Monthly Archives: August 2024

Bianca Andreescu beaten by Lesia Tsurenko in Toronto in first hard-court match of the...

TORONTO, 7 Aug: Bianca Andreescu’s strong start turned into an early exit to her first hard-court tournament of the year, as the Canadian was...

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader...

BEIRUT, 7 Aug (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel,...

US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage naval and air force maneuvers in disputed South China...

MANILA, Philippines, 7 Aug (AP) — The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers Wednesday in a show of...

A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and...

DENPASAR, Indonesia, 7 Aug (AP) — A tanker ship caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving five crew members died and 15 others...

Chinese court upholds ruling against unmarried woman who sued hospital for right to freeze...

BANGKOK, 7 Aug (AP) — A court in Beijing has ruled against an unmarried Chinese woman’s right to freeze her eggs, ending a fight...

Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 7 Aug (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country...

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from...

BANGKOK, 7 Aug (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in...

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 7 Aug (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest...

Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

ANKARA, Turkey, 7 Aug (AP) — Turkey will file a request with a U.N. court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against...

Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ in southwestern Russia

KYIV, Ukraine, 7 Aug (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a...

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed

QAMISHLI, Syria, 7 Aug (AP) — Fighters backed by Iran and the Syrian government have attacked areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria,...

Orgs oppose demand for repeal of APDBE&P Act

ROING/CHANGLANG, 6 Aug: The Idu Mishmi Cultural and Literary Society (IMCLS) in Lower Dibang Valley HQ Roing has expressed vehement objection to the demand...

No boundaries for hip-hop artist Mawa

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: They say that music has no boundaries, and it seems true for Pisa Chipai, known as 'Mawa' in the hip-hop world. The...

Yajik selected for 56th Asian Championship

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: Hillang Yajik of Arunachal Pradesh has been selected to participate in the 56th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship, 2024-25, scheduled...

CM reaffirms dedication to wellbeing of journalists

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday reaffirmed his dedication to the wellbeing of the journalists in Arunachal Pradesh, and emphasised his...

DTCC flying squad seizes tobacco products, alcohol

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: The flying squad of the Itanagar Capital Region District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) conducted an unannounced raid on shops near educational...

‘Dawn of Valour’ murals unveiled in Tawang

TAWANG, 6 Aug: Asian Paints and St+art India unveiled one of their most unique projects, 'Dawn of Valour' mural paintings, in Tawang, in honour...

Training prog for govt officers on POCSO Act

NAHARLAGUN, 6 Aug: The Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here organised a two-day workshop on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012,...

ADC bans sale of liquor to minors

MIAO, 6 Aug: Additional Deputy Commissioner RD Thungon has prohibited sale of IMFL/beer to persons below 18 years of age in the Miao administrative...

BSF asks locals to not venture near B’desh border

NEW DELHI, 6 Aug: The Border Security Force (BSF) has asked locals residing along the 4,096 km-long India-Bangla-desh international border to not undertake unnecessary...