15-05-2024 WEST BANK/ GAZA CITY: Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza on Monday, throwing food packages onto the road and ripping bags of grain open in the occupied West Bank. The Lorries, which were set upon at the Tarqumiya checkpoint west of Hebron, came from Jordan and were …
Read More »Telangana witnesses 2.16 per cent increase in Lok Sabha polling
The surge in polling percentage is being attributed to several factors, including favorable weather conditions and increased voter awareness. Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed a significant increase in polling percentage during the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, recording a voter turnout of 64.93 per cent. This marked a 2.16 per cent rise …
Read More »Telangana :64.93 pc polling in 17 LS constituencies
Hyderabad, May 14 : A voter turnout of 64.93 per cent was recorded in Telangana, where polling was held May 13 for all 17 Lok Sabha seats. Past midnight, the Election Commission put the estimated turnout at 64.93 per cent. The final figure is likely to be announced later in …
Read More »BRS MLC Kavitha in judicial custody till May 20
Hyderabad, May 14 (PMI): The Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi has extended the judicial custody of BRS MLC Kavitha till May 20 in connection with the liquor policy case. On Tuesday, Kavitha was produced before the court virtually. On the occasion, the Enforcement Directorate ( ED) officials requested the …
Read More »Students walk out ahead of Jerry Seinfeld speech
14-05-2024 CAROLINA: Dozens of pro-Palestinian students at a US university commencement ceremony staged a walk out ahead of veteran comedian’s Jerry Seinfeld guest speech. Footage on social media showed some robed graduates at Duke University, North Carolina, chanting and waving Palestinian flags in protest as the actor received an honorary …
Read More »Australian teen jailed for murder of UK woman
14-05-2024 BRISBANE: A teenager who stabbed a British mother to death after breaking into her home in Australia has been jailed for 14 years. Emma Lovell, 41, was killed when confronting two intruders in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022. She had emigrated from Suffolk in 2011 with her daughters …
Read More »Russia claims troops enter border town near Kharkiv
14-05-2024 MOSCOW: Russia is claiming its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Ukraine says there is still heavy fighting taking place there. Russia has intensified its attacks on the region following Friday’s surprise incursions across the border, seizing at least nine …
Read More »Massive mall in Poland goes up in flames
14-05-2024 WARSAW: A raging inferno destroyed a massive shopping centre in Warsaw this morning as firefighters scrambled to save the 1,400 stores within the building. A thick blanket of smoke covered the Polish capital in the Bialoleka district as suspicions of ‘arson’ have swirled following the shocking blaze that ripped …
Read More »4th Indian arrested in Canada over Sikh activist’s killing
14-05-2024 OTTAWA: A fourth Indian national has been arrested and charged by the Canadian authorities over the killing of a separatist Sikh activist in Vancouver last year, a case that has strained diplomatic relations with India. Amandeep Singh, 22, was already in custody for unrelated gun charges before being charged …
Read More »Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza as 300,000 flee Rafah
14-05-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: At least 300,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza’s Rafah, according to the United Nations, as Israel expands its offensive in the southern city and confronts Hamas fighters there. Israeli tanks are moving deeper into the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, witnesses said, after launching a series …
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