15-02-2023 WELLINGTON: New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on rooftops. “It has been a big night for New Zealanders across the country, …

15-02-2023 ISTANBUL: Hours after two huge earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria on February 6, some much-needed rescuers began to arrive in Turkey K9 teams from around the world that had come to lend a hand to GEA, a Turkish volunteer rescue team. K9, a …

15-02-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ TEHRAN: Foreign governments responsible for surveillance and interference operations in Australia will be named and shamed publicly, the country’s home affairs minister has said, revealing that Australia’s security agency recently disrupted an operation by Iran. Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said on …

15-02-2023 MICHIGAN: A gunman opened fire on Monday night at Michigan State University’s main campus, killing three people and injuring five, some severely, before he was found dead hours later, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said. Few official details about the gun violence were immediately available, but Chris Rozman, …

Facts of Cr. No. 30/2023 U/s 75, 109, 120-B, 302 r/w 34 IPC & Sec. 27 (3) of Arms Act of PS Falaknuma: Hyderabad Feb 14–On 06.02.2023 at 23:00 hours a complaint was received from Sri Mohd Amir at Falaknuma PS, Hyderabad stating that his elder brother byname Mohd Ayaz, …

Mumbai cartels push drugs into Hyderabad \Hyderabad, Feb.14 (Press media of india): On credible information on February  13, Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with Gopalapuram police apprehended one drug supplier, one drug transporter and two drug peddlers under Gopalapuram police limits. The accused were found in illegal possession of MDMA under …

14-02-2023 LISBON: The Portuguese Catholic Church sexually abused at least 4,815 children since 1950, a new report has found. The commission investigating the issue said on Monday that 77 percent of the perpetrators were priests and most of the victims were men. “(We want) to pay a sincere tribute to …

14-02-2023 WASHINTON/ OTTAWA: United States fighter jets have shot down an “unidentified object” flying near the Canadian border in the Midwest, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert. The object was flying at 6,100 metres (20,000ft), and …

14-02-2023 JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting outside their parliament against controversial judicial reform plans which have divided the country. Israel has seen some of its biggest demonstrations in years since the plans were unveiled last month. If passed, they would curb the Supreme Court’s power and give …

14-02-2023 WELLINGTON: Residents across the north of New Zealand are bracing for a rough night as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes the country with torrential rains and winds. At least 46,000 homes have lost power in the storm, while hundreds of flights have been cancelled. A state of emergency has been declared …