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“We are going for taking stock of situation, not for any political issues” Opposition MPs on Manipur visit

July 29, 2023

A 21-member delegation of the Opposition alliance, I.N.D.I.A, boarded a flight to Imphal on Saturday, saying their two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur will be aimed at assessing "the real situation on the ground". An exclusive ANI footage showed the members of the delegation boarding a flight to Imphal on Saturday...

Neighbour arrested for raping girl in Goa’s Mapusa town

July 29, 2023

A neighbour was held in Mapusa town on Friday on an allegation of raping a girl and threatening her with dire consequences if she revealed it to her parents, police said. The arrested person was identified as Yusuf Shaikh resident of Bardez, Goa. According to a complaint lodged by the...

Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil observe shutdown over mass grave investigation

July 29, 2023

A shutdown was marked in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated northern and eastern regions on Friday with the minority community demanding an immediate investigation into an alleged mass grave in the northeastern district of Mullaithivu. The protest was called by the relatives of the disappeared people in the northern and eastern regions...

Australian PM confident on US delivering nuclear-powered submarines

July 29, 2023

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed confidence on Friday of securing bipartisan political support in the United States for a deal to provide his country with submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology. The so-called AUKUS partnership -- an acronym for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States -- is...

Saudi Arabia invests USD 10 bn to develop Pakistan’s largest oil refinery in Gwadar

July 29, 2023

Four Pakistani state-owned petroleum companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia to build Pakistan’s largest oil refinery with an investment of USD 10 billion in the strategic Gwadar Port. The MoU to set up the facility with a production capacity of 300,000 barrels per day was signed...

Crackdown in Hong Kong exacerbates China-US discord ahead of meet

July 29, 2023

The Chinese government on Friday demanded the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement. The conflict threatens to complicate Washington’s efforts to revive relations that...

Former President Trump faces accusations of tampering with evidence in Florida case

July 29, 2023

Donald Trump faces new charges in the classified documents case that accuse him of asking a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into his possession of the records, according to an updated indictment unsealed Thursday. The indictment includes new counts...

Biden orders changes to the military code of justice for sexual assault victims

July 29, 2023

President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims’ commanders. The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members,...

Kim Jong-un’s Military parade: Russian & Chinese delegates in attendance

July 29, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia and China as he rolled out his most powerful, nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, marking a major war anniversary with a show of defiance against the United States. State media said...

BEST seeks Rs 3,419 cr assistance for new buses

July 29, 2023

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has sought Rs 3,419 crore from the city civic body to procure 2,237 buses, a letter by the transport authority revealed. The BEST’s new general manager Vijay Singhal last month wrote to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal seeking Rs...

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