Five people died and at least two went missing after several houses were flattened by torrential rain following a cloudburst in a village along the India-Nepal border in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand Two severely injured people were also airlifted to a hospital on Monday. According to officials in the district disaster control room, […]
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North Korea nuclear activity ‘deeply troubling’: UN atomic agency
North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the UN atomic agency said. The 5-megawatt reactor is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons and is at the heart of North Korea’s nuclear programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The UN atomic agency said it […]
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108 roads remain blocked due to Heavy Rain across Uttarakhand
Nearly 108 roads, including 2 national highways connecting Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri, continued to remain blocked in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The highways have been blocked due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since the past few days. While the Gangotri and Yamunotri highways have been obstructed for the past three days […]
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Taliban hails US departure from Afghanistan, terms it ‘historic moment’
Taliban has hailed the departure of US troops from Afghanistan, terming it a “historic moment” while declaring that the country is now a “free and sovereign nation”. Speaking to reporters from Hamid Karzai International Airport on Tuesday hours after the US troops left the country, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the victory of his group “belongs to us all”, Al Jazeera […]
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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Singhraj Adana clinches bronze in 10m Air Pistol SH1
Indian shooter Singhraj Adana clinched a bronze medal in the P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final here at Asaka Shooting Range on Tuesday. This is Indian’s shooting contingent second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics after the 19-year-old Avani Lekhara became the first woman from the country to win a gold medal on […]
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11 dead, 7 injured in road mishap in Rajasthan’s Nagaur
11 persons were killed and seven were injured after a cruiser collided with a truck in the Nagaur city of Rajasthan on Tuesday morning. “11 people were killed after a cruiser collided with a truck in Nagaur today morning in which seven others were seriously injured,” said SHO, Shri Balaji Police Station, Nagaur. “After getting information about […]
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Nainital Farmer secures yield of more than 16,000 apples from 1,000 sq m plot
A farmer in Dhanachuli village of Nainital district had planted 200 apple trees in 1,000 square meters in which this year more than 16 thousand apple fruits have been produced. While speaking to ANI on Tuesday, the Director of Indo-Dutch Horticulture, Sudhir Chadha shared that that under the Unnati Apple Project of […]
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3 cases of Delta Plus AY 2 variant of Covid reported in Nainital Uttarakhand
Three cases of Delta Plus AY 2 variant of coronavirus was confirmed in Nainital district on Monday. Out of the 15 samples sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in July for confirmation of the Delta Plus variant, three confirmed the presence of Delta Plus sub-variant AY 2. However, the Delta Plus […]
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Clubhouse embraces spatial audio support
The audio social media platform Clubhouse has started rolling out an iOS app update that enables spatial audio support. The company has stated that the Android update will be “coming soon”. According to The Verge, this feature will work by introducing subtle spatial cues that position speakers on Clubhouse calls into three-dimensional […]
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PM Modi speaks to Assam CM, assures all help to tackle flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the flood situation in the state and assured all possible assistance. “Adarniya Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi telephoned today to enquire about flood situation and assured all help to Assam to combat this menace. Current flood […]
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Daniel Augustin replaces Brandon Micheal Hall in ‘How I Met Your Father’
Hulu’s upcoming series ‘How I Met Your Father’ has a new cast member. Actor Daniel Augustin has joined the star cast of the series, which is a spinoff of the insanely popular show ‘How I Met Your Mother’. As per Deadline, Augustin has been roped in for a recurring role in ‘How I Met Your Father’. […]
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Tokyo Paralympics: Manish, Singhraj storm into medal round of 10m Air Pistol SH1
Indian shooting contingent’s brilliant run continued on Day 7 of the Tokyo Paralympics as shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana qualified for the medal round in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1, here at the Asaka Shooting Range on Tuesday. Manish Narwal amassed 575 -21x points at an average of 9.583 after shooting 60 shots on […]
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Tokyo Paralympics: Rubina Francis finishes 7th in 10m Air Pistol SH1 final
Indian shooter Rubina Francis on Tuesday finished seventh in the finals of women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Shooting at Asaka Shooting Range, Rubina finished with 128.5 points. Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi won the gold medal with a world record score of 239.2. Turkey’s Aysegul Pehlivanlar […]
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India reported 30,941 fresh Covid-19 infections, 350 deaths
India reported 30,941 new COVID-19 cases and 350 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The new fatalities pushed the COVID death toll in the country to 4,38,560. Notably, of the total new cases recorded in the country, Kerala reported 19,622 new COVID cases and 132 deaths on Monday. On […]
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Bengaluru: DMK MLA’s son, daughter-in-law among 7 killed in car accident
The son and daughter-in-law of DMK MLA from Tamil Nadu’s Hosur were among seven people who were killed in a car accident in Bengaluru on Tuesday, confirmed the MLA. The deceased relatives of the DMK MLA Y Prakash were identified as Karuna Sagar and Bindu. Seven people were killed after an Audi hit a street light pole, leading to the accident […]