Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) (UNI) At least six devotees were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the Tirumala temple ticket counters for darshan during the Vaikunta adasi festival, on Wednesday night. The injured have been shifted to the government Ruia hospital here. the condition of some of the injured was critical, police said…
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (UNI) California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after around 30,000 people were ordered to evacuate due to a fast-moving wildfire in Southern California. “As Southern California faces dangerous winds and extreme fire weather through Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom visited Pacific Palisades today and met with local…
Tokyo, Jan 8 (UNI) Japan’s weather agency said Wednesday heavy snow is forecast from northern to western Japan, especially areas along the Sea of Japan coast, until Friday, with some regions expected to see extremely strong winds with snow. In the 24 hours through Thursday morning, Niigata Prefecture, the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions and Gifu…
Jerusalem, Jan 8 (UNI) The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday reported an outbreak of bird flu in a coop housing 29,300 chickens in the village of Hibat Tzion in central Israel. To curb the spread of the disease, all chicken coops within a 10-km radius of the affected area were placed under quarantine and…
Xining, Jan 8 (UNI) No casualties have been reported after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Madoi County in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China’s Qinghai Province at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), local sources said. Dechok, a resident, told Xinhua that a slight tremor was felt in the county seat. So far, the county has…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (UNI) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has expressed his unwavering support for his son Junaid Khan’s debut film “Loveyapa” by making a personal vow that he would quit smoking if the film performed successfully at the box office. The title track of “Loveyapa”, featuring Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor, has amassed over 15…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday ended weak at 78,148.49, falling 50.62 pts as selling was seen in Consumer Durable, Industrials, and Power stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) eased 32 pts at 23,615.50. The Sensex opened in green at 78,319.45, up 120 pts, it remained days high. Later, it tanked 713…
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Chinese seismologists have recorded 515 aftershocks after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Tibet Autonomous Region (also known as the Xizang Autonomous Region) in the country’s southwest, the China Earthquake Networks Center said on Wednesday. “As of 8:00 a.m. [00:00 GMT] on January 8, a total of 515 aftershocks were recorded,…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) After the ‘Piyari Didi’ scheme, the Congress on Wednesday announced its second guarantee, the ‘Jeevan Raksha’ scheme, promising health insurance of up to Rs 25 lakh. Addressing a press conference at the DPCC headquarters here, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, along with Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, said,…
Caracas, Jan 8 (UNI) Seven foreign mercenaries, including two from the US and three who arrived from Ukraine, have been detained in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday. “Only today we detained seven foreign mercenaries, including two important mercenaries from the United States… Two Colombian killers have been apprehended in different parts of the…
