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The UN agencies said on Wednesday in a joint statement issued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, that dwindling resources amid growing needs have forced humanitarian agencies to prioritise the delivery of vital life-saving support which risks leaving millions behind, Xinhua news agency reported.”These are not easy decisions to make, and WFP’s priority is to save as many lives as possible,” Makena Walker, acting country director for the World Food Program (WFP) in South Sudan, was quoted as saying in the statement, adding that the emergency food assistance, known as the Lean Season Response for 2023, was completed at…

The Indian President Droupadi Murmu’s invite to the world leaders for an official banquet issued in the name of ‘Bharat’ and not India has not only created a stir in Indian media but also fuelled speculation overseas if Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to change the name to Bharat in accordance with the early Hindu tradition of it being ‘Bharat’ which was anglicised by the British to India, media reports said.A section of the US media said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has not confirmed replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ — but has also not explained changes in G20 invites,…

Lee is now close to hurricane strength, and is likely to rapidly intensify into an “extremely dangerous major hurricane” by Saturday, the NHC said on Wednesday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.Lee could bring impacts to the northern Leeward Islands this weekend, where the Caribbean and Atlantic meet, according to the NHC.”Swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents across portions of the Lesser Antilles late this week,” according to the hurricane center.–IANSint/khz

During the meeting on Wednesday, the upcoming preparations for the ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ were reviewed.The route map of the yatra, reception meetings, women’s chaupal, dialogue with farmers and other preparations were discussed in detail in the meeting.Narayan Panchariya, Convener of the Election Management Committee, said that during the meeting, “Parivartan Sankalp Yatra” is reaching the Assembly constituencies as per its fixed route and a grand welcome is accorded to people, who are giving immense support and blessings to the saffron party.”There is anger among people of the state about the ‘Jungle raj’ of the Congress. Feedback is also being taken…

Justice Prateek Jalan noted that there has been no statement on record from the Centre to date, and the petition was filed in 2021. As counsel for the Centre informed the court that nothing was happening concerning the properties and sought time to obtain further instructions, Justice Jalan pointed out the lack of concrete information about whether any developments have occurred or are expected. He stated that the petition could be dismissed if the Centre made a statement indicating that the case is based solely on apprehension. The court scheduled the next hearing for December 8 and asked the petitioner’s…

The judge ruled that the jury hearing Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former President was liable for making defamatory statements, media reports said.The judge’s ruling is a serious blow to Trump, who is facing numerous criminal indictments and civil lawsuits — many of them coming to a head as he hits the campaign trail in most of the southern states that back him and he boasts of his immense popularity going up with each and every indictment that prosecutors and juries give him.Trump…

The Union ministers met Kovind at his 12 Janpath residence and discussed the dates for convening the first official meeting of this committee. Besides methods of functioning of the committee, they also discussed the requisite facilities and infrastructure for the panel to perform smoothly.As per sources, it is under consideration to interact with the people of certain areas so as to have necessary inputs in preparing the report.On September 2, Kovind had chaired a meeting to give his recommendations on ONOE after deliberating on all aspects of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies and even panchayats and…

The accused has been identified as Rohit a.k.a Monu, a resident of Nangloi, who was declared a proclaimed offender by a local court.Sharing the details, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ravindra Singh Yadav, said that the complainant alleged that on May 10, 2010, her brother Dilip, a resident of Vijay Vihar, was abducted and killed by Rakesh, Deepak, Rakesh Rai, Renu and Monu.Subsequently, the accused were arrested, and it was revealed that Renu and Dilip used to work at Canara Bank. They were involved in a romantic relationship, which had angered Rakesh. Renu was also in a relationship with Rakesh.…

Franz Wagner showed off his toolkit in the game, scoring 16 points to lead Germany’s boxscore. The 22-year-old guard, who missed Germany’s last four group games due to injury, also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists, reports Xinhua.Starting guard Dennis Schroder, who spearheaded Germany to five straight wins in the group stage, missed all of his nine attempts in the first half and finished with nine points.Schroder made his first shot with 7:40 left on the clock in the third quarter, and the Toronto Raptors guard soon came back assisting Daniel Theis for an alley-oop. But it was…

During the meeting, Air Marshal Pande briefed them about the forthcoming, first-ever aerial display at Bhopal by the IAF which will be held on September 30.Both assured all the help to the IAF for smooth conduct of display, according to the Governor’s office.The IAF is celebrating its 91st anniversary on October 8 and the Air Force Day celebrations will actually commence more than a week before this.Keeping with the tradition of hosting the celebrations in different parts of the country, an air display will be organised in near Bhopal’s Bhojtal Lake.Officials told IANS that around 50 fighter planes and choppers…