Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI) The massive anti-militancy operation in the forested areas of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, entered third day today, with fierce exchanges of gunfire continuing between holed up militants and security forces. The encounter, which began on Friday evening in the Akhal Khulsan forest, has so far resulted in the deaths…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (UNI) Seven fishermen who met with an accident after their boat capsized at sea, having set out for fishing from Neendakara on the night of August 1, were rescued by the Thottappally Coastal Police. Upon receiving an alert that the boat was sinking, the police, despite adverse weather conditions, promptly launched a…
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-anticipated Yellow Line of Bengaluru Metro on August 10, marking a major leap in the city’s public transport infrastructure. The announcement was made by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, who thanked the Prime Minister for prioritising the city’s mobility needs. The 19.15-kilometre Yellow Line…
Moscow, Aug 3 (UNI) The United Kingdom plans to bring up to 300 sick children from the Gaza Strip for treatment, the Times newspaper reported. Hundreds of seriously ill children will be evacuated from Gaza and treated by the National Health Service in the UK, the plans will be announced within weeks, the publication said….
Vladivostok, Aug 3 (UNI) The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in recorded history, local authorities said on Sunday. The eruption began at 2:50 local time Sunday (1650 GMT Saturday), sending ash plumes up to 3-4 km above sea level, Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said…
Sydney, Aug 3 (UNI) An emergency search is underway for a woman who was swept away in floodwater north of Sydney. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Sunday that the woman believed to be in her 20s was one of the two people in a car that became stuck while…
Moscow, Aug. 3 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday announced a sweeping plan to expand the country’s railway network, including major projects in the Arctic, as part of a broader effort to strengthen Russia’s position as a key logistics hub across Eurasia. Speaking in a video address marking Railway Workers’ Day, Putin said Russia’s…
Gaza, Aug. 3 (UNI) The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that Israeli forces killed one of its staff and injured three others on Sunday during a strike on the organization’s headquarters in Khan Younis. The group posted a video on the social platform X, showing “the initial moments” of the Israeli attack on its Khan…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (UNI) In view of the ongoing swell surge phenomenon, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has issued an alert indicating a high possibility of coastal inundation along the Kerala coast. Coastal inundation is expected due to high waves ranging between 1.5 and 1.8 meters from 5.30 pm on August…
Moscow, Aug. 3 (UNI) Russian air defense forces destroyed and intercepted 41 Ukrainian drones in multiple regions in less than four hours on Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported late Saturday. The drones were downed between 8 p.m. and 11:25 p.m. Moscow time by air defense systems on duty, the statement said.
