18-06-2023 CHICAGO: A shooting near Lincoln Park Zoo wounded five people with four of the victims critical in a hospital, as authorities continue to investigate into the incident, Police said. The shooting occurred around 5 am in the 1900 block of North Stockton Drive, where police blocked the area. Police …
Read More »Ceasefire agreed as air strikes pummel Sudanese capital
18-06-2023 KHARTOUM/ CAIRO: Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to another ceasefire in a series that has failed to stop the violence as the residents said civilians were killed amid air strikes pummeling multiple parts of the capital city on Saturday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …
Read More »Manipur Clash: Protesters targeting houses of BJP leaders in Manipur, encounter with army
To stop the protesters, the Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Rapid Action Force (RAF) took out a joint march till midnight in Imphal. He said a crowd of about a thousand tried to set fire to buildings located near the palace complex. Mani pur ‘June 17 (PMI) Incidents of violence …
Read More »1,300 kg drugs recovered during ‘Operation Dhwast’ across Haryana
Haryana: Around 1,300 kilograms of drugs were recovered during a 15-day-long police operation against drug traffickers, said Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Friday. ‘Operation Dhwast’ was launched by Haryana police on June 1 and continued till June 15 during which 354 people were also arrested Giving details of the …
Read More »Kenyan woman hides Rs 13 crore cocaine by dissolving in whiskey bottles; held at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport arrested a 25-year-old Kenyan woman and recovered cocaine worth approximately Rs 13 crore dissolved in two whisky bottles, a senior customs official said on Friday. The accused was intercepted at the Airport after her arrival from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on …
Read More »Three killed, 7 injured as bus collides with dumper in Dev Puri Baba areai in MP
Morena (Madhya Pradesh) June 17: At least three persons were killed, while seven others were injured in a collision between a dumper truck and a passenger bus that took place at Dev Puri Baba area in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, police said on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to …
Read More »Thousands of Indians taking on giant Saudi-backed refinery
17-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: “We don’t want this chemical refinery. We will not allow dirty oil from an Arab country to destroy our pristine environment,” says Manasi Bole. She is among thousands of people protesting plans to acquire an expansive laterite plateau flanked by Cliffside fishing villages, mango orchards …
Read More »Judicial milestone as UK gets first woman Chief Justice
17-06-2023 LONDON: Dame Sue Carr has made history as the first woman to be appointed as the most senior judge in England and Wales. The role she will assume is that of Lord Chief Justice, a position with a history dating back to the 13th century. Carr, a veteran UK …
Read More »American Federal Agencies targeted by hackers
17-06-2023 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: In a widespread hacking campaign, multiple US federal government agencies and prominent organizations have fallen victim to cyberattacks. The attacks exploited a vulnerability in widely used file-transfer software called MOVEit Transfer, which is commonly utilized by organizations to exchange files with partners and customers. The Cybersecurity …
Read More »Saudi FM Faisal to visit Tehran this weekend
17-06-2023 TEHRAN/ RIYADH: Iranian media reported Thursday that a Saudi top diplomat Faisal bin Farhan is set to visit Iran Saturday, as two Middle Eastern heavyweights are taking steps further to strengthen their bilateral ties after a seven-year diplomatic cut-off. According to Tasnim news agency, “The foreign minister of Saudi …
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