7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines

Philippines, 27/7: A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Wednesday, causing some damage and prompting people to flee buildings in the capital. Officials said no casualties were immediately reported.     The 7.3 magnitude quake was centered around Abra province in a mountainous area and several aftershocks have followed, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology…

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Uddhav says sat next to Mehbooba Mufti on purpose; attacks Fadnavis

Mumbai, 24/6: Under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party for sitting next to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti at the Opposition meeting in Patna, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he did so purposely and waved photos of her with top BJP leaders.Addressing party workers, Thackeray claimed Mufti told him…

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Authorities still hopeful to rescue girl stuck in borewell in Rajasthan

Kotputli (Rajasthan): The operations to rescue the three-year-old girl who was stuck in a borewell in Kiratpura village on December 23 is still underway. Kotputli-Behror DC, Kalpana Agarwal says, “We have not lost hope. Our whole team is motivated. We are positive we will rescue the child. We called three other teams of experts to…

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