Multiple Schools In India’s Capital Receive Hoax Bomb Threats

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – Multiple schools in the Indian capital territory, Delhi, yesterday, received bomb threats, prompting authorities to rush police teams and bomb disposal squads to these educational institutions, officials said. The threats turned out to be hoaxes, according to officials. Reports said, students and staff members…

Sri Lankan Police Seize Nearly One Tonne Of Heroin, 13 Tonnes Of Cannabis This Year

COLOMBO, Sept 21 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan police have seized nearly a metric tonne of heroin and 13 tonnes of cannabis, during raids carried out so far, this year, a spokesman for the police said, yesterday. Police Media spokesperson, F.U. Wootler, addressing a press conference in Colombo, said, 955 kg…

Bangladesh Eyes Cleaner, Affordable Energy Solutions

DHAKA, Sept 21 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions, as the country navigates a new path towards sustainable economic development. “It is time for Bangladesh to seriously consider clean energy…

California Bans Masks For Immigration Agents During Operations

LOS ANGELES, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – California Governor, Gavin Newsom, announced yesterday that, he had signed a package of laws aimed at protecting immigrants in the U.S. state, with the No Secret Police Act being a first-in-the-nation, measure that prohibits officers from wearing masks. Speaking at a high school in…

Military Parade Held In Serbia

BELGRADE, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Serbia showcased its military strength yesterday, with the “Power of Unity” parade, held in front of the Palace of Serbia, marking the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and the National Flag. The event opened with the Serbian national anthem, performed by the Guard Orchestra of…

Seven Killed In Roof Collapse In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (NNN-APP) – At least seven people, including five children, were killed, and several others injured, when the roof of a private academy collapsed, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province yesterday, police said. The incident happened in Hafizabad district of the province, the district’s police chief, Atif Nazir Kadhar…

Civilians Flee Gaza City Attacks By All Means Possible – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Gaza City ground assault and bombardment continue, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the attacks by cars, trucks, tuk-tuks, donkey carts and on foot, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the Zionist Israeli military attack…

Zionist Israeli Army Conducted Airstrikes On 100 Targets Across Gaza Overnight; Death Toll: 65,208

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Brutal Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), said in a statement yesterday that, its air force struck around 100 targets throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day. It alleged that, among the targets were “underground infrastructure sites, weapons storage facilities, and militant cells.” At the…

U.S. Government Shutdown Looms After Senate Rejects Stopgap Bill

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States is edging closer to a partial government shutdown, after the Senate on Friday rejected a short-term funding measure, passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives. The House narrowly approved the Republican-drafted plan to keep the government funded until late…

Afghan Senior Official Slams Trump’s Remarks On Bagram Airbase

KABUL, Sept 20 (NNN-BNA) – A senior Afghan official, slammed recent remarks by U.S. President, Donald Trump, on recapturing Bagram airbase in postwar Afghanistan, saying, Afghans never accept foreign military presence in their country, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) yesterday. “Afghans have never accepted foreign military…