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01 Dec

Snow and rain are forecast in Himachal Pradesh till December 4th.

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Tourists were advised to avoid travel to the Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts till the weekend. Rain and snow will forecast in Himachal Pradesh until December 4 as a result of the western disturbance that is currently active over the region. Surender Paul, director of the Shimla Meteorological Centre, said on Tuesday that a yellow weather warning has been issued for snowfall in the middle hills and storms and lightning in the state's middle hills on December 3. On December 4, another western disturbance is due to reach the region. Snowfall is expected to impair vital services such as power and…

26 Nov

52 killed in Russian mine accident

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A total of 52 people, including six rescuers, were killed after smoke occurred in a coal mine in Russia’s Kemerovo Region. It was the most deadly mine accident in five years in the country. According to preliminary data, there were no survivors in the Listvyazhnaya mine, TASS reported, adding that most of the bodies remain underground and will be raised to surface when temperature and methane concentration allow. It was reported earlier that 11 miners were killed on Thursday due to the ignition of coal dust in the ventilation and the ensuing smoke at a depth of 250 meters. According…

26 Nov

Strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude tremorises Bangladesh

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A shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was felt in Bangladesh today early morning which was reported at 5.15 am with its epicentre at a depth of 175 km east of Chittagong, Bangladesh (Myanmar-India border region), according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The depth of the quake was 60 km. So far, no reports of any damage have surfaced.

09 Nov

Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space

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Chinese military pilot Wang Yaping on Monday became the country’s first woman astronaut to walk in space as she moved out of the under-construction space station and took part in extravehicular activities along with her male colleague, the official media here reported. Wang and Zhai Zhigang moved out of the space station core module called Tianhe and spent six and a half hours walking in space early on Monday. Later they successfully returned to the module, Xinhua news agency reported. This marks the first spacewalk in Chinese space history by a woman astronaut, the China Manned Space Agency said in…

04 Nov

Over 9 lakh diyas lit along river Saryu, Lord Ram’s city sets Guinness world record

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Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya district set another world record after over 9 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) were lit along the banks of river Saryu in the land of Lord Ram. Apart from this, 3 lakh diyas were lit separately at different places in the Hindu holy city on Diwali celebrations. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter and shared the certificate of Guinness World Record for the largest display of oil lamps. CM Adityanath, who reached Ayodhya for the fifth 'Deepotsav' (festival of lights) event, while inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 661 crore, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the construction of…

18 Aug

Taliban Meet Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai In Talks To Form Government

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Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist group, Anas Haqqani, has met former Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks, a Taliban official said on Wednesday, amid efforts by Taliban to set up government. According to sources Karzai was accompanied by the old government's main peace envoy, Abdullah Abdullah, in the meeting, who declined to be identified.The Haqqani Network is an important faction of the Taliban, who captured the capital, Kabul, on Sunday. The network, based on the border with Pakistan, was accused over recent years of some of the most deadly terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. In the meantime,…

16 Aug

Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support

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Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned less than 18 months into his tenure becoming the country’s shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority. Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that “the Cabinet has tendered our resignation” to the king, shortly after Muhyiddin left the palace after meeting the monarch. Muhyidddin’s departure will plunge the country into a fresh crisis amid a worsening pandemic. Political leaders have already begun to jostle for the top post, with his deputy Ismail Sabri rallying support to succeed Muhyiddin and keep the government intact. Malaysia has one of the world’s highest infection rates…

16 Aug

‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans

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As Kabul fell to Taliban throes, thousands of foreigners and Afghans rummaged ways to flee to safety while US military helicopters whisked American diplomats to Kabul’s airport. Sporadic gunfire at Kabul international airport fanned fear of Taliban rule leading to a fracas during evacuation. The US took control of the air traffic to safeguard a massive air-lift. NATO allies had pulled out their troops ahead of Biden administration’s intended 31 August withdrawal. Some complained the U.S. was failing to move fast enough to bring to safety Afghans at risk of reprisal from the Taliban for past work with the Americans…

10 Aug

After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

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Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a “geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states”, while mentioning India. After Monday’s high-level meeting on maritime security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram sent a written statement to the Indian Mission to be included in the record of the session. India is the current President of the Council and the meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Akram asserted that “India has nuclearised the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms” with…

09 Aug

5 things to know about the new United Nations’ report on climate change

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The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways. BLAMING HUMANS The report says almost all of the warming that has occurred since pre-industrial times was caused by the release of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Much of that is the result of humans burning fossil fuels coal, oil, wood, and natural gas. Scientists say that only a fraction of the temperature rise recorded since the 19th century can have come from natural forces. PARIS GOALS Almost all countries have…