Myanmar’s earthquake death toll rises to 2,056, national mourning declared (Lead)
Yangon, March 31 (IANS) The death toll from 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country’s State Administration Council Information Team on Monday. International and domestic rescuers have been racing against time to save more lives in the quake-affected areas, Xinhua […]
FM Sitharaman to visit London next week for talks to bolster India-UK economic ties
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit London next week, from April 8-10, where she will discuss issues related to bilateral trade and investment, and hold talks under the India-United Kingdom Economic and Financial Dialogue. Sitharaman is likely to hold a meeting with her counterpart, UK’s Chancellor of the […]
Villages in Bangladesh’s Satkhira inundated amid Eid celebrations as embankments collapse
Dhaka, March 31 (IANS) It was an unhappy Eid for residents of Bangladesh’s Satkhira district as at least 10 villages were flooded as the embankment in Khulpetua River collapsed on Monday during the festival celebrations. An area resident said that water had already inundated Bichat, Ballavpur, Nayakhali, Anulia, and six nearby villages, submerging homes and […]
