Normal life has come to a grinding halt in Northeast India due to extremely heavy rainfall under the impact of Cyclone Remal. The Cyclone wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast today, killing at least 23 people in Mizoram, three persons in Assam and one in Meghalaya. The rains, accompanied by gusty winds, uprooted
Bihar, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Tuesday asked the Vice Chancellor of Patna University and the police administration to take stern action against the culprits involved in the murder of a student of the university. The Governor has ordered the closure of all hostels of the University from Wednesday until further notice. Taking suo motu
India has announced an immediate relief assistance of one million US dollar to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts to Papua New Guinea in the wake of devastating landslide. A massive landslide occurred on 24th of May in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea which buried hundreds of people and caused major destruction and loss of
In Jammu and Kashmir, the administration announced a 46 day summer vacation from June 1 for government and recognised private schools in the summer zone of Jammu division. Akashvani Correspondent reports that the decision was made in response to the extreme heatwave conditions prevailing in the region, with temperatures exceeding 43 degrees Celsius in several
In French Open Tennis, ace Indian players, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri, will start their campaign in the men’s doubles first round, in Paris tonight. The second seeded duo of Bopanna and his Australian companion Matthew Ebden will take on Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland and Márton Fucsovics of Hungary. While, the unseeded pair of Bhambri
A Naxalite surrendered before the Central Reserve Police Force in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Naxal joined the supply committee of Naxalites in the Bhairamgarh area of Chhattisgarh state in 2017. He was involved in many violent acts. The Maharashtra government had announced a bounty of 5 lakh rupees on his head. So far, 22 Naxalites
A Delhi court extended the police custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar for three more days on Tuesday, who has been accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Ms. Maliwal was allegedly assaulted at the Chief Minister’s official residence on 13th of May. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal sent Kumar to police
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating on Monday to ‘B+’ from ‘BB-‘ owing to weakening of Bangladesh’s external buffers. The country’s forex reserves are down substantially due to continued forex interventions, capital outflows and persistent use of informal channels for remittances. Bangladesh’s reserves have fallen by 15% from January 2024 levels
Life in the entire Rajasthan has come to a standstill due to the scorching heat and heatwave. Today, the maximum temperature in Churu crossed 50 degrees Celsius. More or less similar conditions prevailed in Sri Ganganagar, Pilani, and Phalodi, where the mercury crossed 49 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Kota, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer was also measured above
Muscat, May 28 – In a collaborative effort, the Indian Embassy in Muscat and the National Archives of India (NAI) successfully completed a first-of-its-kind project to archive historical documents of the Indian diaspora in Oman.Titled “The Oman Collection – Archival Heritage of the Indian Community in Oman,” the project ran from May 19th to 27th, 2024.