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The United Nations has accused Hamas of disrupting aid deliveries in Gaza, alleging members of the militant group stormed a food depot over the weekend. The incident occurred in the north of the war-ravaged strip, with a senior UN official saying staff were “endangered”. “Humanitarian workers were forced to halt food distributions after armed personnel…
NEW DELHI: Amid the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement row, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of chief executive officer (CEO) of the temple. The successful applicant will head the Ram temple’s administrative management and oversee its day-to-day operations.According to the Trust’s notification, applications must be…
A Sydney childcare worker faces more than 320 charges over his alleged abuse of 136 children over a 16-year period, as police reveal a full list of locations where he worked. A court order protecting the identity of Hamish Tait was lifted on Monday, allowing him to be revealed as the man at the centre…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala high court on Monday allowed BJP councillor Sugathan R, who is under preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), to take his oath of office inside prison on July 14 at 11 am, Bar and Bench reported.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan observed that the democratic mandate of the electorate could…
Battered Geelong star Jeremy Cameron is aiming for a quick return from his shoulder injury, with the Cats leaving the door open for a comeback before finals. Undergoing surgery to repair the AC joint in his left shoulder, Cameron will miss at least four of the six remaining home-and-away rounds. The 33-year-old was taken to…
It is 11:45pm on a Sunday night, and an anonymous woman has just posted in a Facebook group. Not long after, men start replying, offering to help. What she has asked for is sperm, and now the rest of the conversation has moved to her DMs. Welcome to world of online semen donation. The number…
The finest of the Kiwis we called our own (though actually Northern Irish), Sam Neill was embraced wholeheartedly by Australian cinephiles as a man of endless charm and dashing good looks. And what a career, including everything from a First Nations-led Western to a sci-fi epic via dinosaurs! Deeply saddened by his untimely passing, we…
CM Suvendu Adhikari has defended the provision, saying it is intended to target habitual offenders. NEW DELHI: Bengal’s controversial Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, popularly dubbed the ‘Goonda Bill’, came into force after midnight on Monday. The Act empowers the BJP government with sweeping powers including preventive detention, property confiscation and the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday stepped up its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he explain his recent foreign trip while also accusing him and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of neglecting the constituency after a landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad claimed eight lives.The landslide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkampoyil-Meppadi twin-tube…
The matter will next be heard on July 20 NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The court also sought a response from the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.“We direct SIT…