Indian-origin New York man denied bail in car crash
New York (US), June 8 :An appeals court in the US has unanimously rejected the bail plea of an Indian-origin driver Amandeep Singh who allegedly slammed his truck into a car killing two 14-year-old boys in last month in New York. Prosecutors at a Brooklyn appeals court said new evidence showed that defendant Amandeep Singh, […]
Secondary schools to remain closed due to heatwave in B’desh
Dhaka, June 8: The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education announced that the classes of all secondary schools in the Bangladesh will remain closed on Thursday, due to the heatwave. The director general of secondary and higher education directorate professor Nehal Ahmed confirmed the matter on Wednesday. Earlier, all primary schools were closed for four […]
2 killed, buildings damaged in Myanmar earthquake
Yangon, June 8 : Two people were killed, and several buildings were damaged in a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted southern Myanmar on Wednesday, a local rescue organization said. Residents in many towns of Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions, including Maubin town, reported feeling the tremors. “In Maubin, a Buddhist nun and a woman died when the […]
Second largest batch of drugs in Japan’s history seized in Tokyo port
Tokyo, June 7 :The Japanese authorities have seized the second largest batch of synthetic drugs in the country’s history, weighing 700 kilograms (1,543 pounds), in the port of Tokyo, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. The powder, which later turned out to be synthetic drugs, was found in containers delivered to the Tokyo port on a […]
New UN office of counter-terrorist inaugurated in Spain
Madrid, June 7 : Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares and Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), on Tuesday inaugurated a new UNOCT office in Spain’s capital Madrid, the foreign ministry said. “The Minister of the Interior, Mr. Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, […]
Earthquake in Haiti kills 4, injures 36
Port-au-Prince, June 7 : A powerful 4.9-magnitude earthquake off the southwest coast of Haiti has resulted in the death of four people and 36 more people suffering injuries, the Haitian Directorate for Civil Protection said. The US Geological Survey said on Tuesday that the earthquake struck Haiti at 09:11 GMT 13.7 kilometers (8 miles) from […]
GCC to hold ministerial in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, June 7 : A ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council will take place on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh. Foreign ministers of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will gather to discuss the regional and international agenda. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is currently […]
Japan sends seawater into tunnel built
Tokyo, June 6 : Japan has started sending seawater into an underwater tunnel built to release nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported on Tuesday. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant’s operator, said the process started on Monday afternoon, according to the national broadcaster NHK. […]
Death toll from floods in Haiti rises to 42
Montevideo, June 6:The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides in Haiti has increased to 42 and the number of those injured to 85, the Haitian Directorate for Civil Protection said on Monday. “As a result of bad weather on June 2 and 3, 42 people died, 85 people sustained injuries, 11 people are […]
Indian American drowns while saving his son from beach waters in California
California, June 6 : While taking his family on a beach excursion in California, an Indian American father of two lost his life trying to save one of his children from a riptide. According to a fundraiser organised by family and friends seeking assistance, Srinivasa Murthy Jonnalagadda was having fun with his family at […]