Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Nepal in the early hours of Thursday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported.The earthquake occurred at 7:22 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), the NCS noted.The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers at Latitude 28.56 N and Longitude 84.23 E.The details were shared on X by…
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after India extended its support in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, a devastating storm that struck the French archipelago of Mayotte on Saturday.According to Meteo-France, Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in more than 90 years.The catastrophic winds…
Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), in yet another allegation, has claimed that the Russian embassy in Canada facilitated the assassination of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar by sharing “signal intelligence” with Indian officials, CNN-News18 has learnt.The organisation has also offered $25,000 to “track” Russian ambassador Vladimir Sevastyanovich Stepanov in Canada and Indian Ambassador Vinay Kwatra in…
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Tuesday unanimously appointed ruling National People’s Power (NPP) member Jagath Wickramaratne as its new Speaker.Wickramaratne was nominated by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, and the Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake supported her proposal.No other names were proposed, and Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih announced to the House that Wickremeratne was unanimously…
Congo: A boat capsized in Fimi River and at least 25 people were killed in the incident on Tuesday. The overcrowded boat was carrying over 100 passengers on board.According to information, there were children and mostly men in the boat leaving from Inongo. The incident occurred in the Fimi River. A search was underway for the…
USA: Two men in Rochester, New York, tragically lost their lives after inhaling harmful fungal spores from bat faeces. The bat droppings are commonly known as guano. They were planning to use the guano as fertilizer for growing cannabis plant. The two men contracted a rare lung infection called histoplasmosis. This is caused by a fungus…
Wisconsin: As many as two people were killed and six others sustained injuries in a shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, CNN reported citing officials.The juvenile shooting suspect was also found dead at the scene, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. The suspect appears to be a student at the…
Moscow: Russia has evacuated some of its diplomats out of the Syrian capital Damascus while its embassy continues to function, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.The diplomats were transported by a Russian Aerospace Forces flight from the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria to Moscow, the Ministry said on Sunday in a statement.The flight also carried diplomats from…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will likely visit China soon for Special Representative talks, according to sources. NSA Ajit Doval’s likely visit to China comes after New Delhi and Beijing in October reached an agreement regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas.The border standoff between India…
Khartoum: The death toll from a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a market in El Fasher, western Sudan, has climbed to 38, a non-governmental group said.Earlier in the day, state news agency SUNA reported that a drone attack by the RSF on a market in the Awlad Al-Reef neighborhood in El…
