US shooting: A security guard shot a woman in Hermann Park, near the Houston Zoo, on March 16.

Houston: A shooting incident has come to light in Texas, United States, in which a security guard shot a woman at Hermann Park near the Houston Zoo on Friday, Fox26Houston reported. The incident occurred when a man and a woman got into a heated argument over a parking spot at the Houston Zoo. The argument escalated and the woman began hitting the man before zoo security attempted to intervene.

When a security guard tried to prevent the woman from fleeing the scene, she struck him with her vehicle. One of the security guards then tried to stop the vehicle and shot several bullets at it, hitting the woman several times.

According to Fox26Houston, four children were in the car at the time of the shooting.

The woman suffered bullet injuries and the security guard, who was hit by the car, was rushed to a hospital and is in stable condition.
Further details are awaited.

Russian Presidential Elections: President Vladimir Putin requested his compatriots to participate in the upcoming presidential elections. The elections for the country’s highest post will take place from March 15 to 17.

Moscow: Ahead of the presidential elections, which will take place from March 15 to 17, President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation and called on them to participate in the elections, TASS news agency reported on Thursday. In the meantime, early voting for the presidential elections abroad continued, with more than 40,000 people having already cast their ballots, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “We must reaffirm our consolidation, our determination to move forward together. Every vote counts. That is why I call on you to realize your right to vote in the next three days,” Putin said.
According to TASS, the Russian president addressed compatriots eight times ahead of the elections: 2000, 2004, 2016, 2018 (twice before the presidential elections), 2021 and in 2020 before the nationwide referendum on constitutional changes.

Early voting took place in 23 countries

“There is early voting. It has already taken place in 23 countries and 29 election commissions monitor it. More than 40,000 Russians have already voted on March 12,” the diplomat said. “The voting takes place without serious incidents,” Maria Zakharova said.
The Russian officials offer their citizens voting assistance

The Council of the Russian Federation, or the Upper House of the Russian Parliament or Duma, has officially scheduled the presidential elections for March 17.
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that the vote will take place in three days – from March 15 to 17, making it the first three-day presidential election in Russia.

President Putin expected to secure his fifth term in office

President Putin is expected to receive a majority of votes. If Putin wins the majority of votes, it will be his fifth term in presidential office and a full third decade as Russia’s supreme leader, CNN reported.

The death of Alexei Navalny

With the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, it is fair to say that Putin’s political career has reached the president-for-life stage, CNN noted in the report, adding that his re-anointing is an inconvenient fact exposes Russia’s future political stability.
The president and his circle have made no visible preparations for a post-Putin era, it added.

Putin’s longest-serving leader

Putin is the longest-serving leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, CNN noted, adding that Russian voters in 2020 approved constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036.

Even before Putin announced his candidacy, the Kremlin made it clear that it saw no alternatives in sight to his system of one-man rule, the report said.

(with input from authorities)

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Latest News Highlights: Stay tuned to India.com as it brings you breaking news and live news updates from across India and the world. Prime Minister Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Sela Tunnel, the longest two-lane tunnel in the world, in Arunachal Pradesh.

Latest news live blog: Prime Minister Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Sela Tunnel, the longest two-lane tunnel in the world, in Arunachal Pradesh. The strategically important Sela Tunnel, located at an altitude of 13,000 feet, will ensure connectivity to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh in all weather conditions. While addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Modi said, “You must have heard of ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’. You will understand its significance once you visit Arunachal. The entire Northeast bears witness to this. I laid the foundation for the Sela tunnel here in 2019 and it was inaugurated today.”

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Breaking News LIVE: Stay tuned to India.com as it brings you Breaking News and Live News Updates from across India and the world. A police officer and a Naxalite were reportedly killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and Naxalites in Kanker district on Sunday.

