GUWAHATI,OCTO 7: The Sikkim government will probe the “substandard” construction of Chungthang dam that was washed away by the flash floods and punish the culprits, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Saturday. Built by the previous government, the Chungthang dam is part of the 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III Hydro Electric Project. Tamang told […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,OCTO 7 : The Indian Embassy in Israel issued an advisory for Indian citizens on Saturday as a ‘state of war’ was declared in Israel following a massive attack by Hamas militants from Gaza. The officials asked Indians in Israel to remain vigilant and to observe safety protocols. “In view of the current situation […]Continue Reading
Israel,Octo 7: Israel has announced ‘Operation Iron Swords’ against Hamas militants after declaring a ‘state of war’. The Israel Air Force has launched an attack with dozens of fighter jets targeting the Palestinian militant outfit Hamas in the Gaza Strip in several locations. “It was a combined ground raid which happened through paragliders, Continue Reading
MUMBAI,OCTO 6: The RBI has fired warning shots on the issue of rising personal loans, once again. In April, the central bank had first cautioned lenders over their rising unsecured loan portfolio, particularly personal loans, credit cards, small business loans and microfinance loans. On Friday, it again raised the red flag, asking scheduled commercial banks […]Continue Reading
OSLO,OCTO 6 : Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi, who has campaigned for women’s rights, democracy and against the death penalty in Iran for years, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Mohammadi, 51, has done her work despite facing numerous arrests and spending years behind bars for her activism. “This prize is first and foremost a […]Continue Reading
GANGTOK,OCTO 6: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 21 on Friday as Army and NDRF teams worked their way through slushy earth and fast-flowing water in the Teesta river basin and downstream north Bengal for the third day in search of those who were swept away and are still missing, officials […]Continue Reading
Mumbai,Octo 6 : At least seven people were killed, while 40 others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a building in Mumbai’s Goregaon on Friday. The incident happened at nearly 3 am. Several two-wheelers and cars were also destroyed in the fire. A video showed firefighting operations underway at the building. Sikkim […]Continue Reading
UTTAR PRADESH,OCTO 5 : man who stole a large sum of money from the house of an astrologer in Kanpur was arrested after he and his associates posted an Instagram reel where they showed off the stolen cash. The astrologer, Tarun Sharma, reported the theft to the police and the authorities retrieved CCTV footage where […]Continue Reading
STOCKHOLM,OCTO 5: Jon Fosse, a master of spare Nordic writing in a sprawling body of work ranging from plays to novels and children’s books, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for works that “give voice to the unsayable.” Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel literature committee, said Fosse’s work is rooted “in the […]Continue Reading
Sikkim,Octo 5: At least 14 people have died and 102 others, including 22 army personnel, have been missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered flash floods in the Teesta River basin on Wednesday. Also, over 20,000 people have been affected due to the calamity. Officials also told PTI that one of […]Continue Reading
