Washington, Aug 28 (UNI) Former President Donald Trump said that Kamala Harris should immediately call for the dismissal of the new indictment, arguing that the case should be thrown out based on presidential immunity. “This travesty is now on Comrade Kamala Harris, who is actively pushing it, rather than immediately calling for its dismissal, as…
Washington, Aug 28 (UNI) The launch of the Dragon spacecraft with the Polaris Dawn mission has been postponed again due to adverse weather conditions forecasted in the splashdown area, SpaceX said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, SpaceX said that the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission was postponed until Wednesday due to a helium leak in…
Srinagar, Aug 28 (UNI) A medical officer from Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) has been convicted by a Srinagar court of cheating by personation and using as genuine a forged document while filing a right to information application, a lawyer said on Wednesday. Dr Zahoor Ahmad Tantray of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir was…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Jan Dhan Yojana for completing 10 years, saying the scheme has been paramount in boosting financial inclusion, especially, that of women, youth, and the marginalized communities. The Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), launched by PM Modi in 2014, now has 53.13 crore accounts,…
Srinagar, Aug 28 (UNI) The former mayor of Srinagar and a leader of the Apni Party Junaid Azim Mattu resigned from the party. The development is another setback for the Altaf Bukhari-led Apni Party ahead of Assembly polls. In the last month, several senior party leaders—Usman Majid, Noor Mohammad, Choudhary Zulfikar, and Abdul Rahim—quitted the…
Jerusalem, Aug 28 (UNI) A court of the Israel National Anti-Doping Organization (INADO) on Tuesday suspended Drew Edelman for four years. The 29-year-old Israeli-American center, who played last season in the Israeli women’s Super League club Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, tested positive for amphetamine in February of this year and was temporarily suspended by the…
Abuja, Aug 28 (UNI) At least 170 people have died in Nigeria as a result of flooding that hit the country several weeks ago, CNN reported, citing Nigerian National Emergency Management Authority spokesperson Manzo Ezekiel. On Monday, the Punch newspaper reported that agricultural lands in ten states in northern Nigeria were severely affected by floods…
Gaza, Aug 28 (UNI) At least six Palestinians were killed and seven others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defense said on Tuesday. “Our crews recovered six dead bodies and found seven injured in a house targeted by Israeli warplanes west of Khan…
Kandy, Aug 28 (UNI) The Kandy High Court on Tuesday sentenced Indian national Akash Pachlodia to two 2-year terms of rigorous imprisonment, suspended for 10 years, over allegations of match-fixing during the 2024 Legends Cricket Trophy in Sri Lanka. Police said that the High Court also imposed a fine of Rs 11 million after Pachlodia…
The Hague, Aug 28 (UNI) The Dutch government announced on Tuesday a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign for people aged 60 or over and those at increased risk. “This will restore their protection against hospitalization or death from the virus,” said the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in a press release. “People who want a…
