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12 May

Israel announces emergency as riots continue

editor0 CommentsHealthEMERGENCY, israel, religion, riots, world

Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified. Cars were set alight and a father and daughter -both Israeli Arabs - died when a rocket hit their car. Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy air strikes on Gaza. At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years. Israel's military says it is targeting militants in Gaza in response to rocket attacks on Jerusalem and other areas. More than…

12 May

Almost hundred dead bodies found floating in the Ganga

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, dead bodies, ganga, INDIA

At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 of the bodies have been fished out in Bihar’s Buxar district, at least 25 bodies were found in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. While authorities in both districts are yet to confirm if the bodies were of Covid victims, saying samples have been sent for tests, police in Buxar said they suspected the…

12 May

Assam’s JSB Infrastructures wins big at 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessAssam, Business, INDIA, jsb

JSB Infrastructures, a pioneering real estate group from Dibrugarh with several residential projects under its belt, announced today that they have been honoured with three prestigious awards in the 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards | EAST 2021. JSB Infrastructures has won the Developer of the Year– Residential (Non Metro), Emerging Developer of the Year – Non Metro and Budget Housing Project of the Year - Non Metro for its project JSB Angan, Dibrugarh. Speaking about this achievement, Nikunj Harlalka, Managing Partner, JSB Infrastructures, said, “We are thrilled that our efforts in the JSB Angan project have been recognized by…

12 May

WhatsApp’s new terms and privacy policy will be updated from 15th May

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Entertainmentfacebook, WhatsApp, whatsApp policy, whatsapp terms and conditions

Within just 3 days WhatsApp’s new terms and privacy policy will be updated. Starting on May 15, the popular instant messaging app will change its privacy policy to gather more information about its users, including things like your time zone, IP address, location, and even information about what type of device you are using. In January of 2021, WhatsApp announced that it would update its privacy policy and share your info with Facebook and other Facebook companies, but due to mass confusion, the company decided to give users a few weeks to make a choice. Now, what happened if you don’t agree…

11 May

Seven children killed in a School Shooting in Russia

editor0 CommentsHealthRussia, school shooting, terrorist, world

Seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say. Twenty-one other people, mostly children, were injured. A 19-year-old suspect was detained. The attack happened in the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow. Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin spoke of "great sorrow" while Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov described the attack as a "major tragedy". "We are deeply saddened that this has happened," he said. Responding to the shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review the country's gun control laws. School shootings…

11 May

US man arrested as pet tiger goes loose

editor0 CommentsHealthcrime, international, tiger, USA

A murder suspect in Texas who was out on bail has been taken back into custody after neighbours called the police to alert them to a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighbourhood. When officers arrived on Sunday, the man put the Bengal tiger in an SUV, and drove off, police said. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, now faces a separate charge of evading arrest, police said. The tiger is still on the loose. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a tiger on the leafy suburban streets. Houston Police confirmed that Mr Cuevas had been arrested for evading arrest…

11 May

Three safe homes for Covid patients to come up in Salt Lake and Rajarhat

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastkolkata, Safe home

Three safe homes for Covid patients are being set up by the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in Salt Lake, Kaikhali and Bablatala in Rajarhat.The safe home in Salt Lake will be housed in the civic body-run Matri Sadan Hospital in EE Block, which also has a vaccination centre. “The hospital has a piped oxygen supply network. At least 50 beds have been earmarked for Covid-19 patients for the time being,” an official of the corporation’s health department said. The safe house in Kaikhali is being set up in a building adjacent to the Haj House, on VIP Road, where a satellite…

11 May

Sachin Waze Accused In Ambani Security Scare Case

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastmumbai police, Sachin waze

Sachin Waze, the suspended police officer under investigation over his alleged role in planting explosives outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai house, has been permanently sacked. The office of the Mumbai Police Commissioner issued the order for Waze's dismissal from service citing constitutional provisions. "API Sachin Hindurao Waze has been dismissed from police service. Order has been issued today under Provision of 311(2)(B) Constitution of India by Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai," police said. The National Investigation Agency that has been investigating the recovery of scores of gelatine sticks (explosives) inside an abandoned car near Mr Ambani's multi-storey house in Mumbai,…

11 May

Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan Sharma had tested Covid positive in April, reveals ‘I have fully recovered’

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Bollywood superstar Salman khan's sister Arpita Khan Sharma revealed that she had tested positive for Covid19 in April this year. She took to her Instagram to inform her followers about the same and said that she was asymptomatic. Soon after Salman khan made the news public at the press conference of his upcoming film Radhe: Your Most wanted Bhai, Arpita shared the same on social media. Arpita wrote, "I tested positive for COVID-19 in the beginning of the month of April 2021, however, I was asymptomatic. I followed all the guidelines and protocols and thankfully with the grace of God…

11 May

26 Covid Patients Die At Goa Hospital, Health Minister Seeks Court Probe

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said 26 COVID-19 patients died at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours and sought an investigation by the High Court to find out the exact cause.He said these fatalities occurred between 2 am and 6 am "which is a fact", but remained evasive about the cause. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who visited the Goa Medical College and Hospital, said the gap between the "availability of medical oxygen and its supply to COVID-19 wards in the GMCH might have caused some issues for the patients" even as he…