Sao Paulo, May 22 (UNI) The discovery of four more bodies in the last few hours in south Brazil’s weather-battered Rio Grande do Sul state has pushed the death toll to 161, the Civil Defense agency said Tuesday. Record rainfall has devastated the state since April 29, leading to deadly floods and mudslides in 464…
Kinshsa, May 22 (UNI) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will hold on Wednesday the postponed election for the leadership of the National Assembly — the country’s lower house of parliament, two days after a failed yet deadly coup attempt. In the general elections held in December 2023, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was re-elected…
United Nations, May 22 (UNI) Dozens of civilians have been killed so far this month in intercommunal clashes over land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said aid workers are helping the injured and displaced from the…
Singapore, (UNI) Severe turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore has left at least one passenger dead and 30 injured, forcing an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, local media reported. The Boeing 777-300ER jet experienced severe turbulence en route and was forced to divert to Bangkok,…
Bhopal: 23-year-old Amreen was given triple talaq by her husband Mohammad Riaz in Rani Palace Colony. Chandan Nagar Police has registered an FIR against the husband along with the in-laws for assault, dowry harassment and Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Act (Triple Talaq). According to the police, initially mother-in-law Saeeda Parveen and father-in-law…
Basseterre, May 21 (UNI) Dwayne Bravo, two-time Men’s T20 World Cup winner, has joined the Afghanistan team as the bowling consultant ahead of the mega event in West Indies and USA next month. Bravo has been named as the bowling consultant by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) ahead of the Men’s T20 World Cup. He…
New Delhi/Astana, May 21 (UNI) Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the MEA, who is representing India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Astana, on Tuesday participated in the meeting with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the presidential palace, Akorda. He also held talks with the Vice Minister of…
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (UNI) A faux pas by BJP national spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha candidate Dr Sambit Patra describing Lord Jagannath as ardent devotee of Narendra Modi, has triggered criticism from various quarters including political circles. On Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s road show in Puri, Patra made the grave error in an…
Ahmedabad, May 21 (UNI) As the cricketing world’s gaze converged on the illustrious Narendra Modi Stadium here, the stage is all set for a monumental clash in the IPL Qualifier beween Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) seized the initiative by winning the toss and opting to bat first against the Kolkata…
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi to convey deepest condolences on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a chopper crash. He said they will always be remembered as friends of India. In a post on X,…
