Latest News: Ex Maldives Prez Injured In Blast, Hospitalised
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Former Maldives President Injured in Blast, Hospitalised
A bomb blast injured former Maldives president and current parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Thursday, 6 May, officials and residents said.
The 53-year-old pro-democracy pioneer was about to get into his car in the congested capital when a bomb rigged to a motorcycle was detonated, officials said.
"Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt," a Maldivian government official told AFP by telephone. "He is injured, but his condition is stable."
Earthquake of Magnitude 2.8 Hits Assam
Earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Morigaon in Assam at 6:13 am today: National Center for Seismology .
(Source: ANI)
Sixth-Grade Girl Opens Fire At US School, Injuring 3: Police
A girl opened fire at a school in the northwestern US state of Idaho on Thursday, injuring three people before being disarmed by a teacher, police said.
The unnamed student at Rigby Middle School near Idaho Falls was in the sixth grade, meaning she would likely be aged 11 or 12.
She "retrieved a handgun from her backpack, fired multiple rounds inside of the school and out," said Jefferson County sheriff Steve Anderson.
Injuries suffered by two students and one staff member are not thought to be life-threatening, he said.
(Source: NDTV)
4-Yr-Old Boy Who Fell Into a Borewell in Jalore Village Rescued
A four-year-old boy, who fell into a nearly 95-feet-deep open borewell in a village in Jalore, has been rescued.
Mumbai NCB Arrest Alleged Peddler Hemal Shah in Connection With Drug Case Releated to SSR's Death
Mumbai NCB arrested Hemal Shah, a drug peddler from Goa, in a drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. He will be produced before court later today
Former SC Judge MY Eqbal Passes Away
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice MY Eqbal passed away on Friday. He was 70 years old.
WhatsApp Scraps 15 May Deadline for Accepting Privacy Policy
WhatsApp has scrapped its 15 May deadline for acceptance of its privacy policy, says no accounts will be deleted if terms not accepted by users.
(Source: PTI)
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