The death toll from a landslide in Philippines has reached 22, an official said on Friday. Garry Cabotaje, the spokesman for Naga city government, expressed hope that more survivors will be rescued a day after the tragedy struck the mountainside community. “We are still hoping that many villagers will be rescued today,” Cabotaje told Xinhua […]
Leading with a plea for implementation of the recent bilateral breakthrough to spare Idlib in Syria, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said his “overriding concern” is for international, multilateral diplomacy. “I call on all the parties to implement the (Turkey-Russia) agreement with a strong commitment to the protection of civilians, and to ensure humanitarian access, […]
At least 44 people were killed when a passenger ferry carrying hundreds capsized in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, officials said. The accident took place on Thursday between two islands in Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, which straddles the borders of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, reports CNN. The exact number of those on board wasn’t […]
The US has imposed sanctions against China’s military for its purchases of Russian military equipment in a move US officials said is meant to punish Moscow for its “malign activities”, including attacks on American elections. “Today’s actions are not intended to undermine the military capabilities or combat readiness of any country,” the State Department said […]
Militants on Friday killed three abducted policemen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. “Three bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from Kapran village in the morning. The slain policemen have been identified as Firdous Ahmad Kuchai, Nisar Ahmad Dhobi and Kuldeep,” police sources said. Reports said fourth abducted person, a civilian, was released unharmed. The four people […]
While India has taken tremendous strides in combating poverty in the past decade, Muslims, members of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Dalits saw the most progress in in reducing the impact of poverty, according to data compiled in a UN project. The “very positive trend” during the decade between 2005-06 and 2015-16 in India is […]
Authorities in Jamuu and Kashmir on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of the Srinagar city to prevent the 10th Muharram procession, police said. The restrictions were imposed in Rainawari, Nowhatta, Khanyar, M.R.Gunj and Safa Kadal in the old city area while partial restrictions were put in the uptown Kothibagh area. “The restrictions are preventive in […]
A Japanese cryptocurrency operator revealed on Thursday that hackers had accessed its systems last week and stole about 6 billion yen ($60 million). Tech Bureau Corp said in a statement that the unauthorised breach from abroad took place for two hours on September 14 but it was only detected on Monday and the damage was […]
Film: “Manto”; Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Duggal, Tahir Raj Bhasin; Director: Nandita Das; Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila…” Echoing the disenchantment of a post-Nehruvian generation trapped between Partition and modernisation, Guru Dutt in “Pyaasa” epitomised the poet’s disenchanment with a world he never asked for. “Yeh duniya […]
It was a sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 24 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. “The sky will be partly cloudy and thunderstorms may develope towards the afternoon,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 35.4 degrees […]