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Pawar wonders if Z plus security an attempt to get authentic information

Business Standard 

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Z plus security cover accorded to him could be an arrangement to get authentic information about him as Maharashtra assembly polls are around the corner. The Centre on Wednesday accorded Z plus the highest category of armed VIP security cover to Pawar, official sources had said. Asked about the security upgrade for him, the 83-year-old politician told the media in Navi Mumbai on Thursday that he wasn't aware of the reason behind the move. A home ministry... Читать дальше...

Daniela Chirinos, 5-time Olympic cyclist for Venezuela, dies aged 51

Business Standard 

Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who competed for Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51. Larreal was found dead at home in Las Vegas the afternoon of Aug. 15 after a friend called police for a welfare check, according to a police report. The friend told officers he had not heard from Larreal for several days, which was out of character for her. Further details weren't immediately available, but Luis Vidal, a police department spokesperson, said homicide detectives were not called to investigate. Читать дальше...

Another hectic day for Islamabad police, eight officials injured

Dawn 

(From left to right) Policemen sit idle at Faizabad Interchange. The other picture shows Pak Secretariat metro bus station closed due to a religious group’s protest in Islamabad on Thursday. — Photos by Mohammad Asim & Online

ISLAMABAD: Thursday was yet another hectic day for the Islamabad Police as its officials and personnel remained engaged with the protesters from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and a religious group besides guarding about three dozen sensitive and main points in the capital. Читать дальше...

Arizona man who threatened to kill Trump arrested

Mamul.am (en) 

A 66-year-old Arizona man, who allegedly threatened to kill former President Trump during his stop in the Grand Canyon State, was arrested Thursday, according to local authorities. Ronald Syvrud was...

Energy Bills Set To Soar As Price Cap Goes Up By 10%

Huffingtonpost.co.uk 

Close-up of flames on gas hob

Household gas and electricity bills are set to soar after the energy price cap went up by 10%.

Ofgem announced that the limit will increase by from £1,568 to £1,717 from October 1 in England, Scotland and Wales, adding around £12 a month to the average bill.

Jonathan Brearley, the watchdog’s chief executive, said: “I talk to many many families and I know that today’s news is not going to be welcome.”

He said the rise had been “driven principally... Читать дальше...

GALLERY UPDATE: 2024 NSW CHAMPIONSHIP RD 4 – Sydney Dragway

Cackling Pipes Photography 

With the next round of the NSW Championship on this weekend, go and check out our highlights gallery from round four now online.     Check out the gallery: https://cacklingpipes.zenfolio.com/p83023489     And you can now also access all the new galleries as well as the old archived galleries through the photo galleries link on […]

Transgender woman wins case against female-only app

BangkokPost.com 

SYDNEY - An Australian court ruled on Friday that removing a transgender woman from female-only social networking platform Giggle for Girls constituted discrimination, in a landmark decision on gender identity for the country.