Relatives and residents gather to mourn the death of their beloveds in a collective ceremony close to the scene of a landslide in Kencho Shacha Gozdi on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said on…
Kargil Vijay Diwas, commemorated on July 26 every year, commemorates India`s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War of 1999. This day commemorates the courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces, who battled valiantly in the hazardous terrains of Kargil. As we commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024, it is critical to recall the significance…
The Karnataka government on Thursday issued an advisory asking the people of the state to avoid travelling to Malappuram district in neighbouring Kerala where a 14-year-old boy died on July 21 after he became infected with the Nipah virus. The Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare, however, said in a statement that as the case…
Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder and executive director of AAPI Data, an organisation that studies the political attitudes of Asian American communities in the U.S., spoke to The Hindu on Kamala Harris’s run for the White House. In this conversation, he discusses Ms. Harris’s prospects including with Indian Americans. He also discusses the impact of another Indian American –…
One person was arrested after 900 kilograms of beef was seized from a vehicle in Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, reported PTI citing a police official on Thursday. The seized beef was valued at Rs 8.8 lakh. It was seized after a vehicle was stopped on Vaijapur-Shivur road on Wednesday at a check post, said the…
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Nine months pregnant, Ola Al-Kurd could not wait to hold her baby and bring new life to Gaza during a war which has killed over 39,000 fellow Palestinians and razed much of the enclave. That special moment never came. An Israeli airstrike smashed into the…
In this June 16, 2020, image released by the North American Aerospace Defence Command, a Russian Tu-95 bomber, top, is intercepted by a U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of Alaska. File | Photo Credit: AP Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and…
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets attendees upon arrival at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 24, 2024. Photo: Getty Images via AFP Unleashing a volley of attacks against his new campaign opponent Vice-President Kamala Harris, former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has…
Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Pawar took stock of the rain situation in the district headquarters as various parts of Pune received heavy rainfall. He talked about relief measures with the district collector and the disaster management chief, said sources from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Pawar asked the authorities to provide all the necessary…
For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheel drive favoured by motorists in the desert kingdom. The 39-year-old is part of a small but growing EV consumer base in Saudi Arabia, which hopes to become a hub for the technology…
