Beijing, July 29 (UNI) The latest round of heavy rainstorms has left 30 people dead in Beijing as of midnight Monday, the Beijing municipal flood control headquarters said Tuesday. The deaths occurred in Beijing’s northern mountainous districts, with 28 in Miyun and two in Yanqing. A total of 80,332 people have been relocated across the…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and AICC Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala has alleged that the Kerala State Election Commission is attempting to politically aid the CPI(M) by tampering with the voter list for the upcoming local body polls, imitating the ‘Maharashtra model’ of manipulation. Chennithala said that widespread complaints have emerged regarding…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (UNI) Kerala will begin administering the HPV vaccine to Plus One and Plus Two girl students as a preventive measure against cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women, and the HPV vaccine is most effective when administered between the ages of 9 and 14, although it…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (UNI) With the expanded use of the ‘Sarpa App’, the number of deaths due to snakebites has significantly decreased in Kerala. The app, which was launched to reduce fatalities from snakebites and to safely relocate snakes found in residential areas, will complete five years in August, according to the Forest Department. For…
Jakarta, July 29 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked off Indonesia’s western Aceh province earlier Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency said. The tremors occurred at 01:41 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (1841 GMT Monday) with the epicenter located 247 km northwest of Sabang town…
London, July 29 (UNI) Frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not agreeing to the terms of ceasefire with Ukraine, US Donald Trump has presented a new, shorter deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Russia to agree to a ceasefire over the war in Ukraine from Monday, which Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has called…
New York, July 29 (UNI) At least one person died, and three others were injured in a shooting by an unidentified assailant at a skyscraper in New York City. Authorities are responding to a call of shots fired in a Midtown Manhattan office building, police told the BBC. The New York City Police Department responded…
Seoul, July 29 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has told the state media that their neighbour South Korea remains “the enemy” of the country despite recent moves by Seoul to ease tensions along the 38th parallel. North Korea has “no interest” in talks with the South no matter what proposal is…
London, July 29 (UNI) US President Donald Trump expressed grave concern over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip saying that the US will open “food centres” to help starving Palestinians. Speaking during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday in Scotland, he said the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza was “one of…
United Kingdom, July 29 (UNI) Two people have died and two more remain in hospital with injuries after a knife attack in central London, the Metropolitan Police said. “Officers were called at 13:00hrs on Monday, 28 July to reports that multiple people had been assaulted at a business unit in Long Lane, SE1. Police and…
