Los Angeles, May 1 , 2024: At least 55 people were injured, including two in serious condition, after a rail train and a shuttle bus collided in Los Angeles on Tuesday, authorities said. Around noon, a Los Angeles Metro train collided with a University of Southern California bus in the city’s Exposition Park area, the…
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New Delhi, May 1 , 2024 : Driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions and imports, India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 and logged 12.4 per cent year-onyear growth at Rs 2.10 lakh crore during this period. “After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue…
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Port-au-Prince, May 1 , 2024 : Haiti’s transitional council has named ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s new prime minister, local media reported Tuesday. Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, who temporarily held the premiership from April 25, when the transitional council was installed and the resignation of Ariel Henry was announced. The members of…
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United Nations, May 1 , 2024 : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that Israel’s military attack on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would cause an “unthinkable escalation” of the conflict and would result in the death of thousands of Palestinian civilians. “A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing…
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Washington, May 1 , 2024 : The US Senate hasapproved House-passed legislation to ban US imports of Russian uranium. The Senate passed the bill in a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation specifically bans US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is…
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Bangui, May 1 ,2024 : The Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President Francois Bozize over possible crimes against humanity from 2009 to 2013. “An international arrest warrant has been issued for Francois Bozize, a CAR national who has been residing…
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Tbilisi, May 1 ,2024 : Levan Khabeishvili, the leader of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s opposition party United National Movement, has been detained at a demonstration against a bill on foreign agents in central Tbilisi, Georgian broadcaster Formula News reported on Wednesday. The broadcaster reported that the opposition politician had been severely beaten by riot…
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Washington/New Delhi, May 1 ,2024 : The United States has said it “continues to expect accountability” from the Government of India regarding the probe into an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and is regularly working with India on the issue. Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department,…
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Rome, April 22 , 2024 : Italy’s capital celebrated the city’s 2,777th birthday Sunday, the annual retrospective of the city’s long history that in recent years has grown increasingly popular with tourists. On Sunday, the city erupted with concerts, exhibits, ceremonies and a parade of more than 2,000 people marching as legionaries, centurions, senators, gladiators,…
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UAE, 17 April ,2024 : The United Arab Emirates has been hit by the heaviest rainfall event ever recorded in the country, surpassing all data collected since 1949. The downpour affected numerous regions across the UAE over the past 24 hours . The National Centre of Meteorology confirmed the exceptional nature of this weather event. Further…
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