London, Aug 18 (UNI) The UK authorities will review the strategy to combat extremism in order to combat misogyny and may equate its most radical forms with terrorism, The Telegraph newspaper reported. According to the publication, UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper ordered a review of the strategy to combat extremism in order to urgently fill…
Bangkok, Aug 18 (UNI) Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arphat Sukanan announced on Sunday. In a ceremony held on Sunday morning at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters, Arphat delivered the royal command stating that Paetongtarn has been appointed premier as she…
Jerusalem, Aug 18 (UNI) The Israeli army announced that it had bombed 40 targets in the central Gaza Strip as Hamas claimed its militants had killed and wounded some Israeli soldiers south of Gaza City. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a press statement that Israeli aircraft raided 40 “terrorist targets” in the Gaza…
Dhaka, Aug 18 (UNI) The Bangladeshi government has decided to screen passengers arriving from mpox-hit nations, with increasing mpox cases elsewhere in the world. The country’s main Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Saturday started screening temperatures of such passengers. In addition, airlines were asked to remain alert and inform the health department promptly in…
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (UNI) Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, with speeds ranging from 30 to 40 kmph, are likely to occur at isolated places in Telangana over the next five days, the Meteorological Centre reported on Sunday. According to the daily weather report, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected at several…
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (UNI) BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) has written a letter to Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the loan waiver scheme in Telangana. In the letter, a copy of which was released to the media on Sunday, KTR expressed concern on behalf of the farmers in Telangana, who…
Malda, Aug 18 (UNI) Six people were killed and another critically injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling, hit a truck on the rear near Gor-Malda station under English Bazar in West Bengal’s Malda district, official sources said on Sunday. The mishap happened when the SUV, which was on a high speed was…
Kuwait City/New Delhi, Aug 18 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on an official visit to Kuwait, on Sunday called on Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and conveyed the greetings of PM Narendra Modi. In posts on X, the EAM said the two nations share centuries-old bonds of goodwill and friendship,…
Jammu, Aug 18 (UNI) The Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) spokesperson on Sunday clarified that the party Chairman and senior leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad, is not rejoining the Congress Party. In a handout issued here, DPAP chief spokesperson Salman Nizami said that rumours are being spread by the Congress leaders of Jammu and Kashmir for…
Srinagar, Aug 18 (UNI) Amid rumours that Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader and Member Parliament Abdul Rashid Sheikh popularly known as Engineer Rashid has been released from the Tihar Jail, the party on Sunday said that it has applied for bail. “We filed a bail application in Delhi High Court ten days ago and it…
