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In a video address on Sunday from the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zelensky said: “Today is the 522nd day of the so-called ‘Special Military Operation’, which the Russian leadership thought would last a couple of weeks.”Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia — to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.”Russia calls its ongoing invasion ‘Special Military Operation’.The Russian Defence Ministry said three drones were intercepted on Sunday but a business and shopping development in the west of the capital was hit.The fifth and sixth floor of a…

West was banned in December last year for posting a Swastika after making several anti-Semitic statements on and off of Twitter, reports The Verge.According to The Wall Street Journal, ads won’t appear next to his posts, and he won’t be able to monetise his account.When West’s account got banned, the platform owner Elon Musk had clarified that his account was being suspended for incitement to violence, “not an unflattering pic of me being hosed by Ari”.”Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight,” said Musk after West posted some of Musk’s private pictures on Twitter where…

The incident took place on Sunday when more than 400 JUI-F members and supporters had gathered under a tent in Bajaur district’s Khar town, near the border with Afghanistan, reports Dawn news.Addressing the media late Sunday night, KP Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan said 10 kg of explosives were used in the blast.He said ball bearings and other explosive materials had been collected from the site. “Investigation is underway and culprits will soon be arrested,” Dawn news quoted the provincial police chief as saying.Meanwhile, KP caretaker Information Minister Feroze Shah said hospitals across Bajaur and neighbouring areas had…

The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,1969.Last week when the Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manish Tewari had opposed its introduction.Tewari had said that he was opposing the Bill for want of legislative competence on three counts.First, it transgresses on the right to privacy, second, it transgresses on the right to the separation of powers, and third, it suffers from the malady of excessive delegation.“These are my three fundamental objections (to the bill),” the Congress lawmaker had said.The Bill seeks to insert provisions for…

According to the GRP Control here, the incident occurred between the Virar and Mira Road Road stations at around 5.30 a.m.Two on-duty RPF constables allegedly had a major fight in which one took his gun and started firing at the other one.In the firing, the other constable and three other passengers, including a woman, were killed.Police and RPF officials are investigating the incident and further details are awaited.–IANS qn/ksk

“In the intervening night of July 30-31, vigilant BSF troops observed suspicious movement across the IB in Arnia border area and an intruder was observed approaching toward BSF fence. “The alert troops neutralised the intruder and thwarted the infiltration attempt,” the BSF added.–IANSzi/ksk

Officials added that around 7,000 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave on the 30th day of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra on Sunday as another batch of 1,550 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in an escorted convoy for the Valley on Monday.”Today’s batch of 1,550 pilgrims is the smallest to leave for the Valley since the Yatra started on July 1.””The batch includes 1,165 male, 354 female, seven children, 19 Sadhus and five Sadhvis,” officials said.Till now, 36 pilgrims have died during this year’s Yatra.Pilgrims approach the Himalayan cave shrine either from the traditional south Kashmir Pahalgam…

“We call on Palestinian leaders to hand over those who tamper with security to the Lebanese authorities; this is the natural way to restore security and stability inside and around the camp as in other Palestinian camps in Lebanon,” a statement by the Council of Ministers quoted Mikati as saying on Sunday.The Lebanese Prime Minister also called on Palestinian leaders to respect Lebanese sovereignty, relevant laws and the principles of hospitality, Xinhua news agency reported.Armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp between members of the Fatah Movement and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, killing at least five…

So far, this year has recorded the third smallest number of fires and the fourth fewest burned area compared with the same period since 2013, the MAAC said on Sunday in a statement.The Ministry attributes the improvement to the launch of the Integrated Management System for Rural Fires, Xinhua news agency reported.According to data released by the Ministry, the government had invested greater in combatting rural fires before 2017 but now 50 per cent of the budget available is invested in fire prevention.”The total investment more than doubled compared to the 2017 level,” now reaching 500 million euros ($551.8 million),…

At a joint press conference after meeting with Al-Sabah, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Sunday that the two sides discussed and agreed to continue discussions on the border demarcation issue, noting that a joint higher committee will be involved to supervise the work of subcommittees.He added that the discussion also touched upon joint oil fields between Iran and Kuwait, Xinhua news agency reported.Hailing the discussions as “very fruitful” as there was “a consensual view on all outstanding issues,” Al-Sabah stressed the need to end the maritime border demarcation file.He added that they agreed to open a commercial attache…