In an audacious attempt to escape investigation, two Punjab cadre IAS officers (now retired), former Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal and former Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu allegedly involved in the Rs 1,000 crore Irrigation Department scam have flown out of the country and are at present in the US, according to top Punjab police sources. …
Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city, causing widespread disruption. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins flew to Auckland on a military plane after a state of emergency was declared in the region. “Our priority is to ensure that Aucklanders …
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The issue of Hindi is a highly polarising one, as most of the time the side one chooses depends on which part of the country one belongs to. Most North Indians argue that since it is the most widely spoken language, Hindi should be the national language. Some, including celebrities have even falsely claimed that …
Drones attacked an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, the state-run IRNA news agency reported early Sunday. It carried a Defense Ministry statement saying the attack occurred late Saturday and caused minor damage to a rooftop. The report said three drones were shot down by Iranian air defenses. The ministry did …
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A Spaniard who was trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been out of contact since crossing into Iran three weeks back, according to his family as per AP. 41-year-old Santiago Sanchez was last seen in Iraq he hiked through 15 countries and shared his journey on Instagram over the …
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A judge in Colombia caused a stir by announcing he had used the AI chatbot ChatGPT in preparing a ruling in a children’s medical rights case. Judge Juan Manuel Padilla said he used the text-generating bot in a case involving a request to exonerate an autistic child from paying fees for medical appointments, therapy and …
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Sikandar Raza failed a PAF test but was flying high after playing an important role in Zimbabwe’s win over Pakistan, the land of his birth, in the T20 World Cup, as per AFP. Raza, 36, was born in Pakistan and dreamed of being a fighter pilot, but was rejected and his family later moved to …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the scale of the crackdown. The decree by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, part of a yearly pardoning the …
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The death toll of the Halloween stampede in South Korea rises to 151 as more bodies are being recovered from the tragic site of the narrow alley in a nightlife area of Seoul where around 1,00,000 people came to celebrate Halloween on a fateful night. Most of the dead were in their 20s and the …
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Foreign nations and non-governmental organizations have promised assistance and started mobilizing supplies and rescue teams to help authorities in Turkey and Syria cope with the thousands of people injured and displaced by the massive earthquakes that struck on Monday. The United Nations’ refugee and children’s agencies and its World Food Program were among the agencies …
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