Singapore reports 13 deaths due to dengue in H1
Singapore, July 25 (IANS) Singapore recorded six deaths due to dengue infection from April to June, bringing the total dengue death toll to 13 in the first half of this year, the National Environment Agency said. The quarterly surveillance data showed that 4,090 dengue cases were reported in the second quarter, a decrease of 20.8 […]
Heavy rains hit Beijing
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds began battering Beijing as the city renewed an orange alert for rainstorms. Hourly precipitation in most parts of the city is expected to exceed 70 mm from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday, with rainfall in the western and northern mountainous areas and the […]
Former Indonesian Vice-President passes away
Jakarta, July 25 (IANS) Indonesia’s former Vice-President Hamzah Haz has passed away at the age of 84 at his house in central Jakarta. Haz died on Wednesday morning. He had served as the country’s Vice-President under former President Megawati Sukarnoputri from 2001 to 2004, Xinhua news agency reported. President Joko Widodo has expressed condolences over […]
Death toll in tequila factory blast in Mexico rises to 6
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS) The number of people killed after three containers exploded at a tequila distillery in the western Mexican town of Tequila has risen to six, local authorities said. Following cooling and debris removal work, state and municipal firefighters discovered the body of a sixth factory worker “inside a retention pit, in […]
‘Give us the tools, we will finish the job’, says Netanyahu to US lawmakers
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told US lawmakers in a joint meeting of Congress that he was confident of securing the release of all hostages from Hamas’s captivity and said “give us the tools and we will finish the job”. Netanyahu spoke, to repeated applause, reached out to both […]
Harris leads Trump among Indian-Americans, shows survey (Lead)
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, has an 18 percentage point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in favourability ratings among Indian Americans, according to a poll by Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVOTE). The APIAVOTE findings were cited on Wednesday in a memo from Harris campaign […]
K’taka MUDA scam: Night-long protest by BJP MLAs in Vidhana Soudha
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) The Karnataka opposition BJP and JD(S) legislators, who were staging an overnight protest in both Houses of the Vidhana Soudha, went out for a morning stroll in the premises on Thursday. The legislatures launched the overnight protest on Wednesday night to condemn the state government for not allowing discussion on the […]
Parliament today: Budget discussions to continue as Oppn protests
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Amid the face-off between the government and the opposition, the debate on the Union Budget will continue on Thursday in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including a discussion and voting on J&K’s Budget. The Opposition MPs had on Wednesday protested against the Budget in the Lok Sabha […]
SC Collegium recommends extension of 9 judges’ term in Calcutta HC
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the extension of term of nine additional judges of the Calcutta High Court for a year. In April this year, the Collegium of the Calcutta High Court (HC) forwarded its unanimous recommendation to appoint Justices […]
MP CM thanks Centre for allocating Rs 14,738 cr for railways in state
Bhopal, July 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has expressed his gratitude to the Union government for allocating Rs 14,738 crore to enhance railway facilities in the state. The Chief Minister on Wednesday said that more than 80 railway stations in Western Central Railway (Zone) are currently underway, for which, the Union government […]
