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September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
Peak demand for power in India's hot, arid northern plains hit a record on Monday, the government said as it continues to implement measures to meet high energy consumption, although the weeks' long heatwave is forecast to abate soon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-no...
June 18, 2024 6:04 PM
A group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in India on Tuesday to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the head of the delegation saying President Joe Biden would soon sign a bill that aims to press China to resolve the Tibet dispute. The bill seeks to push Beijing to hold talks with Tibetan l...
September 16, 2024 6:27 PM
A passenger traveling on the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express that derailed on Monday after a collision with a goods train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district has filed a complaint against the loco pilot and co-loco pilot of the goods train. The passenger, identified as Chinmoy Majumdar, has all...
June 18, 2024 4:08 PM
Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave's southern city of Rafah, residents and medics said. Residents reported heavy bombardments from tanks and planes in several areas of Rafah...
June 18, 2024 3:28 PM
China's embassy in the Philippines accused the U.S. military of "hypocrisy, malign intention and double standards" in response to a report of secret U.S. campaign to undermine confidence in a Chinese vaccines and other aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. The remarks made by the spokesperson of the Ch...
June 18, 2024 3:03 PM
China's task of flood control has grown "severe", President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday, as heavier-than-usual rainfall pounded provinces from the interior to the eastern coast at the beginning of the annual flood season. Torrential rain and landslides have killed nine people, with 17 missing, aut...
June 14, 2024 7:10 PM
India shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap crashed out of the ongoing Australian Open 2024 after conceding a defeat in the quarter-final round of the badminton tournament on Friday. In the women's singles, Kashyap suffered a 21-17, 21-12 loss against Taiwanese shuttler Pai Yu-Po in the 42-minute match. The T...
September 16, 2024 6:34 PM
India's humanitarian assistance worth $1 million for victims of the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga province arrived in the country on Friday. The relief aid was received at Port Moresby airport by PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko, Defence Minister Billy Joseph, and other off...
October 24, 2024 9:24 PM
At least six people have been killed this week and around 2,000 tourists stranded in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in landslides and floods after incessant rainfall, officials said on Friday. Another four people have been killed in Nepal's Taplejung district, which borders Sikkim, after a landslide...
September 16, 2024 6:35 PM
At least six people have been killed this week and around 2,000 tourists stranded in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in landslides and floods after incessant rainfall, officials said on Friday. Another four people have been killed in Nepal's Taplejung district, which borders Sikkim, after a landslide...
