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DSP Shiv Narain Vaish said that the accused Ram Dhani Rajbhar posted comments on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). The remarks were posted between September 3 and 7, he said, adding SP workers had demanded action against Rajbhar. The FIR has been registered at Maniyar police station under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act, he said. The police are trying to arrest the accused, he said. Dimple Yadav, the wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, is MP from Mainpuri.–IANSamita/ksk

The Central government has decided to introduce new uniforms for the employees of both Houses of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the upcoming five-day special parliamentary session scheduled to begin on Monday.Marshals of both the Houses will also be seen wearing Manipuri ‘Kokyet’ or turbans.Besides Kokyet, other new uniform items being introduced include Nehru jackets of magenta or deep pink shade for secretariat staff, camouflage for security officers, officials said.Renowned cultural exponent and former Director of Manipur’s Art and Culture department, K. Sobita Devi, while expressing her happiness over the new development, said the Union government…

The Australian diplomat was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday in the absence of Ambassador Lyndall Sachs and was notified of Iran’s “strong protests” against the “meddlesome remarks” by the Australian Foreign Minister and Australia’s new ‘anti-Tehran’ sanctions, the report said on Thursday.On Wednesday, Wong announced that her country was “imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on four individuals and three entities responsible for the oppression of people in Iran, including women and girls”.The sanctions were imposed in the run-up to the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died in a…

In the inauguration speech, Tharman said on Thursday evening that he was honoured and humbled to have been elected and will discharge his duties diligently and faithfully.The President also stressed building a more inclusive society and deepening Singapore’s partnerships with the international community, Xinhua news agency reported.Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Tharman on winning the presidential election and pledged the full support of the government to the President.Tharman was elected the President after garnering 70.4 per cent of the total votes. He used to be the senior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the city-state.–IANSint/khz

The delegation will hold talks with Houthi leaders, said the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV on Thursday, without providing details.Oman, which borders both Yemen and Saudi Arabia, has been actively engaged in brokering a truce between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, Xinhua news agency reported.The previous truce, which was brokered by the United Nations, lasted for six months and expired in October last year. However, fighting between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces has largely abated on several frontlines in the absence of a truce.Yemen has been mired in a civil war since 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi group seized…

In a report, the General Directorate of Meteorology noted on Thursday a 57-per cent decrease in precipitation in August compared to the 1991-2021 averages and a 60-per cent drop from last August.The report highlights the meteorological drought as a widespread concern, which impacted nearly the entire Marmara and Black Sea regions in August, Xinhua news agency reported.In the month, the northwestern region of Marmara, known as the country’s granary, saw a 74-per cent decrease in precipitation compared to the 1991-2021 averages and a 90-per cent decline from August 2022.The region is also home to Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, where the…

National award-winning artist Madan Lal, whose work will be showcased at the South Korean Art fair, then Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai and then Turkey, says, “When you explore and work on different themes in a short frame of time, artistic sensibilities sharpen. Certain things emerge that you never thought lived inside you. Of course, there is a thin line between chaos and a collage.”His work ‘The Music Within’, a 25X25 acrylic on canvas, which will be part of the art fair is a yearning to discover sounds in concrete landscapes market by geometrical shapes. The work has a gramophone,…

The incident occurred on Thursday evening.The deafening sound of the explosion led to a bomb scare in the area with people running for cover. The blast was so intense that body parts of the victims were dismembered and flung far away.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West, Rahul Raj, said, “While Mohammed Arif succumbed to injuries, his associate Shobhit Kumar, 24, is still battling for life at KGMU trauma centre.”He added the blast took place when the duo was transporting the cylinder to the hospital through a loader and it fell on the ground.”A car parked nearby was also damaged in…

In her new capacity as US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, Pritzker will be “working in lockstep with the Ukrainian government, our allies and partners, international financial institutions, and the private sector,” driving US “efforts to help rebuild the Ukrainian economy,” Biden said on Thursday.The 64-year-old former Commerce Secretary during the Barack Obama administration will also coordinate “complementary and mutually reinforcing” efforts among the G7 wealthy nations, and “help the Ukrainian government make reforms needed to strengthen its economy,” he added.Pritzker will work from the State Department and report to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. She plans to travel…

“As we confront the new reality of sustained humanitarian needs and shrinking budgets, it’s time to rethink how we engage and find new models for cross-sectoral partnerships,” McCain told a UN Security Council open debate on advancing public-private humanitarian partnership on Thursday.She said business leaders’ help is needed to develop the smart innovations and solutions required to build resilience and tackle the root causes of hunger and poverty, so as to reduce humanitarian needs over the long term, Xinhua news agency reported.Reducing poverty and hunger is a necessary precondition for healthy workforces, functioning markets, and sustainable economic growth and prosperity,…