Beijing, Sep 10 (UNI) China’s National Meteorological Center on Sunday morning renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy downpours are expected to lash parts of the country. From 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, heavy rainfall is forecast to hit parts of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan and Sichuan, according to…
Tokyo, Sep 10 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed condolences to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco and stated Japan’s readiness to provide all required assistance. Earlier, Moroccan newspaper Hespress reported citing Interior Ministry data that the death toll in the earthquake had risen to 2,012, with 2,059 other people injured. “I…
Rabat, Sep 10 (UNI) — Morocco on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after a devastating earthquake jolted the kingdom late Friday night. Flags will fly at half-mast on all public facilities during the national mourning, according to a statement released by the Royal Office after Moroccan King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on…
Chennai, Sep 10 (UNI) The third earth-bound manoeuvre of the Aditya-L1, India’s maiden solar exploratory mission to study the sun, was successfully performed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The orbit raising was performed at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru at 0230 hrs early on Sunday morning. ISRO’s ground stations at…
Colombo, Sep 9 (UNI) Amidst the threat of rains, India is likely to field experienced pros KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah in the crucial match against arch-rivals Pakistan in the third match of the Super-4 stage at R Premadasa Stadium here on Sunday. Last Saturday, both teams met at Pallekele, but unfortunately rain played a…
Colombo, Sep 9 (UNI) Sadeera Samarawickrama’s outstanding 93 runs off 72 balls proved crucial for Sri Lanka as they posted 257/9 in the second match of Asia Cup Super-4 stage at R Premadasa Stadium here on Saturday. Bangladesh won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne provided an…
Rabat, Sep 9 (UNI) The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco has risen to 1,037, while another 1,204 people have been injured, the Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing data of the Moroccan Interior Ministry. Earlier reports said there were 820 fatalities and 672 injured. Some 720 people among the injured are in critical…
New Delhi, Sept 9 (UNI) The G20 grouping under India’s Presidency on Saturday strongly condemned all terrorist acts against critical infrastructure and vulnerable targets. The grouping said all acts of terrorism are “criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.” As per New Delhi Leaders Declaration, counterterrorism measures, support for…
New Delhi, Sept 9 (UNI) Reaffirming to boost India-Japan ties, the two countries on Saturday decided to work together in areas ranging from advanced technology to maintaining and strengthening free and open international borders based on the rule of law. On an official visit to India to participate in the Leaders’ Summit being held in…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the G20 members have endorsed the roadmap for implementation of the recommendations of an independent panel on Capital Adequacy Frameworks (CAF) of multilateral development banks (MDBs). The Minister said that CAF recommendations are focused on enabling MDBs to use their existing resources…
