Wayanad landslide: Death toll reaches 153, search for missing continues
Kozhikode, July 31 (IANS) A day after the massive landslides struck Kerala’s Wayanad, desperate scenes were witnessed with the rescue teams reaching the destroyed houses and frantically searching for missing people, even as the death toll on Wednesday reached 153, with 98 still missing. The worst affected areas include Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil and Pothukalu. The […]
Mini-gun factory busted in Bihar’s Saran, five arrested
Patna, July 31 (IANS) A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) from West Bengal and Bihar along with local police conducted a raid and busted a mini-gun factory in Rahimpur village in Bihar’s Saran, officials said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP), Saran, Kumar Aashish said that the team has arrested five individuals. Of […]
Indian-origin woman deserted by Pakistani husband seeks justice
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman, who has been allegedly deserted by her Pakistani husband, has sought help from the governments of both countries to get her children back. Farzana Begum, a resident of Mumbai, said that she married Yusuf Mirza Ilahi, in Abu Dhabi in 2015, and after two to three years, […]
Vietnam PM reaches Delhi for three-day state visit
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reached New Delhi late on Tuesday evening for a three-day state visit which is expected to further strengthen the age-old ties between the two countries. “Warm welcome to PM Phạm Minh Chinh of Vietnam as he arrives in New Delhi on a State Visit. […]
Five paramilitary members killed in drone attack in Iraq
Baghdad, July 31 (IANS) Up to five Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi members were killed and six others wounded in an unknown drone attack on a military base in Iraq’s Babil province, an Interior Ministry source said. Unknown drones bombed a military base of the Hashd Shaabi forces, also known as Popular Mobilization Forces, in the […]
Suspected bubonic plague case in Mongolia tests negative
Ulaanbaatar, July 31 (IANS) A laboratory test for a suspected case of bubonic plague in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai has returned negative results, local media reported on Wednesday. The tests were conducted on samples taken from a resident of the province’s Taishir soum (administrative subdivision), who had recently been hospitalised after consuming marmot […]
1.15 million people affected by heavy rainfall in China
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) Heavy rainfall has affected 1.15 million people in China’s Hunan Province, leading to direct economic losses of around 6.13 billion yuan (about $859.75 million), local authorities said on Wednesday. Heavy rainstorms from Typhoon Gaemi forced the evacuation of 95,000 people in the province, with 49,800 requiring emergency relief, according to preliminary […]
Australian govt to force banks to compensate scam victims
Canberra, July 31 (IANS) Australian banks will be forced to compensate customers who lose money to scams under new laws flagged by the government. In a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said current laws do too little to help scam victims get their money back, Xinhua […]
Venezuela to sever diplomatic ties with Peru
Caracas, July 31 (IANS) Venezuela has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Peru due to Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea’s statement on the presidential election results in the country, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said on social media on Wednesday. “We are forced to make this decision after the reckless statements of the Peruvian Foreign Minister […]
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran
Tel Aviv, July 31 (IANS) The political head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Wednesday. Haniyeh was killed alongside one of his bodyguards at his residence in the Iranian capital while he was in the town to attend Iran’s President Masoud […]
