Hong Kong, Aug 5 (UNI) The Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday morning issued the black rainstorm warning signal, the fourth time within eight days. This is the highest level in the observatory’s three-tier heavy rain alert system. This indicates that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 70…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (UNI) The Kerala State Drugs Control Department has banned the distribution and sale of several batches of medicines found to be of substandard quality during quality checks conducted at its laboratories in the second quarter of July. The State Drugs Controller has directed all traders and hospitals that may have these medicines…
Kochi, Aug 5 (UNI) With Kerala bracing for another spell of intense monsoon showers, several major reservoirs in the state are fast approaching full capacity, prompting controlled water releases. The Idukki reservoir has reached around 71% of its storage capacity and is discharging water. The Parambikulam Dam has already hit its full reservoir level, releasing…
Kochi, Aug 5 (UNI) Kerala recorded a marginal decrease of 4% in its marine fish catch in 2024 compared to the previous year, with total landings amounting to 6.10 lakh tonnes. Indian oil sardine topped the list of the most caught species in the state, with 1.49 lakh tonnes landed — a slight increase of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall, exceeding 20 cm in 24 hours, in the districts of Thrissur, Ernakulam and Idukki in Kerala on August 5. These districts are also likely to experience heavy rainfall in the range of 7 to 11 cm and…
Alappuzha (Kerala), Aug 5 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a bridge span under construction across the Achankovil River collapsed, causing seven workers to fall into the water, of whom five swam to safety, one died and another remains missing. The deceased has been identified as Binu, a resident of Kizhakkekkara Vadakke Binu Bhavan, Thrikkunnappuzha, whose…
Jerusalem, Aug 5 (UNI) A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza, reports BBC. “It is our professional judgement that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel,” the officials…
New York, Aug 5 (UNI) In a significant development, the board of American automaker Tesla has agreed to give its CEO Elon Musk another huge pay package worth about US$29 billion. The company’s latest pay package comes several months after a Delaware court rejected for a second time Musk’s 2018 performance award following a shareholder…
Pretoria, Aug 5 (UNI) A White South African farm owner and two employees are facing trial over the alleged murder of two Black women who were shot dead for trespassing last August and their bodies fed to pigs – stoking fury in a nation already reeling from racial tensions. The women were killed by Zachariah…
Brasília, Aug 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court of Brazil has ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the order Monday, saying Bolsonaro had failed to comply with restrictions previously imposed on…
