TikTok goes dark in US

Los Angeles, Jan. 19 (UNI) The popular video-sharing app TikTok went dark late Saturday in the United States. TikTok users in the country were greeted with a message that read: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.” “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,”…

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Landslide, flood warnings issued in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Jan. 19 (UNI) Sri Lankan authorities issued landslide and flood warnings on Sunday, affecting multiple districts and provinces. The National Building and Research Organization (NBRO) issued landslide warnings, effective until Monday morning for the districts of Badulla, Kandy, Kurunegala and Matale. The irrigation department issued flood warnings for low-lying areas in Eastern and North…

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Three drown, 10 missing in boat mishap in Katihar

Katihar, Jan 19 (UNI) At least three people met their watery grave whereas 10 others were missing when a boat ferrying them capsized in river Ganga under Amedabad police station area here on Sunday morning. According to police 17 people were crossing the river by the boat for agriculture activities in Gadai riverin area. Suddenly…

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Iran: Two Supreme Court judges shot dead

Tehran, Jan 19 (UNI) Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s Supreme Court. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after a gunman entered the court, in the capital Tehran, on Saturday morning. The attacker killed himself while fleeing the scene, according to the judiciary’s news website,…

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