Purnea Police scan documents of vehicles used for campaigning by Pappu Yadav
Patna April 12 (IANS) A team of Purnea police scanned the documents of all the vehicles used for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar by the office of Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav. The police team had conducted a raid at the office of Pappu Yadav on Thursday evening wherein the latter used […]
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in J&K, Rajasthan today
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will address an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur followed by a public meeting at Barmer and a roadshow at Dausa in Rajasthan for the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister will address a public meeting at 11 a.m. at the Modi Ground […]
Ansari family wants Abbas to be shifted to another jail
Ghazipur, April 12 (IANS) The family of the late Mukhtar Ansari is preparing to file a petition in court, seeking the transfer of his son Abbas Ansari to another jail from the Kasganj jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur where he is presently lodged. Abbas, who was lodged in Kasganj jail, has been allowed by the […]
AAP workers protesting outside Raaj Kumar Anand’s house detained
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A few AAP workers were detained while protesting outside Raaj Kumar Anand’s residence in Delhi’s Patel Nagar area following his resignation and allegations against the party. “We have detained a few AAP workers, who were protesting outside Anand’s house. They did not have any permission,” said a senior police officer, […]
Ukrainian Parliament passes law to toughen army mobilisation
Kiev, April 12 (IANS) The Ukrainian Parliament has passed a law to tighten military mobilisation rules, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram. The legislation, which aims to recruit more troops for the country’s armed forces, was supported by 283 votes in favour, surpassing the required minimum of 226, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. According […]
Israeli forces bombard surrounding areas of Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza
Gaza, April 12 (IANS) Israeli forces have conducted intensive bombardments in the vicinity of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza two days, resulting in casualties, local sources told the media. Palestinian security sources said on Thursday that the Israeli army executed extensive firing operations to the north of the Nuseirat camp, Xinhua news agency […]
UN Security Council voices concern over killing of World Central Kitchen staff in Gaza
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) The UN Security Council has voiced grave concern over Israel’s killing of seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen in Gaza. A press statement said on Thursday that these horrific attacks brought the number of humanitarian personnel killed in Gaza during the ongoing conflict to at least 224, more […]
Sudan conflict claims thousands of civilian lives, displaces millions in one year: UN
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) The UN Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan reports that nearly a year of fighting in the country has left thousands of civilians dead and millions more displaced, a UN spokesman said. “It said that fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed thousands of […]
Israel vows ‘appropriate response’ if Iran attacks its territory
Jerusalem, April 12 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed an “appropriate response” if Iran attacks his country’s territory. “A direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran,” Gallant told US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Thursday during a phone conversation on preparations for a possible Iranian […]
Meta testing new tools to help protect youth from sextortion
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said that the company is testing new tools to help protect young people from sextortion and other forms of intimate image abuse on their platforms. The company also said that it is making it hard for scammers to find potential targets on its apps and […]
