The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday transported 21 tonnes of relief supplies, more than 80 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, and eight tonnes of specialised equipment to Sri Lanka to support thousands displaced by severe flooding. In a statement on social media, the IAF said India had “swiftly launched Operation Sagar Bandhu” following […]
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Sir David Beckham flaunts his football skills during visit to India
As part of UNESCO’s Global Education for All initiative, Beckham visited the Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes Welfare Educational Institutions Society residential school in Kothavalasa on Wednesday, November 26.
Canada fire disaster: Five Indians die, survivor leaps from roof to escape inferno
At least five Indian nationals died after a fire broke out at their residence in Brampton, Canada, on November 20
Top Indian restaurants Veeraswamy, Chutney Mary in London acquired by Canadian investor
Veeraswamy is the oldest Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom, just a year shy of 100, while Chutney Mary has been around for about three decades now.
Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll soars to 128 as more bodies recovered
The death toll in the catastrophic fire that swept through a Hong Kong apartment complex has climbed to 128, with around 200 people still unaccounted for, officials announced on Friday. Fire crews finally subdued the blaze 42 hours after it first erupted. At least 79 residents were injured as flames tore rapidly through several blocks […]
Putin to land in India in December: High-stakes talks expected with PM Modi!
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 4-5 at the invitation of Indian PM Narendra Modi
Study of 37,000-year-old bamboo in Manipur reveals key Ice-Age environmental clues
Among the silt-rich deposits of the Chirang River in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, researchers examining fossil plant remains have found an astonishingly intact bamboo stem
Hong Kong public housing fire: Death toll soars to 94
The death toll in the Hong Kong high-rise housing complex blaze touches 94
Washington DC shooting: Trump announces death of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom
Trump on Thursday announced that one of the National Guard members, who was shot by a gunman in Washington DC, close to the White House has died
Death toll climbs to 55 as firefighters battle last of Hong Kong public housing fires
Firefighters in Hong Kong were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a high-rise housing complex went up in flames, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds more missing, authorities said. The fire — the city’s deadliest in decades — erupted on Wednesday afternoon across an eight-tower residential estate containing around 2,000 flats. […]
