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Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert

New Delhi, June 6 -- At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, w... Read More


Protests in Mexico City capitalize on World Cup celebrations to pressure government

New Delhi, June 6 -- Teachers, families of Mexico's 130,000 missing people, animal rights groups and a range of other social movements in Mexico are capitalizing on impending FIFA World Cup celebratio... Read More


Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

New Delhi, June 6 -- More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials sai... Read More


Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears

New Delhi, June 6 -- Leah Masika was on the verge of tears as she thought of her valuable consignment of plantain stuck in a long convoy of trucks on both sides of the Uganda-Congo border. Her cargo, ... Read More


North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China's Xi

New Delhi, June 6 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and vowed to accelerate efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy, state ... Read More


Slovenia's parliament approves right-leaning government as Jansa returns as PM for a fourth time

New Delhi, June 6 -- Slovenia's parliament on Thursday gave approval for the new government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa, marking a turn to the right for the small European Union country. Lawmakers ... Read More


Ramvir Bidhuri Meets Delhi CM on Issue of Inclusion of 45 Badarpur Colonies in Regularisation Process

New Delhi, June 6 -- Delhi BJP MP from South Delhi Ramvir Singh Bidhuri met Chief Minister Rekha Gupta regarding the ongoing campaign to remove 92 colonies from Delhi's O-Zone category. He highlighted... Read More


Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India's Seventh Regional Meteorological Centre in Jammu

New Delhi, June 6 -- Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Jammu and announced that a similar centre... Read More


PM Lauds AirTrunk's Proposed Rs.3 Lakh Crore Investment in India's Digital Infrastructure

New Delhi, June 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the rapid growth of India's digital infrastructure ecosystem after AirTrunk announced plans to invest around Rs.3 lakh crore ($30 billion)... Read More


Delhi Launches Green SM Electric Taxi Service; 10,000 EV Cabs Planned for NCR Within a Year

New Delhi, June 6 -- Delhi Transport Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa flagged off the Green SM electric taxi service at the Delhi Secretariat on World Env... Read More