Mumbai’s Western Express Highway was flooded and choked with vehicles on Wednesday MUMBAI: Over a five-hour period from 5pm on Wednesday, parts of Mumbai Metropolitan Region received over 200mm of rain that resulted in four deaths, widespread waterlogging, severe traffic, Central Railway train disruptions, and flight diversions. Harried commuters were stuck on roads and railway…
Multiple migrants lost their lives overnight Saturday to Sunday while trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities reported. The exact number of casualties has not been specified.The dangerous journey across the Channel, undertaken by many seeking to reach the UK from France, has claimed numerous lives in recent years.Maritime authorities reported that numerous attempts…
The US military participated in a raid in western Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 15 IS operatives, according to a statement released by the US military’s central command early on Saturday.“US central command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of August 29,…
On March 26, 1993, The New York Times published a photograph of an emaciated Sudanese child stalked by a vulture. The child survived, the photograph won a Pulitzer in 1994, and the photographer, Kevin Carter, committed suicide the same year.Something else happened in ’93 that went unnoticed. The patent on a 20-year-old drug expired. This…
At least three people died after a two-story building collapsed in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Friday, officials said, adding that the rescue operation is underway as more people are feared to be still trapped. According to the police, one of the deceased is identified as Mukesh Kumar, 45, who was injured in the incident…
Heavy rains caused significant waterlogging in many parts of Dehradun NEW DELHI: Twelve people, including three members of a family, were killed and six others injured due to heavy overnight rains in Uttarakhand. The downpour led to multiple instances of house collapses, flooding, and rising water levels in several rivers. The worst-hit areas included Haridwar,…
NEW DELHI: As of June 30, nearly 150 people have died due to seasonal influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, across India, according to data from the National Centre for Disease Control. Punjab reported 41 deaths, followed by Gujarat (27), Haryana (26) and Maharashtra (16). Delhi did not report any deaths this year,…
The ministry of home affairs formed a committee to inquire into the deaths of three aspirants, who drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi. The committee will have the additional secretary, MoUHA, principal secretary (Home), Delhi govt, special CP, Delhi police, fire advisor and JS, MHA…
NEW DELHI: At least 550 pilgrims lost their lives during the Hajj this year due to heat related issues, according to Arab diplomats. The temperature at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit), according to the Saudi national meteorology centre.The majority of the dead were Egyptians, with 323 succumbing…
JAIPUR: A naturalist spotted three dead sambars (deers) floating in a lake of Ranthambore National Park on Wednesday, two days after eight carcasses were found in another zone of the Rajasthan reserve amid fears the deaths have been caused by life-sapping heat.The park has around 500 sambars, a protected species under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972,…
