Month: August 2024

Gunman Spent Months Seeking A Target, Then Settled On Donald Trump: FBI

August 28, 2024 admin

There were no traces of illicit drugs or alcohol in the gunman’s system. (File) Washington: The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump mounted a “sustained, detailed effort” to attack a major gathering of some sort before deciding to target the Republican presidential candidate at a Pennsylvania rally in July, FBI officials said on Wednesday….

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Malayalam Actor On Why She Filed #MeToo Complaint

August 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Actor Sonia Malhar — who filed a #MeToo complaint against a fellow actor amid a flood of complaints about longstanding sexual exploitation in Malayalam movie industry — has told NDTV today that she has done it despite family pressure to “close all the things”. “But I revealed the face of that hero, because…

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Haryana Chief Minister Rides Bullock Cart To Reach Meeting Venue During Campaigning

August 28, 2024 admin

The security of the Chief Minister was accompanying him. Chandigarh: Resorting to a unique way to get connected with people at the grassroot and understand the voters’ mood, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday rode a bullock cart to reach a public meeting venue during campaigning at a village in Jind’s district. “The…

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Mumbai’s 1st Double-Decker Flyover With Metro Viaduct Open For Public

August 28, 2024 admin

The flyover was built using advanced technology with separate levels for metro and road transport Thane: The first double-decker flyover in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) which connects a viaduct for metro line 9 was inaugurated on Wednesday by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The one-km-long flyover integrates a metro viaduct and a road flyover for…

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Israel Military Says Failed To Stop West Bank Attack That Killed 1 Palestinian

August 28, 2024 admin

Israeli military’s investigation found the troops “needed to act more decisively”. (Representational) Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had “failed” in its response to a settler attack in the occupied West Bank earlier this month that Palestinian officials said killed one man. The August 15 raid on the northern West Bank village of…

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India Calls For “Immediate Release” Of All Israeli Hostages Taken On October 7

August 28, 2024 admin

India has also “strongly condemned” the terror attacks on Israel. (File) New Delhi: India on Wednesday reiterated its “strong and unequivocal condemnation” of the October 7 terror attacks on Israel, calling for ceasefire in the region and unconditional, immediate release of all hostages. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reconveyed India’s stance on the ongoing turmoil during…

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Russian attacks kill six in east Ukraine

August 28, 2024 admin

Destroyed buildings in the town of Myrnohrad on August 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine | Photo Credit: AFP Russian bombardments on the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk killed six people on Wednesday (August 28, 2024), the Governor of the region said, as Moscow announced it had taken another village in the area….

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U.K. doctors urge government to act over ‘vaping epidemic’

August 28, 2024 admin

The report recommends banning all disposable vape and non-tobacco flavour sales. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP Leading U.K. doctors urged the government Wednesday (August 28, 2024) to pass legislation to tackle “a vaping epidemic”, in particular among young people, by banning disposable e-cigarettes and all flavours apart from tobacco. The call came alongside…

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Sweden charges Quran burners with hate crime

August 28, 2024 admin

Activists of radical anti-blasphemy party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden, in Karachi on January 27, 2023. File | Photo Credit: AFP Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Korans in 2023, which sparked widespread outrage…

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