Imphal, July 30 (UNI) Heavy rains and a landslide washed away a portion of the Jiribam to Khongsangthe railway track and a major portion of Imphal-Jiribam highway on Tuesday. A potentially catastrophic train accident was averted due to the swift actions of a Territorial Army battalion in the Noney district of Manipur. A goods train,…
New Delhi, July 30 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and sought information about the ongoing rescue operations following the landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district in which at least 10 people have died. The Defence Minister’s office said that Singh asked General Dwivedi to provide all possible…
Tokyo, July 29 (UNI) One more body, believed to be a missing police officer, was found Sunday in northeastern Japan after heavy rain lashed the regions and triggered flooding and landslides, bringing the death toll to three, local media reported. The body discovered in Shinjo, Yamagata prefecture, is likely one of two police officers in…
Lanzhou, July 24 (UNI) As of 3 a.m. Wednesday, more than 13,400 people had been affected by torrential rain in Longnan City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, with 5,622 evacuated, local authorities said. Heavy rain of up to 251 mm hit Longnan from Monday to Wednesday, according to Longnan meteorological authorities. Mountain torrents, landslides, mudslides and…
Seoul, July 10 (UNI) Three people were found dead, and other damages were reported, as heavy rain battered South Korea’s southern regions overnight, the interior ministry said Wednesday. The body of a man was retrieved from an inundated elevator of the studio apartment building in Nonsan city, South Chungcheong province at about 3:00 a.m. local…
New Delhi, July 6 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with new UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar said he looks forward to an early in-person meeting with his UK counterpart. “Delighted to…
New Delhi, July 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and congratulated him on assuming charge as prime minister of UK and for his Labour Party’s remarkable victory in the UK general elections. The PM also said that India is committed to deepening the bilateral comprehensive…
New Delhi, July 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on his party’s landslide victory in the UK parliamentary elections and said he looks forward to the positive and constructive bilateral relations to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In a post on X, PM Modi also thanked…
London, July 5 (UNI) The Labour Party, headed by Keir Starmer, has won an outright majority in the lower house of the British parliament, according to a tally of seats won so far by broadcaster Sky News. With 467 of parliament’s 650 seats declared, the Labour Party has won 326, Sky News said early Friday….
London, July 5 (UNI) The Labour Party is set to win a landslide victory in the parliamentary election in the United Kingdom and secure 410 seats in the 650-seated House of Commons, while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is projected to come in second with only 131 seats, the exit poll has shown….
