bowed down in front of the goal post while his teammates celebrated the triumph around him. When asked about his emotions at that moment, Sreejesh said that it was ‘home’ for him for the last 24 years…
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People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut speaks during a press conference, announcing a new political party, in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s disbanded Opposition Move Forward Party unveiled a new leadership and political vehicle on Friday (August 9, 2024) that will become the biggest party in Parliament, naming it People’s…
On Thursday, a Delhi court extended Mr Kejriwal’s judicial custody until August 20. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, who had been in custody for 17 months, in connection to the Delhi liquor policy case. Reacting to the news, Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief…
Palestinians check the damage in the al-Zahra school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians following an Israeli strike, in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City on August 8, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large…
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