Three pump houses of Sitarama project open
Bhadradri Kothagudem, Aug.15 (NSS): Three pump houses of the Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project were inaugurated in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday. Chief Minister A Revanthreddy inaugurated the second pump house of Sitarama project at Pusugudem village and unveiled the project pylon to mark the occasion. While Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy inaugurated the […]
Efforts being made to restructure State debts : CM Revanth
Hyderabad, Aug.15 (NSS): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has informed that his government is making efforts to restructure the State’s debts. Addressing the programme after hoisting the National Flag at Golconda Fort on the occasion of 78th Independence Day celebrations, the Chief Minister said that he had met with the World Bank President during his […]
Australian unemployment rises to 4.2 pc
Canberra, Aug 15 (IANS) Australia’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level in over two years, according to official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2 per cent in July – up from 4.1 per cent in June and the equal-highest figure since November […]
US releases preliminary report on plane crash in Alaska
San Francisco, Aug 15 (IANS) A plane that crashed last month in Glacier Bay National Park, US state of Alaska, was a few hundred feet below a high ridge when it struck the mountainside, killing three people aboard, according to an official preliminary report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board. The 1948 Beechcraft […]
Russia orders mandatory evacuation in Kursk
Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS) A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for all residents of the Glushkovsky district in Russia’s Kursk region, acting Governor Alexei Smirnov announced on his official Telegram channel. “The regional operational headquarters has decided to mandate the evacuation of the entire Glushkovsky district,” Smirnov said on Wednesday. The Glushkovsky district, which borders […]
Two dead after boat capsizes in Australia
Canberra, Aug 15 (IANS) Two male fishermen have died after a boat capsized off the coast of South Australia (SA), the police said in a statement. South Australia Police said that the bodies of two 65-year-old men were found in waters between mainland SA and Kangaroo Island off the state’s south coast on Wednesday night, […]
Maldives President reaffirms commitment to strengthen ties with India in I-Day greetings
Male, Aug 15 (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday hailed the “invaluable partnership” between the two neighbouring countries in his greetings sent to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India’s 78th Independence Day. “India continues to be an invaluable partner in the development of the Maldives. The long-standing partnership, […]
South Korea: Independence fighter groups, opposition boycott Liberation Day ceremony
Seoul, Aug 15 (IANS) Independence fighter groups and opposition party lawmakers of South Korea boycotted the government’s Liberation Day ceremony on Thursday to separately commemorate the holiday in protest over the appointment of the new head of a national independence museum. The Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), a state-funded association of independence fighters and their […]
Japan PM Kishida sends offering to notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo, Aug 15 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, as the country marked the 79th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. Kishida dedicated the Tamakushi fees to the shrine, a symbol of Japan’s past brutal militarism, in his capacity as president of […]
Nepal PM congratulates India on I-Day, hopes for strengthened bilateral ties
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Thursday extended his best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on Independence Day. “Warm congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on 78th Independence Day!” the Nepali Prime Minister said in a post on X. […]
