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April 23, 2024 1:32 PM

Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed

Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. on Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy sai...

April 23, 2024 11:56 AM

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties. In a report published on Tuesday, WMO said that 79 disasters linked to hydro-meteorological events h...

April 23, 2024 10:38 AM

Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage

Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations. Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 mag...

September 16, 2024 6:00 PM

LS Polls: PM Modi to hold rallies In Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan today

Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address election rallies in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan today. In a post on X, PM Modi said he plans to visit Tonk-Sawaimadhopur in Rajasthan, along with Janjgir-Champa and Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday. "In the Lok Sabha e...

April 22, 2024 8:41 PM

Ratan Tata Honored with KISS Humanitarian Award

Renowned industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, was bestowed with the prestigious KISS Humanitarian Award 2021 in a private ceremony held at his residence in Mumbai. This recognition stands as a testament to his unwavering dedication to social development a...

April 22, 2024 8:28 PM

BJP’s Mukesh Dalal elected unopposed from Surat

Mukesh Dalal, the BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha who was declared winner from the Surat parliamentary constituency after several withdrawals and disqualifications of opposition candidates, has said that the development symbolises the beginning of a comprehensive victory for the party in the genera...