Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an air strike in the area of Rafah in southern Gaza that killed dozens of Palestinians was not intended to cause civilian casualties and would be investigated."In Rafah, we already evacuated about 1 million non-combatant residents and despite our utmost effort not to harm non-combatants, something unfortunately went tragically wrong," he said in a speech in parliament that was interrupted by shouting from opposition lawmakers."We are investigating the incident and will reach conclusions, because this is our policy."
The India Meteorological Department announced on Monday that the conditions are favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala.
JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, accused in multiple sexual harassment cases in Karnataka, released a video on Monday stating that he will appear before a SIT team on Friday. He also added that he apologises to his parents and grandfather.
The Gujarat High Court slammed the Rajkot municipal body and the state government today after it emerged that two gaming zones in the city had been allowed to run for over two years without the required permits. "Have you gone blind? Did you fall asleep? Now we do not trust the local system and the state government," the court noted after it was informed the gaming centre in Rajkot had been constructed on unauthorised premises.
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by the BJP challenging a Calcutta High Court order that had refused to interfere with a single-judge verdict restraining the party from issuing advertisements that are allegedly violative of the model code during the General Elections.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by seven more days on health grounds in the alleged money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam.
The Supreme Court had on May 10 granted him interim bail for a period of 21 days to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls. Kejriwal, in his fresh plea, has sought extension of the interim bail by seven more days on health grounds, including that he has lost seven kgs.
Making a landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, cyclonic storm Remal flooded homes and farmlands, and left a path of destruction in its wake. The Eastern and South Eastern Railways cancelled multiple trains and flight operations and flight operations were suspended for 21 hours at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, affecting 394 flights. The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata also suspended its operations. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Remal has started moving northwards and is continuing to do so, gradually weakening on Monday, May 27.
The health ministry in Gaza said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens in a "massacre" near Rafah on Sunday, with the Israeli army stating it had targeted Hamas operatives. Officials stated that the strikes "claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women". Israeli army stated that its strikes killed Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar, both officials for the Palestinian Hamas group in the occupied West Bank.
After a devastating blaze killed 27 persons including children in a TRP game zone, one of its owners and a manager were taken into custody on the charge of culpable homicide. A CCTV camera footage has emerged showing how the blaze started. It also emerged that the facility was being run without a fire NOC.
The game zone had fire safety equipment but action taken to control the fire was not sufficient, leading to the tragedy on Saturday, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
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