Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Wednesday the interception of a missile shot towards border city Jazan. The coalition spokesperson, Col. Turki Al Maliki, said in a statement on Saudi Press Agency that with the fresh attack, the number of missiles shot by Houthis militias towards the kingdom reached 198. Most […]
The death toll from storm Florence has risen to at least 37 in the US East Coast, including two mental health patients drowned in a van overtaken by floodwaters, the media reported on Wednesday. The two patients died on Tuesday after the vehicle carrying them, staffed by two Horry County deputies in South Carolina, was […]
A man attacked his daughter and son-in-law with a machete and baldy injured them here on Wednesday, in another case of assault for family honour. Madhavi, 22, was battling for life while her husband Sandeep, 24, too suffered grievous injuries in the attack by Manoharachary. The incident occurred in the busy SR Nagar area, police […]
The United Nations World Food Programme on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Yemen’s devastating three-and-a-half-year civil war, warning that “full-blown” famine loomed in the war-wracked country. “My primary concern is the innocent children, women and men of Yemen, and I urge all parties to end the fighting and support efforts to […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited the two states most heavily affected by Hurricane Florence and promised that “a lot of money” will be coming from Washington and significant resources will be invested in reconstruction in the region, although he also sparked controversy by expressing interest in an area where he owns a golf course. […]
A gunman who opened fire in a courthouse building in the US state of Pennsylvania and injured four people, has been shot dead by the police, authorities said. The gunman entered the Masontown Borough Municipal Centre at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday and began firing, CNN quoted Lt. Steve Dowlin of the Pennsylvania State Police […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un embarked on a historic trip on Thursday to the summit of Mount Paekdu, a sacred mountain on the country’s border with China, at the end of their three-day bilateral summit. Kim and Moon, together with the respective first ladies Ri Sol-ju and Kim Jong-sook, […]
A massive fire broke out in Central Kolkata’s Bagri Market on Sunday but there were no reports of any casualty or injury. “The fire erupted around 2.45 a.m.. Almost 30 fire engines have been deployed. We are trying our level best to bring the fire under control,” the official said. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata […]
Accusing the state’s Congress government of encouraging radical elements, former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday claimed there was a plot to assassinate him and his son Sukhbir Badal. “I have been been informed by the police about a plot to assassinate me and my son. But we neither frighten others nor are […]
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday formally joined the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ahead of the party’s state executive meeting here. JD-U spokesperson Sanjay Singh confirmed Kishor’s joining. “Now Prashant Kishor is a JD-U leader,” Singh said. Shortly after the announcement, Kishor tweeted: “Excited to start my […]