Monthly Archives: August 2023

Last 2 Kuno cheetahs died of infection caused by insects in monsoon: Minister

By Press Trust of India: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has said there is no plan to relocate cheetahs from the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. The government accepts the sensitivity of the (cheetah reintroduction) project and wants it to be a complete success, the minister for environment, forest and climate change […]

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian ‘guided bomb’ strikes blood transfusion centre, Zelensky says

Russian air defences shot down a Ukrainian drone as it approached Moscow, the city’s mayor said, marking the latest in a flurry of recent air attacks on the capital. “Today at around 11am (08:00 GMT) a drone attempted to make a breakthrough toward Moscow. It was destroyed while approaching by air defence forces,” Sergei Sobyanin […]

Blood-bank, university hit as Russia, Ukraine intensify attacks

A blood transfusion centre, a university and an aeronautics facility in Ukraine have been damaged in deadly air raids as Russian and Ukrainian forces escalated their attacks following a strike by Kyiv on a Russian tanker in the Black Sea. The attacks late on Saturday came as senior officials from 40 countries – including China, […]

Chiefs at Glasgow hospital hid truth about infections scandal from families

An inquiry investigating contamination problems at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth ­University Hospital (QEUH) campus has found NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) communications chiefs were putting “a positive spin on reality” when they briefed the media and families. A report from the inquiry states senior medics felt the risk of bacteria in the water and ventilation […]

Telangana sees rise in conjunctivitis cases; students face brunt of outbreak

A sudden surge in conjunctivitis cases has struck Telangana, leaving educational institutions grappling with alarming outbreaks. The outbreak first emerged in Telangana in July and has continued to escalate over the past month. The L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in Hyderabad alone has reported over 1,000 cases within a month, while the government-run Sarojini Devi […]

Zelensky slams Russia’s attack on blood transfusion centre, terms it ‘war crime’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia carried out the attack on one of the blood transfusion centres of the country, as he termed the fatal strike as a “war crime”. Meanwhile, a key factory was struck in a separate attack as the two incidents on Saturday took place just hours after a Russian tanker […]

Bangladesh-India relation written in blood: Information Minister Hasan Mahmood

Bangladesh’s relation with India is not comparable to any other bilateral ties, Dhaka’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmood told The Hindu on August 5. Mr Mahmood’s remarks came hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that he and four other leading members of the Awami League will be visiting India from August 6 to 9 as […]

Ukraine war: Blood transfusion centre in Kharkiv hit by Russian bomb, Zelenskyy says

A Russian bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed. On Telegram, the Ukrainian president said there are fatalities and injuries after the strike in the town of Kupiansk. Mr Zelenskyy said rescue workers were extinguishing fires at the scene, and he described the attack as […]

Russia Strikes Ukraine Blood Center, Aeronautics Group: Zelensky

A “guided air bomb” hit the centre in Kupiansk, said Zelensky. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a “war crime”. A separate strike struck a key factory, both attacks coming just hours after Kyiv hit a […]