Houston, July 5 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed and more than 20 children from summer camps along the Guadalupe River went missing during the major flash flooding caused by heavy rain overnight in central Texas. There are currently “about 23” kids unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls,…
Mexico City, July 5 (UN) At least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured after a passenger bus plunged into the Tlapaneco River in Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc, a mountainous area in Guerrero state, southern Mexico, local authorities said. The accident occurred at around 1:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) on Friday as the…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, along with his wife, flew to the United States today for specialized medical treatment. The Chief Minister, whose trip is scheduled for ten days, departed from Thiruvananthapuram Airport in the early hours via Dubai. He is visiting the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for follow-up…
New York, July 5 (UNI) US President Donald Trump signed his landmark policy bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill, into law. The signing ceremony took place at the White House yesterday afternoon. This came a day after the bill was narrowly passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday. Trump set a deadline for the…
Tokyo, July 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off the Tokara island chain in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Saturday, the latest in a series of temblors in the area, the country’s weather agency said. The quake, which occurred at 6:29 a.m. local time, measured upper 5 on the…
Los Angeles, July 5 (UNI) A wildfire in central California has rapidly grown to more than 70,000 acres (283.2 square km) in around 48 hours by yesterday noon, becoming the largest blaze so far this year in the western US state. The fire, dubbed the ‘Madre’ fire, started Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County,…
Thiruvananthapurm, July 5 (UNI) In view of one death due to Nipah and another person testing positive for the virus, the Kerala Health Department has prepared a Nipah contact list comprising 345 individuals in the state. The state’s health department has activated emergency containment protocols across three districts: Malappuram, Palakkad, and Kozhikode. Health Minister Veena…
Buenos Aires/New Delhi, July 5 (UNI) On the third phase of his five nation tour, PM Modi reached Argentina today, on his arrival he was accorded a warm welcome at the Ezeiza International Airport. People of the Indian community too extended a warm welcome to the Prime Minister on his arrival. The local Indian expatriates…
Bhopal, July 4 (UNI) Highlighting the fact that many bright students come from government schools despite limited resources, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said today that he, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other ministers, also received early education in government schools. He noted that due to the state government’s focused…
Shimla, July 4 (UNI) Torrential rains and landslides across Himachal Pradesh have claimed 69 lives so far, with 37 people still missing, while the number of injured has risen to 110, according to official data from the State Emergency Operation Centre. The disaster has left a trail of destruction across several districts, triggering flash floods,…
