Daily Archives: July 9, 2023
Senior US diplomat to discuss minority rights, free speech in India
NEW DELHI: Senior US diplomat for human rights Uzra Zeya will visit India and Bangladesh next week but might skip a trip...
12 die in WB panchayat poll clashes
NEW DELHI: The three-tier West Bengal panchayat elections concluded on a bloody note on Saturday with 12 persons reported killed, many injured,...
Chandigarh records highest 24-hour July rain in 23 years
CHANDIGARH: The City has recorded the highest 24-hour rainfall in July from Saturday to Sunday, breaking the record of nearly 23 years....
IMD issues red alert for Himachal, Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI: After receiving heavy rain today, the northwest region, especially Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, is expected to receive more rain...
8 die as building collapses in Brazil
SAO PAULO: An apartment building collapsed in northeastern Brazil on Friday morning, leaving at least eight people dead and five missing, officials...
Thousands march in Bosnia to mark Srebrenica genocide
NEZUK: A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only...
Iran executes two for attack on Shiraz shrine
TEHRAN: The two men convicted in the October 2022 attack on the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in the southern Iranian city of...
Far-right candidate’s election to German county raises concerns
SONNEBERG: Mike Knoth is more than thrilled that a far-right populist party’s candidate recently won the county administration in his hometown in...
SL Speaker thanks India for help during economic crisis, says ‘you saved us, prevented...
COLOMBO: Expressing his gratitude to “trustworthy friend” India for saving Sri Lanka and preventing a “bloodbath” during its unprecedented economic crisis last...
Wagner fighters preparing to move to Belarus: Senior commander
MOSCOW: Mercenary fighters of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner group are preparing to move to Belarus under the terms of a deal that defused...