Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) At least nine people, including four children and three women, were killed and seven others injured as rains continued to wreak havoc in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Over 100 houses have also been damaged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods.
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a four-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor on National Highway-15, a major infrastructure project expected to enhance connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh while reducing travel time, improving road safety and boosting economic activity across the region.
Tokyo, Aug 6 (IANS) Japan on Thursday lodged a strong protest with South Korea after the South Korean navy carried out a regular military exercise near disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, local media reported.
Ulaanbaatar, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Mongolia, Atul Malhari Gotsurve, on Thursday visited the venue of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar.
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Shreya Kalra, who won the 2nd season of the streaming captive reality show ‘Lock Upp’, has credited her victory to her rivals, who “cornered” her.
Madrid, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanish left-back Angelino has completed an emotional return to his boyhood club Deportivo La Coruna, joining the newly-promoted La Liga side on a season-long loan from Serie A outfit Roma.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has turned up the heat on the construction agency over a string of gaps and lapses on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway and has taken action against the concessionaire and several officials of the agency, including the project director.
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna has said that he learnt the ropes of the cooking business while operating his first venture, a small kitty party catering business from his home in Amritsar.
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday advised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to accelerate the pace in the fresh investigation it is conducting into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case on the court's order.
Colombo, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maitrey Kulkarni, on Thursday, handed over more bailey bridges to Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development Upali Samarasinghe.
