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Under the new rules implemented from Monday onwards, restaurants and delivery services in the city are not allowed to provide plastic utensils, condiment packets, napkins or extra containers in takeout and delivery orders unless customers ask for them.That means restaurants will no longer automatically include plastic containers, knives and forks, packets of mayo, dressing, as well as ketchup in a to-go order without customer’s request, Xinhua news agency reported.The new measures, aimed at cutting down single-use plastic waste, stemmed from the “Skip the Stuff” law signed by New York Mayor Eric Adams earlier this year.A warning period for the regulations…

According to the Regional Disaster Management Unit, the incident occurred around 1 a.m. on Tuesday when the massive gamtrycrane collapsed on the girder, trapping the workers.The location is between Sargaon and Sarambegain where work is proceeding on the third and final phase of the 701-km-long Samruddhi Mahamarg between Nashik-Mumbai.A massive rescue effort on a war footing has been launched by NDRF, SDRF and other local agencies.operation has been mounted by the Thane Police, Fire Brigade and disaster agencies amid apprehension of the death toll increasing.–IANSqn/khz

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt on Monday said Australia remains free of the infectious virus, Xinhua news agency reported.Indonesia has paused cattle imports from four Australian facilities after individuals tested positive for LSD, characterised by nodules on the skin and could be devastating for farmers.Watt added that immediately after being notified of the issue on Friday afternoon (July 28), the government enacted an emergency response, which included rapid diagnostic testing of cattle across northern Australia.”Australian officials are working with Indonesian authorities to reassure them that all animals exported from Australia comply with all Indonesian requirements, including being free of LSD,” he…

Bazrpash made the announcement on Monday at a meeting of the heads of the Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission co-chaired by visiting Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil in Iran’s capital Tehran, Xinhua news agency reported.Besides, Iran and Syria agreed to use their national currencies, the Iranian rial and the Syrian pound, in bilateral trade if possible, according to the Minister.Many of the cooperation documents signed during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Syria in early May have produced favourable results, he noted.The two countries have established a joint insurance company that provides services for Iranian and…

During a meeting with the GCC Chief Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rasheed expressed Iraq’s desire to establish strong political, social, administrative and diplomatic ties with other countries, according to a statement by the Iraqi Presidency on Monday.For his part, Albudaiwi expressed his full confidence that relations between Iraq and the Arab Gulf states will witness positive developments in terms of electricity interconnections, trade exchange, and other areas, according to the statement.Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani also met with Albudaiwi on bilateral ties in various fields, especially in security coordination and drug control, al-Sudani’s media office said…

“The police teams of Gurugram were going from Gurugram to Nuh, the mob on the way threw stones at the police vehicles in which Hodal DSP Sajjan Singh, Inspectors — Ajay and Devender — of IMT Manesar police station, Inspector Anil of Gurugram Crime Branch In-Charge Sector-40, Sub-Inspector Arun of Kherki Daula police station, Sub-Inspector Deepak of IMT Manesar police station, Sub-Inspector Devender of Kherki Daula police station, ASI Rajesh Reader of DCP Manesar, Head Constable Sher Singh of Kherki Daula police station and Constable Pawan of Kherki Daula police station were seriously injured while home guards, Neeraj and Gursevak,…

Raffi Gregorian, the Director of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), told the Security Council on Monday, “Unfortunately, there has not yet been consensus at the General Assembly on the draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, including in relation to how the definition of terrorism would precisely apply in situations of armed conflict.”Neither does the Assembly give the UNOCT “the mandate to investigate or ascertain the conduct of states and other actors, nor to determine what constitutes an act of terrorism, whether by a state, a group or an individual,” he added.This despite the Assembly setting up the UNOCT “with…

According to Special Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ravindra Singh Yadav, specific information was received about an illegal international call centre operating in the Vasant Kunj area of south-west Delhi.The call centre targeted US citizens, deceiving them under the pretense of providing technical support on behalf of Microsoft IC.Led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Amit Goel, a raid was conducted at the call centre premises, where the accused individuals were found engaged in online cheating by impersonating tech support executives.”The raid yielded the discovery of 12 functional laptops connected via two routers, which were used by 14 telecallers. The laptops contained…

“Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the earth and heads towards the moon. A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC, ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit. Next stop: the Moon. As it arrives at the moon, the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) is planned for August 5, 2023,” ISRO tweeted.Translunar orbit injection is the process whereby the moon-bound spacecraft is put into a trajectory so that it can reach the moon.The Indian space agency said it will carry out the LOI process on August 5, 2023.The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was put into orbit on July 14, 2023, in a copybook style by…

An official statement mentioned that an all-out operation was conducted by the STF against the linkmen of Rohingyas who were helping them to illegally cross the border and enter India from the neighbouring country.The Assam Police formed five teams to conduct special operations in the border areas adjoining Assam and Tripura.”The arrested persons were found to be involved in illegal business for crossing Rohingya Muslims into Indian territory by using fake IDs and other travelling documents showing the illegal Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals as Indian citizens,” said an official statement of the Assam Police.A senior police officer said that…