Mayotte: Several hundred people are feared killed in the French territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, the most severe storm to hit the French territory hit the archipelago, Al Jazeera reported citing authorities.Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told the local broadcaster Mayotte La 1ere that the death toll could be in the thousands. He said he could not…
A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway on Wednesday and split into two parts, damaging cars and injuring at least four people in the process, according to authorities.The aircraft crashed on the State Highway Loop 463 in southern Texas’s Victoria at around 3 pm, hitting three cars and splitting into two, leaving debris…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has called the resignation announcement of FBI Director Christopher Wray “a great day for America.”Wray, on Wednesday, informed FBI employees of his intention to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s tenure, paving the way for a smooth transition to Kashyap “Kash” Patel, should he be confirmed as Trump’s nominee…
United Nations: The United Nations and humanitarian partners launched a $4.1-billion-flash appeal for 2025 to aid 3.3 million Palestinian people.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said almost 90 per cent of the funds needed are for the humanitarian response in Gaza, with the remaining sought for the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Xinhua…
Pakistan: Pakistan, a South Asian country with a population of about 240 million, is mostly a home to Muslims. Over 90% of the population follows Islam, with the majority being Sunni Muslims. Hindus, Sikhs, Christians form small religious minority in Pakistan. The Hindus in Pakistan represent only 1.18% of the total population but the Hindus in…
New York: President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Party activist Harmeet Dhillon, who is a supporter of the farmers’ protest in India and raised aallegations of “Indian death squads”, to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights.“In her new role at the DOJ (Department of Justice), Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional…
Khartoum: At least 65 civilians were killed in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Khartoum State government announced.“The terrorist militia committed today (Tuesday) the largest human massacre through artillery shelling targeting citizens in Karari locality, killing over 65 people and injuring hundreds of…
Beirut: All 75 Indian nationals evacuated from Syria including 44 ‘Zaireen’ from Jammu and Kashmir who were stranded at Saida Zainab, have now reached Beirut, a statement by the Indian embassy in Lebanon said. The statement added that Noor Rahman Sheikh, Ambassador of India to Lebanon received them in Beirut.The statement added that the passengers will…
Bangladesh: Bangladesh owes the Indian state of Tripura an astonishing Rs. 161 crore in unpaid electricity bills. The amount has piled up over a few months, increasing by Rs. 135 crore.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) is a government of India undertaking, which supplies electricity to Bangladesh under a bilateral agreement signed in 2010 with…
Tel Aviv: After taking control of the buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, the Israel Defense Forces released photos from the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, a strategic peak in the Golan Heights on Monday morning.Israel sent forces into the 235 sq km buffer zone to prevent Syrian rebels from approaching the border as the…
