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Washington DC [US], May 24 : Two people were reportedly injured, including a suspected gunman, after nearly 30 gunshots were heard near the White House complex at the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, close to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, according to law enforcement sources cited by CBS News. According to the report, the suspect allegedly opened fire at a security booth outside the White House where US Secret Service officers were stationed. Secret Service personnel returned fire, injuring the suspect, while a bystander was also reportedly wounded. No Secret Service officers were believed to have been…
The Ebola outbreak in central Africa is spreading rapidly, with almost 867 suspected cases and 204 deaths reported in Congo as of late Saturday by the health ministry. The World Health Organization upgraded its risk assessment to “very high” in the country.The outbreak now affects three provinces in DRC, with the first case confirmed in South Kivu. Two cases, including one death, have also been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda after individuals travelled from DRC.The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no specific vaccine. The mortality rate is as high as 50 per cent. The…
A 17-year-old boxing trainee in Bengaluru has accused her coach, Ramachandra (Image), of sexual harassment over several months. Bengaluru: A 17-year-old first year PUC student undergoing boxing training through a club in Kanteerava stadium was allegedly sexually harassed by her coach for the last few months. Following the complaint filed by the girl’s mother Sampangiramanagar police have arrested the accused identified as Ramachandra 50, a native of Tamil Nadu on Saturday.The girl’s mother from east Bengaluru in her complaint told police that the coach sexually harassed her daughter and behaved inappropriately over the five to six months.The girl has been…
Mayor Sham Lal Bansal and family with Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Panchkula: Newly elected mayor Sham Lal Bansal proposed the development of multi-level parking facilities across Panchkula during a meeting with Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Saturday, citing mounting pressure from rising number of vehicles and limited parking space.Bansal said modern parking systems could be developed along the lines of those near Mata Mansa Devi Temple and Nada Sahib. He added that suitable sites would be identified first, followed by a joint meeting with officials of HSVP, the municipal corporation and Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority to take the proposal…
Lucknow: Mounting power cuts across UP have triggered political reactions, with legislators from both the BJP and opposition writing letters and social media posts to state energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma over the worsening electricity crisis during peak summer.BJP MLA from Gonda Sadar, Prateek Bhushan Singh, in his letter described a “serious electricity crisis” in his district and constituency. Calling the issue “extremely sensitive and urgent,” Singh said repeated outages amid intense heat had pushed residents into severe distress and disrupted normal life, workplaces and business activity.He urged the minister to ensure an emergency mechanism for uninterrupted power supply, particularly…
People with their job letters Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed appointment letters to newly recruited candidates in various govt departments through videoconferencing from Delhi under the 19th Rozgar Mela programme.The programme was organised simultaneously at 47 locations across the country, including four centres in Bihar — Patna, Hajipur, Samastipur and Gaya.According to East Central Railway (ECR) CPRO Saraswati Chandra, out of 51,000 appointment letters distributed across the country, 300 were handed over to candidates in Bihar during the event.Of the total appointments in the state, 114 letters were distributed at Khagaul in Patna, 64 at Samastipur, 62…
Nagpur: CCTV cameras installed across Nagpur Metro stations and premises are increasingly emerging as a key crime-detection and passenger assistance tool, helping police trace suspects, recover valuables and crack theft cases.In a recent case, jewellery worth nearly ₹40 lakh stolen from a shop in the MIDC area was traced with technical assistance from the Security Control team of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (Maha Metro). SG Ravi Dhande, attached to Maha Metro’s Security Control Centre, coordinated with MIDC police and provided CCTV-based technical inputs that helped investigators track the accused.Apart from assisting police investigations, the Metro’s surveillance network has also…
KOLKATA: In a late-night operation that marked another visible change in the city, the giant football-themed installation outside the Salt Lake Stadium — a sculpture conceptualised by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee — was partially dismantled between Saturday midnight and the morning after, days after the new state govt announced its decision to remove the structure and replace it with something “more artistic and aesthetic”.The installation, one of the most recognisable visual markers outside the stadium for nearly a decade, featured two giant footballers’ legs with a globe carrying the Biswa Bangla logo replacing the upper body. Installed near the…
Budgam, May 24: A 12-year-old girl who had reportedly gone missing from Galwanpora village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district was found dead in a nearby field on Sunday morning, officials said. According to officials, the minor had gone missing on Saturday, following which family members and local residents began a search operation in the area. The girl’s body was later recovered from a field close to the village, sending shockwaves across the locality and plunging the area into mourning. Meanwhile, police have reached the spot and taken cognizance of the incident. Legal proceedings have been initiated and further investigation is…
US President Donald Trump Amid the ongoing Iran war, US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he would meet with negotiators later in the day to discuss Tehran’s latest offer and that a final decision on whether to resume military action would likely be taken on Sunday.Speaking to Axios, Trump said that it was a ‘solid 50/50’ as to whether the United States would be able to secure a ‘good’ agreement with Iran or instead ‘blow them to kingdom come.'”I think one of two things will happen: either I hit them harder than they have ever been hit, or…