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Four people have been killed by a soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea in an apparently random gun rampage.The Moscow-installed regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another.He then went on to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske – two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Three other people were also injured.The attacker has been detained and the motive behind the shooting was being investigated, Razvozhayev said.He has not been publicly identified and local officials have not released information about which branch of the Russian armed forces…
CCTV footage released on Monday showed the moment a pilot was caught at Jakarta airport trying to smuggle 70,000 ecstasy pills in his suitcase.A group of officers at the airport can be seen removing several bags full of drugs – which amounted to around four stone (26kg) – from a silver suitcase.The man told authorities that he was paid the equivalent of £9,000 to smuggle the drugs.According to authorities, the Malaysian pilot was under the influence when he was arrested. Source link
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former South African domestic cricketer Michael Smith as the new batting coach for the men’s national side. The 46-year-old has signed a two-year contract, locking him into the post across Test, One Day International, and T20 International formats.PCB ropes in Michael Smith as batting coach to fix Pakistan’s batting woes. (X Image)Smith’s tenure will begin ahead of Pakistan’s upcoming three-match Test series against England starting August 19. The arrival of a specialist batting coach has been long overdue. National selector Asad Shafiq had been filling that position temporarily alongside full-time bowling coach Umar Gul.…
The Moon in Aries generates a desire to fix things quickly. The third aspect of Saturn calls for a careful exercise of restraint. Amrit Siddhi Yoga promotes practical, disciplined and lasting improvements.What to Do TodayStart with a task that has been postponed over and over. Study the process and not just the person involved. A better way might be to remove the problem without conflict.Scorpio people can handle paperwork, repayments, service matters, complaints at work or health appointments. Have your receipts, messages and supporting records ready. The right evidence will help make a difficult conversation easier.Amrit Siddhi Yoga supports starting…
mosquito repellents that actually work at home With the monsoon in full swing, mosquitoes have moved right back into the daily conversation, that familiar buzz near your ear at bedtime, the itchy bite you didn’t even feel happen, the constant hunt for the mosquito coil that’s somehow always missing. Before reaching for another can of spray, it’s worth knowing that a handful of home remedies genuinely hold up, cutting down mosquito activity using things most kitchens and gardens already have. They’re not miracle solutions and won’t replace a good repellent during peak season, but used consistently, they make a real…
Mumbai, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to leave key interest rates untouched in its monetary policy review to be announced on August 4 with an eye on promoting economic growth as inflation is seen to be under control, analysts said on Tuesday.The country’s CPI inflation is currently well within the RBI’s tolerance band of 2 to 6 per cent and the central bank sees the mid-point of 4 per cent of this range as the target to ensure growth with price stability in the economy.India’s retail inflation rate touched 4.38 per cent in June which was largely…
Sopore, Aug 04 : The body of a minor boy, who had drowned in the Pohru Nallah at Wadoora in north Kashmir’s Sopore area, was recovered on Tuesday after a three-day-long search operation, officials said.An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body was recovered from the Nawpora area of Sopore following an extensive search operation carried out by teams of the Sopore Police, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), MARCOS and the Army.He said the boy had gone missing after drowning in the Pohru Nallah at Wadoora, triggering a rescue and search operation that continued for…
A high-voltage drama has erupted in Karnataka following chief minister DK Shivakumar’s cabinet expansion. Leaders who were not given any berth in the cabinet have expressed their disappointment, but their backlash was met with a swift warning from the CM.Reflecting on his experience, Shivakumar noted that he, too, was denied ministerial positions under earlier chief ministers but chose to remain patient. (File Photo/ANI)Shivakumar expanded his cabinet on Monday by inducting 19 ministers. The long-awaited move, which had created significant buzz in political circles, has now triggered friction within the Congress party.Senior party leader Yashvantharayagouda V Patil resigned as an MLA,…
NEW DELHI: Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to release DMK leader and former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin after questioning him over his alleged “double meaning” remark made during a protest in Thanjavur over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.The court issued the direction after the Tamil Nadu government informed it that Udhayanidhi would be released on station bail following the inquiry.Hours after the leader of the opposition was detained over remarks allegedly targeting chief minister C Joseph Vijay, Advocate General P S Raman (or Vijay Narayan, if that’s the correct name in your copy) told the…
New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his party’s campaign against E20 fuel would continue and urged people to join the protest in large numbers if they wanted to stop its implementation.Addressing a press conference after leading a march towards the Prime Minister’s residence with petitions opposing E20 fuel, Kejriwal said the party would also oppose any move to implement the policy in states where it has legislators.”We have MLAs in Goa and Gujarat and we will not allow E20 to be passed there either. Our legislators will oppose it in the assemblies,” he said.Also Read: UP…