Day: September 26, 2019

Power, water supply lines to Kerala apartments snapped

11:34 am September 26, 2019

Kochi: Power and water supply lines were disconnected on Thursday at the four apartment complexes in Maradu, which the Supreme Court has ordered to be demolished for violating coastal norms. Amid heavy police presence, the power supply was disconnected around 5 am, while the water supply was stopped a few hours later, said residents of […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’

9:54 am September 26, 2019

United Nations: Iran president Hassan Rouhani used the world’s stage to warn that security in the Persian Gulf could unravel with a “single blunder” and its fragile peace be guaranteed only by the region’s countries, not through U.S. intervention or Washington’s “merciless economic terrorism.” President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday accused the United States of engaging […]

Cyclone: Rains cause water-logging in Pune

Seven killed in rain-related incidents in Pune

9:42 am September 26, 2019

Pune: At least seven people were killed in separate incidents after heavy rainfall led to flooding and wall collapse in different areas of Maharashtra’s Pune district, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed in wall collapse incidents on Wednesday night in Arneshwar area which was flooded after […]

Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

9:20 am September 26, 2019

Jakarta: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. There […]

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Indian Americans in Los Angeles raise funds for Joe Biden

9:10 am September 26, 2019

Washington: Days after US President Donald Trump tried to woo Indian Americans by joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a mega rally in Houston, Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden was hosted for a major fund-raiser by this small but rich community. The fund-raiser in Los Angeles Wednesday night was organised by Indian-American surgeon Sanjay Khurana […]