Bangkok Court Dismisses Lese Majeste Case Against Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra

August 22, 2025 10:55 AM

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Bangkok Court Dismisses Lese Majeste Case Against Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra

In Thailand, a court in Bangkok today dismissed a lese majeste case involving controversial billionaire and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The charge relates to an interview Mr. Thaksin gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if conv...

Spain Wildfires Highlight Growing Risks of Climate Change

August 22, 2025 10:52 AM

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Spain Wildfires Highlight Growing Risks of Climate Change

Massive wildfires across Spain this summer are a warning sign of the increasing risks of climate change, according to climatologist Javier Martin-Vide from the University of Barcelona. He warned that more parts of Europe, especially areas with usually mild summers, will face extreme heat in the comi...

Colombia: 18 Killed and Over 40 Injured in Two Separate Attacks

August 22, 2025 10:43 AM

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Colombia: 18 Killed and Over 40 Injured in Two Separate Attacks

In Colombia, at least 18 people were killed and over 40 others injured in two separate attacks yesterday. According to officials, both were attributed to dissident groups of the former FARC guerrilla movement.   According to local authorities, a vehicle loaded with explosives detonated near a Colomb...

PM Modi Condoles Demise of NRI Industrialist and Philanthropist Swaraj Paul

August 22, 2025 10:20 AM

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PM Modi Condoles Demise of NRI Industrialist and Philanthropist Swaraj Paul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of NRI industrialist and philanthropist Swaraj Paul. In a social media post, Mr. Prime Minister said that the contributions of Paul to industry, philanthropy and public service in the UK, and his unwavering support for closer ties with India will ...

Fire in Yanam After ONGC Pipeline Explosion, Situation Under Control

August 22, 2025 9:50 AM

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Fire in Yanam After ONGC Pipeline Explosion, Situation Under Control

In Yanam, a fire broke out after an ONGC pipeline exploded near Island Number 3 around 1 a.m. today. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot after being alerted by villagers of Dariyalatippa. ONGC authorities stopped gas supply from the KG Basin rig around 3:30 a.m., following which the...

Mock Drills in Ladakh for Earthquake, Cloudburst & Glacial Floods

August 22, 2025 9:47 AM

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Mock Drills in Ladakh for Earthquake, Cloudburst & Glacial Floods

In Ladakh, a mock disaster management exercise on earthquake, cloudburst and glacial lake outburst flood was conducted at different locations in Kargil yesterday. This is the fourth consecutive year that such a drill was organised by the Union Territory of Ladakh in collaboration with the National D...

Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Begins Today

August 22, 2025 9:17 AM

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Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Begins Today

The four-day-long Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly will begin today. The first supplementary budget for the financial year 2025-26 will also be tabled today in the Assembly.         A special debate on the heavy rainfall received this year across the State will be conducted on A...