At least seven people were killed in a car accident in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat on Sunday, i.e., August 17, a police official told news agency PTI.
The EC's defence comes after a united Opposition, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accused the poll body of colluding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party and committing a large-scale voter fraud across national and state polls. Read on to know more on this.
Hartalika Teej is celebrated to honour Goddess Parvati's devotion to Lord Shiva. On this day, Hindu women seek blessings for marital happiness, prosperity, and divine love.
US First Lady Melania Trump has written a peace letter to Vladimir Putin as Donald Trump calls his talks with the Russian leader ‘productive’ amid the Ukraine war.
Actor Gal Gadot met with relatives of hostages held in Gaza as families stepped up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel. Gadot was seen speaking on August 17 in Tel Aviv with Lishay Miran Lavi, wife of Omri Miran hostage held in Gaza. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
On August 17, Israeli protesters blocked a main road to Jerusalem during a nationwide strike demanding the government secure a hostage deal and end the Gaza war. Thousands of businesses and individuals joined the protests and disruptions. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Putin rejects the plan for US-Ukraine-Russia trilateral, more sanctions should be imposed on Moscow.
Russia and Ukraine launched attack drones at each other on Aug.17, reported AFP Kyiv's air force said Russia attacked Ukraine with 60 Iranian-made Shahed and other drones, as well as an Iskander missileMeanwhile, fighters from the Ukrainian army’s Asgard FPV unit destroyed over 300 Soviet-made TM-62 anti-tank mines with just a single drone strike, reported