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Indrani Mukerjea Moves Court For Bail Citing Ill-Health
Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, has moved a special CBI court here for bail, citing ill-health and alleged threat to her life as the reasons, PTI reported.
The bail application was filed last week.
Flood Alert Issued for Cauvery River in six Tamil Nadu Districts
A flood alert was issued along the banks of Cauvery in six Tamil Nadu districts on Friday with Karnataka releasing more than one lakh cusecs of water into the inter-state river in the wake of heavy rains there.
The alert was issued a day after the Central Water Commission (CWC) gave the first advisory warning, saying combined discharge of water (more than one lakh cusecs) from Kabani and KRS dams in Karnataka was expected to reach Mettur Dam in Salem district of Tamil Nadu by 11 August.
(Source: PTI)
US Suspends Funding To Pakistan For Key Military Exercise
The United States has suspended funding for Pakistan’s participation in a key military training program - International Military Education and Training program (IMET), ANI reported quoting Reuters.
Imran Khan To Take Oath As New Pak PM on 18 August
Pakistan PM-designate Imran Khan will take oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August, ANI reported quoting Khan’s party Tehreek-e-Insaf.