Telegram Chief Durov slams ‘surprising’ and ‘misguided’ French charges
Paris, Sep 6 (IANS) Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov has hit out at France and said in a lengthy post that it was “surprising” he was being held responsible for other people’s content on the popular messaging app. In a post on Telegram, his first comment since his arrest, Durov has hit out […]
IAEA says still looking into cause of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire
Vienna, Sep 6 (IANS) The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the agency will continue investigating the cause and impact of last month’s fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP). “We will continue to closely look into this matter to try to establish what happened and what the consequences […]
IOM appeals for $13.3 mn in response to Yemeni floods
Aden (Yemen), Sep 6 (IANS) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has issued an urgent appeal for $13.3 million to “help hundreds of thousands affected by Yemen floods”. According to the IOM’s press statement on Thursday, the severe flooding and violent windstorms in Yemen have affected nearly 562,000 people, and the appeal aims to deliver […]
Biden’s troubled son offers to plead guilty to stave off embarrassing trial on tax evasion charges
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s troubled son, Hunter, has offered to plead guilty to tax evasion charges in a bid to stave off an embarrassing trial where his drug addiction and foreign business dealings could get an airing, his lawyers said in court. As the trial began in a Los Angeles […]
Iranian, Bahraini FMs vow to continue bilateral political talks
Tehran, Sep 6 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, have highlighted the necessity to continue political talks between the two countries. In a phone call, the Bahraini Foreign Minister congratulated Araghchi on his recent appointment as Iran’s Foreign Minister and noted the significance of ties […]
Trump doubles down on ‘America First’ agenda of high tariffs, onshoring that could impact India
New York, Sept 6 (IANS) Doubling down on the ‘America First’ agenda of his first term, former US President Donald Trump threatened if he is elected again to enforce a policy of high tariffs and bringing back manufacturing that could impact India. In particular, it would strike at collaborative defence manufacturing that is beginning to […]
Ukraine appoints new Foreign Minister
Kyiv, Sep 6 (IANS) The Ukrainian Parliament has voted to appoint Andrii Sybiha as the country’s new Foreign Minister, replacing Dmytro Kuleba, according to lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko. Sybiha won the support of 258 of 315 lawmakers present, Honcharenko said on Thursday on Telegram. Earlier on Thursday, the Parliament voted to dismiss Kuleba, who tendered his […]
Ahead of Ganapati festival Maha govt transfers 29 IPS officers
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) In a bid to tighten law and order ahead of the 11-day Ganapati festival, the Maharashtra Government made a major reshuffle in the police department by transferring 29 IPS officers. The high-profile Mumbai Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Tejaswi Satpute has been posted as the DCP in Pune city, DCP zone […]
Fresh Raj Bhavan-Nabanna tussle over appointment of Governor’s ADC
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) A fresh tussle between the West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna and the office of the Raj Bhavan has surfaced, and this time it is over the appointment of the new Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor. Sources said that the office of the Governor has taken a strong objection to the state […]
RG Kar scam raid: After two-hour wait, ED officials enter Sandip Ghosh’s house (Ld)
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Finally after waiting for over two hours, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were able to enter the residence of Sandip Ghosh, the former and controversial principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here. Although the ED officials reached his residence located at Beliaghata in central Kolkata around 7.30 a.m., they […]
