Cairo, July 8 (UNI) A fire broke out yesterday inside a telecommunication building in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, injuring 14 people and causing a partial disruption of telecommunication and internet services in the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. The injured were immediately transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a…
Tehran, July 8 (UNI) The death toll from Israeli attacks on Iran between June 13 and 24 has reached 1,060, head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi said. In a televised interview with state-run IRIB TV, Ohadi yesterday said the number could further rise given the seriously injured and the unidentified…
Beijing, July 8 (UNI) China’s national observatory renewed yellow alerts today, warning of high temperatures and rainstorms in several regions of the country. During daytime today, parts of regions between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, regions between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, the Jianghan Plain, areas south of the Yangtze River,…
Thiruvananthapurm, July 8 (UNI) The World Bank is supporting a five-year project called the Kerala Climate Resilient Agri Value Chain Modernisation Project (KERA). This project will focus on revitalising agricultural value chains and enhancing Kerala’s preparedness against natural calamities. To promote climate-resilient agriculture in Kerala, an MoU has been signed between the Kerala Agricultural University…
London, July 8 (UNI) World No.1 Iga Swiatek eased into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon today with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson, continuing her quietly effective run at The Championships and edging closer to her maiden title of the 2025 season. Despite having topped the WTA rankings for 125 weeks — the seventh-longest…
London, July 8 (UNI) In one of the most astonishing turnarounds seen at Wimbledon in recent years, Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals today after Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire mid-match while leading by two sets, in a fourth-round clash that defied belief on Centre Court. The drama began in the very first game, when…
Kochi, July 8 (UNI) KSUM-incubating deep-tech company Fuselage Innovations has won an income-tax exemption announced by the Union government for startups, thus joining a country-wide club of 187 such nascent firms. The company received the exemption certificate, under Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Department, from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade….
Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, (UNI) After attending the Rio BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Brasilia on a bilateral state visit to Brazil, the first by an Indian prime minister in nearly six decades. He will hold bilateral talks with President Inacio Lula da Silva on broadening the strategic partnership. The PM…
Washington, (UNI) President Donald Trump on Monday said the US will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by August 1, while also threatening to hit five other nations with import duties of up to 40% by next month. President Trump posted two nearly identical letters, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru…
Houston, July 8 (UNI) The death toll from flash flooding in central Texas has risen to 87, with dozens still missing as search and rescue efforts entered the fourth day, according to local authorities. Camp Mystic, a 99-year-old all-girls Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, grieved yesterday the loss of at…
