Israeli airstrike kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza, Aug 29 (IANS) At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli airstrike near a school with displaced people in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian security and medical sources said. An Israeli warplane bombed with at least one missile in the vicinity of Al-Manfalouti School east of the city […]
Russia says defused unexploded munition near Kursk nuclear plant
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS) Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) troops have defused an unexploded HIMARS cluster munition near the Kursk nuclear power plant. “Upon arrival … the Rosgvardiya officers discovered a missile fragment filled with 180 unexploded strike elements,” according to a Rosgvardiya statement on Wednesday, adding that the munition was found five km from the […]
RLP yet to decide on stitching alliance with Congress for Raj bypolls: Hanuman Beniwal
Jaipur, Aug 29 (IANS) The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) led by Hanuman Beniwal, which formed an alliance with the INDIA Bloc for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan’s Nagaur, is still not sure of stitching an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Assembly bypolls to six seats in the desert state. The bypolls have […]
Hema report fallout: CPI(M) shields actor-turned-legislator Mukesh in ‘rape’ case
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (IANS) With the demand for the resignation of actor-turned-politician CPI(M) legislator Mukesh growing, the party has decided to stand by him, citing examples of two sitting Congress MLAs facing cases of rape, who did not resign. According to sources, Mukesh has spoken to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and stated that he has […]
Telangana CM’s brother among 240 people to get notice for alleged encroachment
Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have issued notices to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s brother A. Tirupathi Reddy and several other property owners around Hyderabad’s Durgam Cheruvu Lake for alleged encroachments. Amid the continuing crackdown Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on illegal structures that have come up Full Tank […]
CBI seeking evidence tampering proof to get to truth of RG Kar rape-murder case
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata are focussing on the possibility of evidence tampering in the case. Sources said that the CBI officials are going by the theory that if the rape and […]
ECI issues notification for 2nd phase of J&K Assembly polls
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued the notification for the second phase of the 3-phased Assembly polls in J&K. The ECI issued the notification for the filling of nomination papers by candidates for the second phase. The last date for filling nomination papers is September 5, while scrutiny […]
As opposition, BJP won’t have politicised Badlapur sexual abuse: Pankaja Munde
Pandharpur, Aug 29 (IANS) BJP MLC and former Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday slammed the opposition parties for “playing politics” over the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls in a school in Badlapur. “Had the BJP been in the opposition, it would not have politicised the Badlapur sexual abuse,” she […]
TN to source dhotis, sarees for pension beneficiaries from handloom weavers
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to source dhotis and sarees for Old Age Pension (OAP) beneficiaries entirely from handloom and pedal looms. Under the Chief Minister‘s Uzhavur Pathukappu Thittam (Old Age Pension), 1,38,494 beneficiaries are provided Rs 1,000 per month. One dhoti is provided to a male beneficiary and one […]
JD(U) leader receives death threat, Bihar Police launch probe
Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) leader and former MLC Manorama Devi received death threats through speed posts in Bihar’s Gaya, officials said here on Thursday. Threatening letters were addressed to Devi and her son, Rakesh Ranjan, also known as Rocky Yadav. An FIR was filed at the Rampur police station, and the police […]
