8 dead at Astroworld Festival in Texas: Reports
Austin, Nov 6: At least eight people lost their lives and several got injured at the Astroworld Festival in Texas on Saturday, after the crowd rushed towards the stage, causing panic. According to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena, “At least eight people were confirmed dead tonight. A number of individuals were injured during this […]
EAM discusses Indo-Pacific, climate change, covid response in bilateral with New Zealand FM
New Delhi, Nov 5 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held a virtual bilateral meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, during which they discussed covid responses, climate change, the Indo-Pacific and Commonwealth. In a tweet, the EAM said: “A warm and productive virtual meeting with FM @NanaiaMahuta of New Zealand. “Exchanges […]
Delhi’s AQI plunges to ‘hazardous’ category, people complain of itchy throat and watery eyes
New Delhi, Nov 5 : A thick blanket of smog covered the skyline of the national capital on Friday morning. People complained of watery eyes and itchy throat as the Air Quality Index slipped into the ‘hazardous’ category in several parts of Delhi. The concentrations of Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 was measured beyond 999 per […]
Major pile-up on Delhi-Meerut highway, 5 dead on Yamuna e-way
Ghaziabad, Nov 5: Around 40 vehicles collided with each other on the Delhi-Meerut expressway in Ghaziabad district injuring several on Friday, when at least 5 people were also killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a car on the Yamuna expressway as smog engulfed the Delhi-NCR region post Diwali with firecrackers burst deep […]
Confident India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Nov 5 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday he was confident that the India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen as he thanked UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her Diwali greetings. In a tweet, he said: “Thank you @trussliz. “Best wishes for prosperous new beginnings to all friends in UK. […]
New Pentagon report details India, China clashes at LAC; says Beijing continuing to press boundary claims
Washington, Nov 4: The Pentagon, in a new report on China, has dwelt in detail on the clashes between the Chinese and Indian forces on the Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh sector, and said that Beijing is seeking to prevent the border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the […]
China may have already established nuclear triad, says Pentagon report
Washington, Nov 4 :The US Defense Department in a new report says that China may have already established a nuclear triad, which includes the ability to launch nuclear-capable missiles from the air, ground and sea. The report also says that the accelerated pace of advancements in Beijing’s nuclear capability may enable China to have up […]
Senior Taliban commander killed in Kabul hospital attack, IS-K claims responsibility
Kabul, Nov 3: One of the Afghan Taliban’s senior commanders, Maulvi Hamdallah Mukhlis, was killed in Tuesday’s terror attack on the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul, for which the Islamic State-Khorasan terror outfit has claimed responsibility. Maulvi Hamdallah Mukhlis was commander of the Taliban’s Kabul division. He was one of the first Taliban […]
UN condemns attack at hospital in Kabul
Kabul, Nov 3 🙂 The United Nations has condemned a deadly attack at a hospital in Afghanistan’s capital which killed at least 25 people and wounded around 50. The United Nations Mission in the country, UNAMA, said that those responsible for the attack need to be held to account. “UN condemns today’s horrific attack on […]
PM Modi met Kyrgyz President at COP26, invited him to visit India
New Delhi, Nov 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a brief meeting with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov on the sidelines of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, and invited him to visit India in 2022, the Kyrgyz President’s website said in a release. During the conversation, the two sides discussed issues on a wide range of […]