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People rescued from Gurugram fire: South Korean Embassy
NEW DELHI: The South Korean Embassy on Friday said the seven people rescued by firefighters from a flat in Gurugram were from the Korean Association. Earlier, a Gurugram fire officer had said the people rescued from the sector 28 apartment…
HP rain fury: Death toll over past week climbs to 78
Since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, 338 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents while 38 people are reported missing.
Monsoon rain widens cracks in Joshimath, five families shifted to relief camps
GOPESHWAR: Widening cracks in subsidence-hit Joshimath during the monsoon prompted authorities to shift five families to relief camps.
Admitting that land-subsidence in areas declared unsafe earlier this year seems to have been aggravated…
Himachal witnesses highest single-day loss of lives as rain wreaks havoc
CHANDIGARH: At least 50 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday — 14 of them buried under rubble in two landslips, including one at a temple — as rains wreaked havoc, triggering landslides, washing away bridges and flattening…
Six tourists die, 11 injured in Sikkim avalanche
GANGTOK: A major avalanche in Tsongmo, a popular tourist destination in Sikkim, has left six tourists dead and injured 11 others, according to multiple reports.
The avalanche at the 14th milestone on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg connecting…
Mexican Migration center death toll reaches 39
Mexico City: The number of people who died in a fire in a migration center in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez at the border with the United States, has risen to 39, with 29 others injured, the Mexican migration service has said.
"The…
Mumbai seaman back home after 14 months in Iran’s Chabahar jail
MUMBAI: 'Angels do dwell on earth.' A Worli resident Aniket Yenpure (30) says so. The merchant navy employeeis back home from Iran after over three years — of which he spent 14 months in jail in the foreign land after narcotics were…
India Hands Over 6-Tonne Relief Materials To Earthquake-Hit Syria
New Delhi: India on Wednesday handed over six tonnes of relief materials, including essential medicines and medical equipment, to earthquake-hit Syria. The consignments were sent on a C-130J military transport aircraft on Tuesday night…
Fury, Grief and Questions as Turkey Earthquake Deaths near 25,000
Ankara: Rescuers pulled children and the elderly from the rubble Saturday as miraculous survival stories coincided with hasty mass burials five days after an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, leaving nearly 25,000 dead.…
Turkish Prez Erdogan admits ‘Shortcomings’ as Over 12,000 Killed in serial Earthquakes
Antalya: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
The sprawling scale of…
Massive Turkey-Syria Quake that Killed Over 11,700 leaves horrible traces
Antalya, Turkey: Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter's hand have laid bare the human cost of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey that by Wednesday had claimed…
India sends First Consignment of Relief Material to Earthquake-hit Turkey
Turkish envoy Firat Sunel cites a proverb in Turkish, Dost kara gunde belli olur", which means "a friend in need is a friend indeed".
Will “Provide Any and All” Aid for Turkey: Biden to Erdogan after Earthquake
New Delhi: President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened" and promised US assistance Monday after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and…
Geological Survey Of India Inspects Joshimath-Like Cracks In Jammu Houses
Doda/Jammu: A team of experts from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Saturday inspected a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district to ascertain the underlying factors for the development of cracks in nearly two dozen…
How US Prepped Before Shooting Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
Biden said that he had ordered the Pentagon to shoot down the China balloon US President Joe Biden said that the mission to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the East Coast on Saturday has been successful. After arriving at…
Strong Earth Quake rocks Japanese Izu Islands
Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 04:49:52 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 409.088 km, was initially determined to be at 29.0005 degrees north latitude…
Centre fixes financial relief for Joshimath buildings cracks affected
New Delhi: Central Govt. teams who visited the Joshimath area have submitted their report to PMO and a relief of Rs. 1.50 lakhs have been announced by GOI, apart from providing temporary accommodation nearby.
Meanwhile, Congress general…
PMO asks top central institutes to study, give recommendations on Joshimath
New Delhi: Making an immediate intervention in the Joshimath land-slide, where cracks in houses have sent warning signals to local and national authorities, Centre gave a clear task to team of experts from seven central institutions to deal…
Boksburg: Fuel tanker explosion in SA, death toll rises to 34
Cape Town: The death toll from an explosion of a fuel tanker in the South African city of Boksburg has risen to 34, South African broadcaster eNCA reported on Friday.
The number of those killed in the December 24 blast has risen from 27 to…
South Africa: Ten dead, several injured in fuel tanker explosion
Pretoria: At least 10 people died in an explosion of a fuel tanker in the South African city of Boksburg on Saturday, with several more people injured, according to local ambulance services.
"Reports from the scene are that a tanker…
