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Baddegama records highest rainfall in Past 12 hours at 167 mm

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The Baddegama area recorded the highest rainfall in the past 12 hours, ending at 6 a.m. today, with 167 mm, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported. Other areas also experi... Read More


UNP creates new post; Harin Fernando tasked with political unity

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The United National Party (UNP) has announced the creation of a new key position with immediate effect. Former Minister Harin Fernando has been appointed as the Deputy Secretary... Read More


CAAB chief sidesteps responsibility for Dhaka airport blaze

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Air Vice Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), has refused to take the blame for the blaze at the import cargo complex of ... Read More


150 houses damaged due to prevailing adverse weather: DMC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- A total of 152 houses have been damaged owing to prevailing adverse weather conditions across the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated. A house in Dodangoda, Kal... Read More


Woman among two dead due to electrocution during Shyama Kali Puja in Puri

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- Two people, including a woman, died after getting electrocuted during late-night Shyama Puja celebrations at Biragobindapur village under Satyabadi police jurisdiction in Puri ... Read More


भ्रष्टाचार पर रोक लगाने वाले लोकपाल करेंगे 70 लाख वाली BMW की सवारी, ड्राइवरों की होगी स्पेशल ट्रेनिंग

नई दिल्ली, अक्टूबर 21 -- सरकारी विभागों में भ्रष्टाचार की जांच करने वाले लोकपाल के अध्यक्ष और सदस्य अब 70 लाख रुपये की कीमत वाली बीएमडब्लू से चलेंगे। लोकपाल की तरफ से इसका बाकायदा टेंडर जारी किया गया ... Read More


Who is Priya Kulkarni? Ex-Microsoft techie launches AI startup to simplify US visa process

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Priyanka Kulkarni, a 34-year-old machine learning scientist, has launched Casium - a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the employment-based immigration p... Read More


Teenage boy hospitalised after co-workers insert air through rectum at Kamrangirchar

, Oct. 21 -- year-old boy was hospitalised on Monday night as two co-workers reportedly compressed air into his rectum. The victim was identified as Tanvir, 14, son of Manik Mia of Kachua upazila of ... Read More


Nigerian Mother Arrested in Texas After Daughter Dies in Hot Car

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- According to the nonprofit KidsAndCars.org, at least 30 children in the United States have died in hot cars so far this year, and more than 1,160 have died since 1990. The investi... Read More


Paradip Port to ink Rs.1.5 Lakh crore MoUs at India Maritime Week in Mumbai

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- Paradip Port is set to make a major impact at the upcoming India Maritime Week (IMW) in Mumbai by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs.1.5 lakh crore across div... Read More