New Delhi: The government sold 1.8 million tonne (mt) of wheat from the central pool to bulk buyers in 13 e-auctions under the open market sale scheme (OMSS), an official statement said on Friday. The government had on 9 August announced it would offload an additional 5 mt of wheat and 2.5 mt of rice…
Two people were killed and others injured late on Thursday after an unknown assailant opened fire at a bar in Sweden. Two people were killed and two wounded when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar northwest of Stockholm, police said Friday, in the latest outburst of deadly violence in Sweden. Police said…
A woman opened fire outside a Denver bar in the United States, injuring five people, after allegedly being denied entry. The incident occurred at Whiskey Row, reported owned by singer Dierks Bentley.The suspect, who had a fake ID, reportedly targeted security personnel but accidentally hit bystanders. The incident caused panic in downtown Denver’s bustling nightlife….
In violence stricken Manipur, a special court has granted bail to five ‘village defence volunteers’ who had earlier been arrested by Manipur Police for possessing weapons. The release on bail comes amid an agitation by Manipur residents demanding the five youth be released. The youth in Manipur were released on bail after furnishing a PR…
British authorities might soon clear the world’s biggest ever gaming deal following edits that “substantially address previous concerns”. Competition regulators gave preliminary approval to the restructured Microsoft-Activision deal on Friday – nearly a year after it was blocked amid concerns about stifling competition. The Competition and Markets Authority is now getting feedback from “interested parties”…
United States Presidential Polls 2024 Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will be hosting an ‘intimate dinner’ for fundraising for his presidential campaign with Silicon Valley bosses. The Indian-American Republican presidential candidate despite all his controversial remarks seems to have become a more favourable candidate defeating De Santis for the US Polls 2024. According to pamphlet that…
NEAR KORNIDZOR: The ethnic Armenian leadership of breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh said on Friday that there were no concrete results yet from talks with Azerbaijan on possible security guarantees or an amnesty that Baku is proposing after an offensive on the region. Azerbaijan envisages an amnesty for Karabakh Armenian fighters who give up their arms although some…
A level 2 fire broke out in Hira Panna Mall in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area. No injuries reported, mall evacuated. Source link
WARSAW: Poland’s government has written to the European Union’s security commissioner alleging that a cash-for-visas scandal is an exaggerated “media fact” timed to discredit the ruling nationalists in a tough battle for re-election next month. The letter from Poland’s deputy foreign minister to EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson emerged after she called on Poland…
LONDON: British pharmacy chain Superdrug will stop selling single-use vapes, the company announced on Friday, citing the environmental impact caused by their disposal and the popularity of the products among young people. Nearly five million disposable vapes are thrown away every week in Britain according to research by non-governmental organisation Material Focus and YouGov. The…
