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Cyclonic storm damages over 50 huts in Goalpokhar-II block

Raiganj, Aug. 3 -- A sudden, violent cyclonic storm swept across Surjapur, Bada Hasan and Chakulia villages in the Goalpokhar‑II block in North Dinajpur on Sunday afternoon, tearing roofs ... Read More


Dooars still waits as Coronation Bridge cracks under pressure

Darjeeling, Aug. 3 -- "Baghpool Banchbey Paharo Banchbey, Banchbey Prani o Udhbid Kul; Jodi Gorey Othey, Ei Teestar Buketey Shobar Swapner Ditiyo Baghpool" (the Coronation Bridge will be saved, the Hi... Read More


Most road crashes linked to driver behaviour, not infrastructure, says works minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- More than 80 per cent of road accidents in Malaysia are caused by driver behaviour rather than poor road conditions, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has said. ... Read More


Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Tibet

Tibet, Aug. 3 -- An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck Tibet on Sunday, statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the statement, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of... Read More


Indian-origin businessman, 80, lifts off for space in Blue Origin craft

India, Aug. 3 -- Arvinder 'Arvi' Singh Bahal, an 80-year-old Agra-born adventurer and real estate investor, lifted off for space aboard Blue Origin's NS-34 mission on Saturday. The suborbital flight l... Read More


Bihar: 2 people arrested after charred bodies of two minors found in Nagwa village

Patna, Aug. 3 -- Two minor siblings were burned after being hit with bricks and strangulated in their homes in Bihar's Nagwa village, under the Janipur police station limits. Two people have been arre... Read More


State President Luong Cuong arrives in Cairo, beginning state visit to Egypt

Cairo, Aug. 3 -- State President Luong Cuong, his spouse Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Cairo on August 3 afternoon, starting their state visit to Egypt at ... Read More


US sanctions Chinese oil terminal operator tied to Iranian sanctions evasion scheme

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Co., Ltd., a Chinese oil terminal operator implicated in an elaborate Iranian sanctions eva... Read More


Furniture & interiors damaged, liquor bottles smashed: MNS workers vandalise dance bar in Navi Mumbai

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Navi Mumbai Police on Sunday said that activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) launched an attack at a dance bar in Panvel and vandalised the premises. The police s... Read More


"Rekha Gupta implemented UP model of BJP": AAP slams Delhi govt for power cuts

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Sunday slammed the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government for power cuts across the national capital region (NCR), alleging that the Chie... Read More