03-03-2024 SYDNEY: Qantas has made a special tribute to flight attendant Luke Davies at Sydney’s 2024 ‘Mardi Gras Parade’, following his alleged murder at the hands of a serving police officer. NCA NewsWire understands Sandy Davies joined Qantas crew on board the float, which featured the nose of a plane …
Read More »BJP announces first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha elections; PM Modi to contest from Varanasi
New Delhi’02 Mar 2024 :Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from his sitting Lok Sabha seat- Varanasi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, Union Home Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar and Union Minister Smriti Irani from Amethi Lok Sabha seat. BJP on Saturday (2nd March 2024) announced the first list …
Read More »‘India Q3 GDP data may overstate growth trends’
02-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies MUMBAI: India’s third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which rose by a stronger-than-expected 8.4% compared to a year ago, may be overstating growth, economists said, pointing to a more modest increase in gross value added in the economy. Alongside GDP, the government’s statistical office releases data …
Read More »Hezbollah signals ceasefire when Israel stops attacking Gaza
02-03-2024 BEIRUT/ CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: The Iran-backed Hezbollah signaled on Thursday that it would halt its attacks on Israel from Lebanon when the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip stops, but that it was also ready to keep on fighting if Israel continued hostilities. Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been …
Read More »US defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey
02-03-2024 WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden’s administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden’s joining the NATO alliance. The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of …
Read More »Bangladesh building fire kills 46, injures dozens
02-03-2024 DHAKA: A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused …
Read More »Meta will stop paying for news in Australia, Germany & France
02-03-2024 SYDNEY: Facebook parent company Meta has announced that it will no longer enter deals to pay news publishers in Australia, prompting condemnation from the government and the media industry. To ensure that Meta can “continue to invest in products and services that drive user engagement”, the company will not …
Read More »Biden & Trump visit US-Mexico border in reelection effort
02-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ MEXICO CITY: US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his likely Republican opponent in the November election, will make separate visits to the US-Mexico border on Thursday as immigration has become a key issue for voters. Biden, who has been on the defensive on the issue in recent …
Read More »Zambia declares national disaster over El Nino drought
02-03-2024 LUSAKA: Zambia declared drought a national disaster on Friday with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, …
Read More »ED Freezes Rs 580.78 Crore In Mahadev Online Book Case; Says Its Operations Are Being Run From Dubai
New Delhi ‘Mar 01 2024 : The Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 580.78 crore in assets related to the Mahadev Online Book Betting app case, asserting that its activities are being operated from Dubai. The ED’s action occurred as the agency conducted raids at 15 locations targeting individuals suspected of involvement …
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