Latest news live blog: A police officer and a Naxalite were reportedly killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and Naxalites in Kanker district on Sunday. On the explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said the police are investigating the case and the state. The government has given them a free hand. Santacruz police arrested a 34-year-old man, Kinchak Navale, from Satara for making life-threatening and derogatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. This is the second arrest in this case. The Mughal Road Mechanical Department in Poonch rescued seven local trekkers from Mughal Road amid avalanche and heavy snowfall. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union on Sunday, on the occasion of the last meeting during the BJP governmentthe second term. PML-N‘S Shebaz Sharif he is expected to take over the role of Pakistan‘s next Prime Minister On Sunday he again led a coalition government. First lady Jill Bidenwho helps her husband re-election campaign, expressed her strong opinions about former President Donald Trump. At an event in Atlanta aimed at mobilizing women voters, Jill Biden took a shot at the former US president Donald Trumpcalled him a dangerous man.

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War between Israel and Hamas: The US is considering sending medical and other air aid to Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult.

Washington DC: Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which is escalating every day, the White House is considering dropping aid from its military planes to Gaza as land deliveries in the region are very difficult, Reuters reported citing a US official. The news site Axios, which first reported the news, said such a move would be ineffective and that large amounts of aid could only be delivered by land. “The situation is really bad. We are unable to get enough help [in] by truck, so we need desperate measures like air drops,” Reuters quoted a US official as saying.

The Israeli army (IDF) has razed almost all densely populated enclaves and displaced the entire population. The residents of Gaza are on the brink of famine and are not even provided with drinking water. Strikingly, the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza has halved this month compared to last month, UN data shows.

War between Israel and Hamas: food shortage in Gaza

As many as 5,76,000 people living in the Gaza Strip, which is a quarter of the population, face extreme food shortages, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. The UN agency said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid groups faced “overwhelming obstacles just to get a bare minimum of supplies into Gaza.”
Every six children under the age of two suffer from acute malnutrition in northern Gaza. People in the Palestinian enclave have been forced to rely on “woefully inadequate” food aid to survive.

Israel-Hamas War: UN official blamed Israel

During an interview with The Guardian newspaper, a UN expert on the right to food, Michael Fakhri said that Israel is deliberately depriving people in Gaza of food, saying this is “clearly a war crime.”

Israeli Deputy Ambassador to the United States Jonathan Miller said his country is committed to improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and that the pace of humanitarian assistance depends on the capacity of all agencies, including the UN.

Axios, the first to report that the US is considering airdrops, quoted US officials stating that such actions would have a limited impact since a military aircraft can only drop an amount of supplies equal to the amount delivered by one or two trucks are transported.

UPI Goes Global: PM Modi, President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will today witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.

New Delhi: India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services are going global these days as the latest services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday in a virtual ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top leaders of the two island nations. Indian RuPay card services will also be launched in Mauritius during the event

According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will join Prime Minister Modi at the virtual ceremony.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, as well as RuPay card services, on February 12 at 1:00 PM in Mauritius. via videoconferencing,” the report said.

Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI is an instant real-time payment system to facilitate interbank transactions via mobile phones. RuPay is a global card payment network from India, with wide acceptance in stores, ATMs and online.

The launch of Indian services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius comes amid New Delhi's growing bilateral economic ties with the two countries.

“India has emerged as a leader in Fintech innovation and digital public infrastructure. The Prime Minister has placed a strong emphasis on sharing our development experiences and innovation with partner countries,” the MEA said in a statement.

It should be noted that India has emerged as a leader in fintech innovation and digital public infrastructure. PM Modi has placed a strong emphasis on sharing our development experiences and innovation with partner countries.

Given India's robust cultural and people-to-people ties with Sri Lanka and Mauritius, the launch will benefit a broad cross-section of the population through a faster and seamless digital transaction experience and enhance digital connectivity between the countries, the MEA release said .

The launch will enable the availability of UPI settlement services for Indian nationals traveling to Sri Lanka and Mauritius as well as Mauritian nationals traveling to India.

The expansion of RuPay card services in Mauritius will enable Mauritian banks to issue cards based on the RuPay mechanism in Mauritius and facilitate the use of RuPay cards for settlements in both India and Mauritius, it added .

PhonePe is India's largest UPI app in terms of market size. The app has raised $350 million in funding as part of its $1 billion fundraising ahead of an initial public offering (IPO).

