Kuala Lumpur: Over 100 people were injured in a fire that broke out following a gas pipeline explosion in Malaysia. The explosion took place on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported. The fire erupted after an explosion and fireball at 8:10 am (local time) on Tuesday in the…
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her partner Butch Wilmore held their first press conference after returning from space. Sunita Williams thanked President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for bringing the spacecraft back to Earth from the International Space Station. In the press conference Sunita said, “India is an amazing country. I was enjoying the natural…
Vishakhapatnam: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that Indian Naval Ship INS Ghariyal departed from Vishakhapatnam with 442 metric tonnes of essential food items for earthquake-hit Myanmar. Jaishankar also said that the Indian Army field hospital unit has been operationalized in Mandalay. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, “Operation Brahma- Indian Navy ship…
Monywa: In a major rise in the death toll over than 1000 people have died after severe earthquakes jolted Myanmar. The numbers are expected to rise further, said media reports. Myanmar saw two major consecutive earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.0 on the Richter scale according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Friday. The…
Kathmandu: A clash broke out between pro-monarchists and Police in Kathmandu near the airport. Several rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets fired by the Police. It is worth mentioning that, in the clash vehicles and a house was torched by the protestors. In a view of the group clash curfew ordered in Tinkune, Sinamangal and…
Naypyidaw: Six earthquakes jolted Myanmar on Friday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, the latest earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks. “EQ of M: 4.3, On: 28/03/2025 15:25:39 IST, Lat: 19.43 N, Long: 95.47 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Myanmar,” NCS stated…
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Afghanistan on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 180km. In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 5.2, On: 27/03/2025 13:58:21 IST, Lat: 36.32 N, Long: 71.08 E, Depth: 180…
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report in which a Class-XI student, belonging to the Scheduled Caste, was assaulted by upper caste boys in a bus in Tamil Nadu. The Commission has also sought a report from the state government and police within four weeks….
New Zealand: A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Riverton in New Zealand on Tuesday. The magnitude was recorded 6.8 on the Richter scale. However, no casualties have been reported. According to the USGS, initially the earthquake recorded at 7 magnitude which struck at the depth of 10 kilometres off the south west tip…
Tibet: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Tibet on Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km, making the region susceptible to aftershocks. In a post on X, NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.5, On: 24/03/2025 10:08:35…
