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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing a live television shot, according to witnesses and health officials.The military released its initial findings into the strike, offering no immediate explanation for striking twice and no evidence for an assertion that six of the dead were militants, including two who were identified by their employers as a health care worker at the hospital and…

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari courted controversy Tuesday with his claim that women in the state consume more alcohol than anywhere else in the country. Soon after the comments went viral, his BJP counterpart Hemant Khandelwal sought an apology for the “indecent statement against women power”. “If your son is unemployed and comes home under the influence of drugs, I say this with full confidence that the responsibility for this lies with the BJP, (former chief minister) Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Mohan Yadav. Madhya Pradesh has earned the dubious distinction of women consuming the most alcohol in the…

Property owners allege unscientific charges, demand relief for legal heirs, and accuse BDA of ignoring repeated appeals.The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is facing severe criticism from property owners after imposing steep charges for khata transfers. Residents argue that the fee hike is arbitrary, financially burdensome, and unscientific, especially in cases where the property is being transferred to a legal heir after the original owner’s death.Also Read:BDA floats global tender for Bengaluru’s Revised Master Plan 2041According to aggrieved citizens, the BDA charges the same fee for a khata transfer after death as it does for a regular property sale. This, they…

Kate Green/Getty Images If you think Taylor Swift only churns out bubblegum pop music for young audiences, think again. The singer-songwriter turned global superstar, who’s been working steadily and fearlessly in the music industry since she was a teenager — her first album, simply titled “Taylor Swift,” dropped in 2006 and she never really slowed down after that — is a wordsmith. Don’t take our word for it; critics have compared her to great poets like Emily Dickinson (to whom Swift is distantly related), and songwriters like Carole King, Stevie Nicks,…

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churned Tuesday over open waters, one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic, at the same time as some officials continued to deal with the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Erin which neared the northern Caribbean and U.S. last week.No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either tropical storm, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Tropical Storm Juliette posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said. The storm was in the Pacific about 515 miles (825 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. It…

On 26th August, Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe said that the Rape Gang Inquiry report has found that Pakistani Muslim rape gangs have been operating in as many as 85 areas across the United Kingdom. Our Rape Gang Inquiry has today released research detailing eighty-five local authorities in which the gang-based sexual exploitation of children is taking place, or has historically done so.This is one of the most comprehensive exposes of the rape gang scandal to date. pic.twitter.com/lRRRaQeuFN— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) August 26, 2025 The Rape Gang Inquiry has identified eighty-five local authorities in which the gang-based sexual exploitation…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that academic records are “personal information” exempt from the Right to Information Act (RTI) unless educational qualifications are a prerequisite or an eligibility criterion for public office, contradicting a 2016 Central Information Commission (CIC) order that effectively directed the disclosure of information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree from Delhi University. The 25 August 2025 Delhi High Court ruling sets aside the nine-year-old CIC order that allowed an RTI (Right to Information) applicant to examine Delhi University records of students who completed the Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme back in 1978,…

India’s fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has opened up about his incredible effort during the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where he played all five Test matches and bowled an astounding 186 overs for the country. At a time when workload management has become one of the most debated topics in cricket, Siraj’s approach stands out. It’s all about passion, pride, and playing for India. Speaking about how he managed to deliver such a huge workload across five intense Tests, Siraj said his motivation comes purely from representing the country. “To be honest, I don’t know. But when you play for your…

Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has urged efficient governance as the Karnataka government replaces BBMP with five new corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.Bengaluru-based entrepreneur and Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has welcomed the Karnataka government’s sweeping reforms to overhaul the city’s civic administration. Responding to the decision to dismantle the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and replace it with five independent corporations, she urged authorities to prioritise citizen welfare.Also Read:Bengaluru metro’s Pink Line set to become city’s longest corridor, promises smoother commutes“There should be an end to public suffering every day. Let the beautiful city of Bengaluru run efficiently, whatever it…

Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission is carrying out a large-scale Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the voter list. The draft data released after the first phase shows that 65 lakh names have been removed across the state. These deletions include voters who have permanently shifted, those confirmed deceased, and people already registered elsewhere. A section of names was also cut after officials failed to trace their details. Patna, Madhubani and East Champaran Top the List The highest number of deletions were reported in Patna, Madhubani and East Champaran districts, reported ABP News. 3.9 lakh…