Month: November 2024

Woman Dies After Falling From Apartment In Hyderabad, Husband Blames Businessman: Cops

November 27, 2024 admin

Further investigation is underway, say cops (Representational) Hyderabad: A 25-year-old woman from Odisha, who had come to Hyderabad for surrogacy, died under mysterious circumstances after reportedly “falling” from a residential apartment, police said on Wednesday. The woman’s husband alleged that she was sexually harassed by a 54-year-old businessman who had hired her for surrogacy, leading…

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White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

November 27, 2024 admin

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilisation laws to allow for the conscription of those as young as 18. Also Read: Biden allows Ukraine to strike…

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Google asks U.S. appeals court to reject app store monopoly verdict

November 27, 2024 admin

Alphabet’s Google asked a U.S. appeals court to throw out a jury verdict and a judge’s order forcing it to revamp its app store. File | Photo Credit: AP Alphabet’s Google asked a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) to throw out a jury verdict and a judge’s order forcing it to revamp…

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Sri Lanka and rain allow South Africa only 80-4 on Day 1 of 1st test

November 27, 2024 admin

Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara celebrates with teammates after bowling South Africa’s David Bedingham 4 runs, at Kingsmead stadium in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka reduced South Africa to 80-4 in 20.4 overs before rain washed out the rest of the first day of the first cricket test…

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Russian acts of sabotage may lead to NATO invoking Article 5, says German intel chief

November 27, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s acts of sabotage against Western targets may eventually prompt NATO to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service said on Wednesday, November 28, 2024. Speaking at an event of the DGAP think tank in Berlin, Bundesnachrichtendienst…

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Chargesheet Filed Against Foreign Service Officer Neeharika Singh In Money Laundering Case

November 27, 2024 admin

Police have also filed 25 chargesheets in at least 12 cases, the probe agency said. (Representational) New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies as part of an alleged investment fraud linked money laundering case. A special court…

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Trump Cutting Ukraine Aid Would Be A “Death Sentence” for Its Army: Russia

November 27, 2024 admin

Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday any decision by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would be a “death sentence” for the Ukrainian army, while accusing Kyiv of trying to drag NATO countries into direct conflict with Russia in the meantime. Speaking to the U.N. Security Council, Dmitry Polyanskiy accused…

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Russia expels two German journalists in tit-for-tat retaliation, ministry says

November 27, 2024 admin

Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday (November 27, 2024) that it has revoked the accreditation of two employees with the German ARD broadcaster and ordered them to leave the country in what it described as a retaliation to German authorities’ move targeting two journalists…

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China investigates defence minister for corruption: report

November 27, 2024 admin

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday (November 27, 2024), which would make him the latest official to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country’s military. Citing current and former U.S. officials…

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to continue resistance after ceasefire

November 27, 2024 admin

Men carry Hezbollah flags and a picture depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as they drive past damaged buildings at the entrance of Beirut’s southern suburbs after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect | Photo Credit: Reuters Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) vowed to continue its resistance and support Palestinians,…

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