30-05-2024 HOUSTON: Nearly 600,000 customers were without electricity in Texas after severe thunderstorms battered the north-east of the US state. The latest round of storms brought hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 77mph (123km/h) and golf ball-sized hail. Tuesday’s extreme weather follows several weekend storms that killed at least 24 …
Read More »Absconding India MP to return to face sex abuse cases
30-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An Indian lawmaker who fled the country after being accused of sexual assault is set to return this week, more than a month after thousands of USB sticks with videos of the alleged abuse were circulated in his home state. Prajwal Revanna, an …
Read More »North Korea drops trash balloons on South Korea
30-05-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOL: North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors. South Korea’s military also cautioned the public against touching the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them because they contain “filthy waste and …
Read More »‘Israel’s operation in Rafah doesn’t cross US red lines’
30-05-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ RAFAH: The US does not believe Israel’s actions in Rafah amount to a “major ground operation” that could cross a red line for President Joe Biden and trigger a possible change in US policy, the White House has said. Spokesman John Kirby addressed reporters’ hours after Israeli …
Read More »Hong Kong arrests 6 for sedition under new security law
30-05-2024 HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city on Tuesday under a new security law for alleged seditious intent, including a pro-democracy barrister already behind bars. Security Secretary Chris Tang told reporters the six were suspected of using a Facebook page to “advocate hatred” …
Read More »Singapore Airlines plane dropped 178ft in five seconds
30-05-2024 LONDON/ SINGAPORE CITY: Early investigations into severe turbulence that hit a Singapore Airlines flight last Tuesday reveal it dropped around 178ft (54m) over 4.6 seconds. One British passenger died and dozens more were injured when the London-Singapore flight encountered the turbulence over Myanmar and was diverted to Thailand. Singaporean …
Read More »Telangana: ACB takes ACP into custody in disproportionate assets case
Hyderabad, May 29 : Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday took Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) T. S. Uma Maheswar Rao into custody for questioning in a disproportionate assets case. Rao, who was serving as ACP in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) at Central Crime Station (CCS) in Hyderabad, was …
Read More »C M Revanth Reddy finalises Telangana’s new emblem
HYDERABAD’29 May 24: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a review meeting at his residence in Jubilee Hills on Wednesday to finalise the Telangana State emblem. Noted artist Rudra Rajesam, Minister Jupalli Krishna Rao, Professor Kodandaram, Addanki Dayakar, JAC leader Raghu, CM’s advisor Vem Narender Reddy, MLAs and others are …
Read More »India’s Reliance to buy Russian oil in roubles
29-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), opens new tab, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, has signed a one-year deal with Russia’s Rosneft to buy at least 3 million barrels of oil a month in roubles, four sources aware of the matter told media …
Read More »EU states announce formal recognition of Palestine
29-05-2024 BRUSSELS: The establishment of a Palestinian state is “the only route to peace” in the Middle East, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said as his country announced formal recognition, alongside Norway and Ireland. Sanchez spoke on Tuesday before a cabinet vote that approved the previously announced plan to …
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