California: Multiple major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous US county, has killed at least five people and damaged at least 1,100 buildings, authorities said. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades starting Tuesday, spread to 15,800 acres (63.9 square km) as of Wednesday afternoon with zero containment, according…
Kyiv: At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured in a Russian-guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, according to officials, Al Jazeera reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 13 people were killed in the attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims. Zelenskyy shared a video on X (formerly Twitter)…
Patna: The Patna district administration has strongly refuted allegations made by Prashant Kishor, who claimed he was taken to Beur jail on January 6 without proper documentation. In a statement, the administration described Kishor’s statements as baseless and accused him of spreading rumours to further his political agenda.As per the statement, Prashant Kishor and his supporters…
Sydney: Three people, including two foreign tourists, have been killed and three more hospitalized with serious injuries after a seaplane crashed off the coast of Western Australia (WA), authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The Premier of WA, Roger Cook, said at a press conference with WA Police Commissioner Colonel Blanch that the bodies of the deceased…
New York: Two Indian Americans were elected in special elections to Virginia’s legislatures, ensuring the Democratic Party keeps its slender majority despite the national Trump wave in last year’s election. Kannan Srinivasan was elected to the State Senate and J.J. Singh to the State House of Delegates on Wednesday. In what seems like a round of…
Patna: Tremors were felt in Bihar’s Sheohar district after an earthquake struck near the Nepal-China border region on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93 kilometers, northeast of Lobuche, Nepal. “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.1 – 93 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal,” USGS Earthquakes stated in a post on…
Brasilia: Brazil has announced that Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group. Brazil, which holds the presidency of the BRICS in 2025, said that Indonesia’s candidature was endorsed by leaders of the bloc at the Johannesburg summit in 2023. In a statement, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry welcomed Indonesia for its entry into…
Kathmandu: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, located in the Xizang Autonomous Region, at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), resulted in 36 fatalities and 38 injuries, Xinhua reported, citing regional disaster relief authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 28.5°N latitude and 87.45°E…
Life in America has been disrupted by a severe snowstorm. Millions of people are trapped in their homes due to the snowstorm. Roads are jammed. Some people have also lost their lives. Reports say that, more than 60 million people have been affected by the snowstorm from the East Coast to New Jersey. Due to…
Beijing: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Dingri County in Xigaze City, within the Xizang Autonomous Region, has climbed to 95, up from the initial count of 53, according to a report by CNN. Earlier, citing regional disaster relief authorities, Xinhua had reported 53 fatalities and 62 injuries. Another 130 people were…
