Flash floods and landslides from cloudbursts and heavy rains have led to the closure of 114 roads in Himachal Pradesh, even as the weather department on Saturday warned that heavy showers would continue in the state till August 7. Of the roads closed for vehicular traffic, 36 are in Mandi, 34 in Kullu, 27 in…
Hezbollah fighters stand behind the coffin of their top commander Fouad Shukur, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike on July 30, as Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during Shukur’s funeral in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. embassy in Lebanon…
Britain’s Labour Party Prime Minister Kier Starmer has accused “thugs” of “hijacking” the nation’s grief to “sow hatred” and pledged that anyone carrying out violent acts would “face the full force of the law”. File | Photo Credit: AP UK police monitored several far-right protests and counter-demonstrations on August 3 after a third night of…
The Kerala government on Saturday announced that a township will be established in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide that occurred in the Mundakkai region of Wayanad district. During a press conference here, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said a comprehensive rehabilitation process is planned and will be implemented swiftly. Vijayan…
Protesters hold up posters of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli strike, and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, outside the United Nations offices in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said…
Over 190 roads were closed in Himachal Pradesh, as heavy rainfall continues to affect most parts of Himachal Pradesh since the past four days. Local weather office on Saturday issued a `yellow` alert of heavy rains till August 7. Of the 191 roads closed for vehicular traffic in the state, 79 are in Mandi, 38…
People gather as an ambulance carries the dead body of an unidentified woman killed in an explosion that occurred while revellers were swimming at the Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Police in Somalia said on August 3 that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in…
Pakistani law enforcement agencies have arrested three alleged terrorists, including an “important” commander of ISIS in the Punjab Province of the country, the police said on August 3. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said in a statement that three Daesh (ISIS) terrorists have been arrested during an intelligence-based operation in Faisalabad, Jehlum…
President Vladimir Putin strode along the red carpet between two rows of rifle-toting honour guards and warmly greeted intelligence operatives freed in the biggest prisoner swap with the West since the Cold War. “The Motherland hasn’t forgotten about you for a minute,” Mr. Putin said, embracing each of them after they walked down the steps…
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ordered that the previously used online visa system be restored. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s Supreme court on August 2 issued an interim order suspending the government’s new visa scheme, run by a consortium including an Indian company, that earlier sparked controversy over allegations of corruption totalling over a…
