Cars Set On Fire, Shops Looted As Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protest Turns Violent

Kathmandu: Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy in the Himalayan country. Parts of Kathmandu on Friday witnessed a tense situation after pro-monarchy protesters pelted […]

15-hour-plus Raid on Amazon and Flipkart warehouses: Geysers, Food Mixers and Sportswear with fake ISI mark seized

The Delhi branch of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has conducted a series of raids targeting major e-commerce distributors, and seized thousands of substandard products. In a significant 15-hour-plus operation at the warehouses of Amazon Sellers Pvt Ltd, located in the Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Delhi, the team […]

Over 150 dead, rescuers search for survivors as earthquake hits Myanmar, Thailand: Top developments

A relative of a worker at a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand (left) and a building is damaged after earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo/AP) A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge, and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos […]

India sending 15 tonnes of relief material to earthquake-hit Myanmar | India News

NEW DELHI: India is sending over 15 tonnes of relief material to earthquake-hit Myanmar that led to the death of at least 144 people and injuring more than 700.The relief package contains essential supplies, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets, ready-to-eat meals, water purifiers, hygiene kits, solar lamps, generator sets, and critical medicines like paracetamol, antibiotics, […]

Elderly Couple Loses Rs 50 Lakh To Cyber Fraud In Karnataka, Dies By Suicide

Belagavi: An elderly couple in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, died by suicide after falling victim to cyber fraud and alleged harassment, police said on Friday. Diogjeron Santan Nazareth (82) and his wife Flaviana (79), residents of Beedi village in Khanapur, had no children, police added. A two-page handwritten death note left behind by Diogjeron stated […]

Myanmar Seeks Aid From “Any Country”, Trump Says US Will Help

Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, some writhing in pain and others in shock after a powerful earthquake. A stream of casualties were brought to the hospital — some in cars, others in pickups, and others carried on stretchers, their bodies bloody and covered in […]

Top Democratic candidate caught on camera applauding radical call for violence against whites

File photo of Ras Baraka (Pic credit: AP) Newark mayor Ras Baraka, a leading Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, is facing renewed criticism after a resurfaced video showed him applauding and embracing controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The footage, taken in 2004 at a Newark church, captures Baraka introducing Farrakhan as a […]

Why Myanmar is one of the most earthquake-vulnerable countries

Deep in Southeast Asia, Myanmar sits on a geological fault line that makes it highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Located along one of the world’s most active seismic belts, Myanmar’s many fault lines and shifting tectonic plates have long set the stage for major disasters. From the deep rumblings of the Andaman Megathrust to the constant […]

China’s Brahmaputra dam | A Himalayan river threat

Originating from the icy grip of the Angsi Glacier, near the northern slopes of the Himalayas, close to Lake Manasarovar in western Tibet, the Yarlung Tsangpo—known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra in Assam—embarks on a long and winding 2,900 km journey. It flows eastward across the Tibetan Plateau, a seemingly calm giant, […]