Day: January 21, 2020

Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt

8:29 pm January 21, 2020

Addis Ababa: Regional officials in Ethiopia on Tuesday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before. Thousands of people attended the colorful Epiphany celebration known as Timkat in the northern city of Gondar. Ten people have lost their lives, the Ethiopian Press Agency quoted […]

5 flights diverted at Delhi airport due to fog

Cloud cover increases temperatures in Delhi

8:24 pm January 21, 2020

New Delhi: The mercury in the national capital increased on Tuesday due to a cloud cover, an official from the MeT department said. However, temperatures are expected to dip in the next two to three days with the commencement of icy winds from the hills on Wednesday. The city recorded a minimum of 9.2 degrees […]

Russian air strikes in Syria kill 12 civilians: monitor

8:22 pm January 21, 2020

Beirut: Russian air strikes killed 12 civilians on Tuesday in northwestern Syria, as renewed violence tightened the noose around the country’s last major opposition bastion and deepened an already dire humanitarian crisis. Two of the victims were killed in a southern area of Idlib province while the other 10 died in a western region of […]

WWII bomb made safe in Germany city of Cologne

8:18 pm January 21, 2020

Frankfurt Am Main: German experts defused a World War II bomb in Cologne on Tuesday that had forced the evacuation of thousands of office workers and disrupted rail and ship traffic. The 500-kilogramme (1,100-pound) US bomb — dropped during a heavy bombardment of the western German city — “no longer poses a danger”, the city […]

Bills for creation of three capitals moved in AP Legislativea

8:06 pm January 21, 2020

Amaravati: Ending nearly eight-hour long standoff, the YSRC government on Tuesday tabled in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council two bills which will facilitate three capitals for the state. After opposition TDP, which is in majority in the Upper House, blocked the introduction of the bills citing rules leading to five adjournments since morning, Chairman M […]