The UPI payment system has become extremely popular for digital retail payments in India, and its adoption is increasing at a rapid pace. It is India's mobile rapid payment system, which allows customers to make payments 24 hours a day using a virtual payment address (VPA) created by the customer.

A drone strike in Jordan had killed three American soldiers and injured forty people; Following this attack, the US may now strike back, according to reports. The spokesperson of the National Security Council also made his statement on the matter.

New Delhi: The drone attack that recently took place on the US outpost in Jordan claimed the lives of three US soldiers and 40 other people were injured in this attack. The attack targeted Tower 22 in Jordan, near the border with Syria. While Iran's Foreign Ministry denied claims that Tehran was involved in the attack and said the resistance groups decide and work on their principles, US officials believe the drone was launched by militants backed by Iran and that it may have comes from Syria. In the latest news developments, reports say that the US will now soon attack Iran after this Jordan Drone attack. A separate statement from the National Security Council spokesperson also refers to the same…

US May Attack Iran After Jordan Drone Attack?

As mentioned earlier, according to an India Today report, Pentagon sources believe that the United States is preparing for a retaliatory strike and may soon strike Iran (in the next few days), against the latter's drone strike that killed three of the US soldiers . soldiers. According to the report, this attack could happen in waves against multiple targets, but only after US President Joe Biden has given his approval.

This is what the National Security Council spokesperson said…

At a press conference at the White House, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “We are not looking for war with Iran; we do not seek a conflict with the regime in a military manner. It is not our intention to escalate here. This attack over the weekend was escalating; make no mistake about it – and it requires a response, make no mistake about that. I will not prejudge the president's decision-making.” President Joe Biden also promised a response, declaring from South Carolina: “The United States will respond.”

US soldiers killed in drone strike in Jordan

The Defense Department also released the names of the soldiers killed in the attack, allegedly by Iranian-backed militias: Sergeant William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, from Savannah, Georgia, according to CNN. They were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Fort Moore, Georgia.

According to a report from Reuters news agency, the Pentagon is still deciding on the type of response it should have to the Jordan Drone Attack and as reported by US media outlet Politico, Biden has asked his advisers to outline for him the possible response options that would help contain any attack in the future, but at the same time would not further aggravate the situation.

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An iPhone fell during a flight from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, and survived a 16,000-foot fall to the ground. The incident occurred after a window on the flight shattered, sucking out phones and other items into the air.

iPhone durability at its peak: iPhones are considered one of the most durable smartphones worldwide, and several videos on the Internet show people testing the ruggedness of these phones. Another incident has emerged from Portland that once again proves the durability of Apple’s phone. Recently, an iPhone survived a fall from 5,000 meters to the ground after falling from a flight. This incident occurred when a window on the Alaska Airlines ASA 1282 flight shattered, sucking out phones and other small objects in the air. The flight flew from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California. The NTSB confirmed the incident and claimed that they found another iPhone in working condition after the big fall.

However, it has not been confirmed which iPhone model survived the massive fall. According to the photos shared on X (formerly Twitter), it could be an Iphone 14 Pro or an iPhone 15 Pro. Notably, the smartphone had a hard case for protection.
Seanathan Bates took to from 16,000 feet survived perfectly intact! When I called Zoe from @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone found. No door yet”

I found an iPhone on the side of the road… Still in airplane mode with half battery and open for baggage claim #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot fall perfectly intact!

When I called it, Zoë called @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone found. No door yet pic.twitter.com/CObMikpuFd

— Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) January 7, 2024

The smartphone, which survived the fall from a height of 5,000 meters, turned out to be in perfect condition.

Alaska Airlines has temporarily suspended operations of its 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft after a terrifying mid-air incident resulted in a window and part of the fuselage being blown out. This incident necessitated an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon.

The incident happened minutes after takeoff and the gaping hole in the window depressurized the cabin. According to reports, the plane flew at 16,000 feet before returning to Portland International Airport. Alaska Airlines said in its notice that the flight landed safely with 174 passengers and six crew members.

The iPhone was found by Seanathan Bates who happened to be walking along Barnes Road. The phone was activated during the flight along with SOS mode. However, Alaska Airlines is still trying to find the window that fell out of the plane.