Australian telco Optus reports second outage affecting emergency calls in 10 days

Sydney, Sep 29 (UNI) Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, on Monday reported a second network outage in 10 days that affected emergency calls. Optus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singaporean conglomerate Singtel, on Monday said that the service outage affected phone calls in the east coast state of New South Wales (NSW) between 3 a.m. and…

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25 stranded citizens rescued amid heavy rains in Nashik

Nashik, Sep 28 (UNI) Due to heavy rains in the district today, several citizens were stranded at different places. However, with the help of the local administration, disaster management teams, and Aapda Mitra, all 25 stranded citizens were successfully rescued. Thirteen people stranded in fields in Andarsul and Kolgaon in Yeola taluka were rescued safely…

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Schools shut as rain alert issued in Ch. Sambhajinagar

Ch. Sambhajinagar, Sep 28 (UNI) The District Collector of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district tomorrow following a yellow weather alert issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai. The order, which excludes educational institutions within the municipal corporation limits, was issued by District Collector Dilip Swami,…

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China delivers flood relief supplies to Pakistan

Beijing, Sept. 28 (UNI) The first batch of emergency flood relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to Pakistan was dispatched from central China’s Zhengzhou on Sunday, according to the Chinese Air Force. Two Y-20 transport aircraft delivered the supplies, including tents and blankets, to Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. Pakistan has suffered from severe floods since…

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Russian Air Defence shot down over 40 Ukrainian drones overnight: Defence Ministry

Moscow, Sep 28 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Russian air defence forces shot down 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight over several Russian regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “During the night of September 28, air defence alert systems destroyed 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),” it said. Twelve of these were destroyed over the Kursk…

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