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PM Modi unfurls Tricolour at the Red Fort for 11th consecutive time
New Delhi, August 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unfurled the National Flag at the historic Red Fort for the 11th consecutive time marking the 78th Independence Day celebrations. In his customary address to the nation, Modi said that if 40 crore people could unite and come together to free the nation from…
4 injured in shooting at US Virginia State University
Washington, Aug 15 (UNI) Four people were injured in a shooting that took place in a large crowd at Virginia State University in Chesterfield County, southern Virginia, early Wednesday, police said. About 12:36 a.m. local time, officers responded to a report of gunfire on Boisseau Street, where they discovered four people had been shot —…
2 pilots dead in Rafale fighters collision in France
Paris, Aug 15 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday night that two pilots had died in an accident during a Rafale fighters’ training mission earlier in the day. “It is with great sadness that we learn of the deaths … in an air accident during a Rafale training mission,” said Macron on X,…
2 dead after boat capsizes off South Australia
Canberra, Aug 15 (UNI) Two male fishermen have died after a boat capsized off the coast of South Australia (SA). SA Police said in a statement that the bodies of two 65-year-old men were found in waters between mainland SA and Kangaroo Island off the state’s south coast on Wednesday night. Authorities were alerted that…
WHO declares global emergency over new mpox outbreak
Geneva, (UNI) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post…
SL govt proposes personal income tax relief
Colombo, Aug 15 (UNI) The Sri Lankan government has proposed, to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a personal income tax relief by adjusting tax slabs, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said in a statement on Wednesday. The PMD said that Sri Lanka has seen a strong increase in tax revenue so far in 2024. The…
Jeweler robbed of cash and jewellery at gunpoint
Miscreants came wearing helmets; reward declared on suspects Bhopal: Two miscreants wearing helmets entered a shop in Baghsewania area on Tuesday night around 10 o’clock. They pointed guns at the jewelers and escaped after robbing cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. At the time of the incident, the surrounding area was quite crowded, despite…