At least 21 killed in Iraq bus crash; identification process undwerway

Irbil (Iraq): Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people over the weekend, a provincial official said Monday. A passenger bus crashed and burst into flames Sunday in southern Iraq, in the latest deadly accident on the country's poorly maintained roads. Fourteen of the bodies were burned beyond recognition and have not been identified, said Ahmad Saleem, spokesperson for the Thi Qar provincial...

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Vizag Steel Plant tragedy claims eight lives

Visakhapatnam: At least eight workers of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) were killed and six others injured here Monday after molten iron spilt on them, officials said. Police said some of the injured workers suffered grievously. "Eight workers were killed, and six others were injured, some of them grievously," an official told PTI. We are undertaking rescue operations, said an official earlier. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu expressed deep...

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Iran pauses military action against Israel

Tehran: Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, announced Monday the cessation of the Iranian armed forces' operations against Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. In a statement, the headquarters warned that any further Israeli "aggression and malicious acts," including in southern Lebanon, would trigger a much more "severe and crushing" response. Iran's President Monday said that they have neither abandoned the field nor the negotiating table. "Our priority...

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Letter to CJI over SIR, allies meeting every two months: Five key decisions at INDIA bloc meet

New Delhi: The meeting of Opposition parties under the banner of the INDIA bloc concluded this evening, with a broader consensus on redrawing electoral as well as political strategy and pursuing a "united and spirited" fight against the BJP-led NDA government. The INDIA bloc allies, after holding wide-ranging discussions and deliberations, zeroed in on five key decisions to sharpen their campaign and strategy in taking on the NDA dispensation over multiple...

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BJD slams fuel price hike, seeks relief for consumers

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday strongly criticised the BJP-led (Odisha) “double-engine” government over the rising prices of petrol, diesel, LPG and other essential commodities, alleging that the continued increase in fuel prices is placing a severe burden on common people despite a decline in global crude oil prices. Addressing a press conference at Shankha Bhawan...

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Odisha Cabinet approves two tourism schemes with total outlay of Rs 2,000 crore

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Monday approved two schemes with a total outlay of Rs 2,000 crore over a period of five years to boost tourism in the state. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved 10 proposals of five different departments, including the two tourism-related schemes. The government has approved the proposal...

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Several Indian workers killed in Dubai road accident: Officials

Dubai: Several Indian workers were killedf Monday when a minibus collided with a truck that had stopped in the middle of a road in Dubai, the authorities said. "Deeply saddened by the tragic road accident in Dubai that claimed the lives of several Indian workers," the Indian Consulate in Dubai said in a post on X. Deeply...

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Premarital sex no stain on character: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot be a ground to draw an adverse impression about the character of the person in that relationship. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Manoj Misra observed while directing the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board to appoint a candidate whose selection...

Russia turns to varsities for new recruits in army

Moscow: Russia is increasingly looking to universities and technical colleges to help fill the ranks of its military as the war in Ukraine continues. According to a report by ABC News, more than 250 educational institutions are now involved in recruitment efforts targeting students. Reports suggest some institutions have been given recruitment targets, with authorities aiming to...

Ujjwala cylinders reduced from 9 to 4

New Delhi: The government has reduced the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders available annually to beneficiaries of its flagship Ujjwala scheme to four, aligning support with average household consumption levels, a senior government official said Monday. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched in May 2016 to provide deposit-free LPG connections to adult women from...

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Congress to stage protest, seek Pradhan’s resignation over NEET leak in Sambalpur

Sambalpur: The Congress party and its students' wing will hold a protest demonstration at Sambalpur, the Lok Sabha constituency of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, June 10, to demand his resignation over the alleged NEET question paper leak incident, OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das said Monday. Das said the protest demonstration in Sambalpur will be held Wednesday...

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Inter-state gambling racket busted near Odisha border

Rourkela: Odisha Police have busted an inter-state gambling racket in Rourkela and arrested two persons, besides seizing cash, gold ornaments and vehicles from their possession, officials said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a gambling den at Luakera village on the Odisha-Jharkhand border under Sector-15 police station limits. The arrested persons have been identified as Behan...

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Two killed, 32 injured in separate accidents in Ganjam

Berhampur: Two persons were killed and at least 32 injured in separate accidents in Odisha's Ganjam district over the last 24 hours, police said Monday. In the first accident Sunday night, two persons were killed and 20 injured when a pickup van overturned near Anda Anda in the district. The occupants, who were returning from Mahendragiri Mela,...

 

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