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Russia «deliberately aimed their missiles at the historic city center of Odesa» which is protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), said Oleh Kiper, the head of the region's military administration. «Everything that was built with hard work by great architects is now being destroyed by cynical inhumans,» said Kiper. The largest church in the city, the Orthodox Transfiguration or Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral, which was dedicated in 1809, is among the destroyed structures.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch and unrest gripped the country. Netanyahu's doctors said on Sunday the heart pacemaker implantation went smoothly and that Netanyahu, 73, felt fine. According to his office, he was expected to be discharged later in the day.

Mayawati on Sunday lashed out at the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, saying the minimum guaranteed income bill passed by it is aimed at serving its «political interest» ahead of assembly polls. The Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed a bill to provide minimum guaranteed income to all adult citizens as part of a welfare package for the state.

Suvendu Adhikari, said on Sunday that he has filed an FIR against the West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over their call to gherao the residences of BJP leaders throughout the state on August 5. While addressing the party's annual 'Martyrs' Day' rally on Friday, Abhishek Banerjee had announced this agitation programme so that the BJP leaders would not be able to come out of their homes during that period. Later, in her speech, Mamata Banerjee also said that this demonstration should be conducted at a distance of 100 metres from the residences of the BJP leaders.

DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday said she will be going to strife-torn Manipur despite the state government allegedly denying her permission for the visit. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief on Saturday alleged that the Manipur government has refused to let her visit the state to interact with survivors of sexual violence. In a tweet on Sunday, Maliwal said she has written to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh seeking an urgent meeting with him during her visit.

Seema Haider, the Pakistani woman who entered India without a visa in May, and her supposed Indian 'husband' Sachin Meena, fell ill on Saturday morning following their recent questioning by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). On Friday, Haider submitted a mercy petition to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking permission for herself and her four children to remain at her "matrimonial home" in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

DCW), Swati Maliwal, on Sunday, claimed that she was asked by the Manipur government to postpone her visit to the violence-hit state, days after a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob surfaced on social media. DCW chairperson claimed the state government asked her to postpone her visit as the law and order situation in the state «is not good». «I wrote to the Manipur Govt that I want to visit the state and meet the survivors of sexual assault.

income tax return filing season, a disgruntled Flipkart employee took to Twitter to express his frustration with the burden of taxes on both his earnings and expenditures. Sanchit Goyal, a category manager at an e-tailer in Bengaluru, shared a tweet revealing that over 50 percent of his income goes towards taxes. Goyal's tweet gained immense traction, garnering more than 5 lakh views, as it struck a chord with numerous Twitter users.

China is courting Myanmar, a neighbour critical to India’s Act East Policy with the junta Chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing expected to visit Beijing in September, a visit that will be closely watched in New Delhi. This will be the General’s first trip to Beijing since the February 2021 coup that brought him to power. While China has been pushing various infrastructure projects in Myanmar for access to the Bay of Bengal region, it has so far been hesitant to host the General.

Juel Taylor has revealed the inspiration behind his first film as a director, They Cloned Tyrone. Taylor is a co-writer on Creed II (2018) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021). They Cloned Tyrone is a science-fiction comedy inspired by movies like The Truman Show and even bits of Taylor’s personal life. Here’s what the director said.

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Narendra Modi said on Saturday that greed for power overrode national interest during the UPA government, wreaking havoc on the banking sector, but his dispensation has nursed it back to good financial health. Addressing a Rozgar Mela, Modi took an apparent swipe at the Gandhi family, saying a few powerful politicians close to a particular family would get loans of thousands of crores of rupees to their favourites by calling up banks and those loans were never meant to be returned.

Bengaluru, the bustling high-tech startup hub known for its fast-paced lifestyle, recently witnessed a lighthearted moment that amused its residents. The incident involved a school bus making wrong U-turns on a busy road, catching the attention of alert citizens who promptly reported the violation to the traffic police. A Twitter user with the handle "@ChrysalisHigh" posted a complaint, alerting the authorities about the school bus (bearing the number KA53AA6189) driving in the wrong direction under the Garudacharpalya metro station from Brigade Metropolis.

Fact Check Unit has been extended to September 4. This pertains to a case being heard regarding the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2023 in a PIL filed by political satirist Kunal Kamra and the Association of Indian Magazines.

Ukraine is set to nationalize a bank controlled by two Russian businessmen, denying them a financial haven and seeking to curb their influence on Kyiv’s economy and politics. Sense Bank, formerly known as Alfa Bank-Ukraine, is controlled by Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, two Russian businessmen under European Union and United Kingdom sanctions over their alleged ties to the Kremlin, which they have denied.

Sri Lanka and India have signed a slew of energy, development and trade agreements, signaling the growing economic ties between the two neighboring countries

Croatian police have detained nine people suspected of smuggling migrants into the European Union country from neighboring Serbia

NEW DELHI : A group of 30 Indian and foreign investors, including marquee names such as Indian venture capital firms Kalaari Capital, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India and South-East Asia) and Lumikai, and US firms Tiger Global Management and Tribe Capital, on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a meeting to elucidate the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s recommendation to tax the online gaming sector at 28% of the gross revenue earned by companies in this sector. The letter claimed that the new recommended tax for the sector could lead to an increase of up to 1,100%, based on the present interpretation of the GST Council’s recommendation to tax real-money online gaming companies at 28% of the “full face value" of their earnings.

India and Sri Lanka will conduct feasibility studies on petroleum line and land bridge connectivity between the countries in what could boost sub-regional integration in the Indian Ocean Region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after holding talks with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The two sides announced five pacts, including a memorandum of cooperation for economic development projects in Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka and memorandum of understanding on renewable energy.