A new book on the royals, ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York’, which disgraced Prince Andrew wished never saw the daylight, has made explosive claims, including that Andrew was left with a bloody nose and it was done by Prince Harry at a family party.

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The reason was some comments that Andrew made about Harry behind his back. Prince Andrew is Prince Harry’s uncle but he lost his title after his name came up in connection with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking with Virginia Giuffre claiming to be one of Andrew’s victims.

Andrew never admitted to having sexually abused Giuffre when she was a minor, but settled the case out of court, making a huge payment to Giuffre, though he lost his status, and now the book drags him down again.

The punching took place at a gathering in 2013 where Prince Harry called his uncle a coward and left him with a bloodied nose. But this was not the end of their bad blood. Andrew did not approve of Prince Harry marrying Meghan Markle and called Markle an opportunist, predicting that their married would not last more than a month.

The disgraced Duke called Harry “bonkers” and said the marriage would be the worst mistake of his life, reports claimed.

Meghan was too old for her fiancé and trying to take advantage, Andrew allegedly announced.

‘More kinkier than me’: What Epstein reportedly told about Prince Andrew

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he book shed some light on Andrew’s character in connection with Epstein. Andrew has been branded as a “serial sex addict” in the book and it quoted Epstein as saying Andrew was even kinkier than him. According to the Daily Mail, late paedophile financier Epstein is quoted in the book as saying: “We are both serial sex addicts.

“From the reports I’ve got back from the women we’ve shared, he’s the most perverted animal in the bedroom.

“He likes to engage in stuff that’s even kinky to me – and I’m the king of kink!”

The explosive revelations come alongside fresh allegations about Andrew’s conduct on royal tours. A Reuters correspondent reported that, during the King of Thailand’s diamond jubilee celebrations in 2006, more than 40 women were taken to Andrew’s Bangkok hotel room. “Often, as soon as one left, another would arrive,” the reporter said. Hotel staff were reportedly stunned that “more than 10 a day” were going to the Duke’s suite.

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srael’s top general has warned that there will be no respite in fighting in Gaza if negotiations fail to quickly secure the release of hostages held in the Palestinian territory.

“I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we can reach an agreement for the release of our hostages,” said army chief of staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, according to a military statement.

“If not, the combat will continue without rest,” he said, during remarks to officers inside Gaza on Friday.

Footage released by the Israeli military showed Zamir meeting soldiers and officers in a command centre.

Of the 251 people who were kidnapped from Israel during Hamas’s attack in Oct 2023, 49 remain in Gaza, 27 of them dead, according to the military. Palestinian armed groups this week released two videos of hostages looking emaciated and weak.

Hamas said on Saturday that it would not lay down arms unless an independent Palestinian state is established. In a statement, the Palestinian militant faction said its “armed resistance …

cannot be relinquished except through the full restoration of our national rights, foremost among them the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.”

Hospitals in Gaza reported the killing of over a dozen people, eight of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday as Palestinians endured severe risks searching for food amid airdrops and restrictions on overland aid delivery.

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Seven Palestinians died of malnutrition-related causes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the territory’s health ministry said on Saturday. They include a child, it said in a statement, bringing total deaths among children from causes related to malnutrition in Gaza to 93 since the war began.

Ballari: The judge of the 2nd sessions court here sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment on Aug 1 and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for murdering his own sister over a property dispute.

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The ruling indicated that if the accused fails to pay the fine, he will face an additional year of simple imprisonment. Additionally, he is required to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to Akhil Pujar, son of deceased Sunanda Pujar. If he lacks the funds, the amount is to be sourced from the culprit’s property.

Sunanda Pujar resided in the same household as her brother Venugopal in Satyanarayanapet, Ballari city. She was estranged from her husband and sought her rightful share of the family property, which was a significant factor leading to her murder.

Venugopal believed that his sister’s estrangement from her husband was hindering his chances of finding a spouse. He was also unwilling to share the ancestral property with her.

Consequently, on Nov 3, 2017, Venugopal attacked Sunanda with a machete. She was taken to VIMS Hospital with critical head injuries and succumbed to her wounds without responding to medical treatment.

The court took into account the testimonies of 16 witnesses. Lakshmi Devi Patil represented the govt during the proceedings.

LONDON: The Indian embassy in Dublin has issued a stark warning advising Indian citizens in Ireland to take precautions for their personal safety and avoid deserted areas, especially at odd hours, after two more Indian nationals have been brutally attacked and left with serious injuries.

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The Indians embassy notice said there has been “an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently” and that the embassy was “in touch with the authorities concerned”. It advised Indian nationals to take “reasonable precautions”.

On July 19 in Tallaght, an Indian man was left with blood pouring out of his head, his underwear and trousers removed, after an unprovoked assault by around 10 teenagers who stabbed him in the face multiple times when he was walking to his temple.

Then, on July 24, an Indian man, in his 20s, was attacked by a group of teenagers at a tram stop in Dublin at 10.30 pm local time. He was pushed, beaten, and stabbed in the face with a screwdriver and taken to Mater Misericordiae Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

On July 28, Dr Santosh Yadav, a senior data scientist in his 30s, was returning to his apartment in Dublin following dinner when six teenagers attacked him from behind.

“They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs, leaving me bleeding on the pavement,” he said.

He managed to call the Gardaí and an ambulance took him to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. His cheekbone is fractured, and he has been referred for specialist care.

“Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin — on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets.

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Yet, the govt is silent. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear,” Yadav said.

Three protests were held last week in Dublin calling for an end to racism and justice for Indian victims.

A Gardaí spokesperson confirmed the police are investigating all three attacks and said: “Every hate crime reported to An Garda Síochána is professionally investigated.”

S Aditya Mandal, an AI professional from West Bengal, who has been working in Dublin for eight years, told TOI: “No one has been arrested till now in any of these three attacks. Indians here are feeling scared for their families and many are reconsidering whether they want to stay in Ireland.”