Daily Archives: October 16, 2023
Heavy rain in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh leaves farmers worried
CHANDIGARH: Parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh witnessed heavy rain on Monday morning, bringing down the temperature by a few notches.
Another fire breaks out at Chandigarh’s PGI
CHANDIGARH: Just a week after the devastating fire at the PGI Nehru Hospital's 'C' block, the institute was once again struck by...
4 dead, 153 hurt as quake rattles Afghanistan
KABUL: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands...
6 Ukrainians killed in Russian strikes
KYIV: Six persons have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local officials reported on Sunday.
China, Pak to ink pacts under CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan will ink significant agreements regarding motorways and highways during caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s four-day visit to Beijing...
High-stakes election in Poland amid row over democratic rule
WARSAW: Poles vote on Sunday in a parliamentary election the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) hopes will earn it an unprecedented third...
Lanka arrests 27 Indian fishermen for ‘poaching’
COLOMBO: Twenty-seven Indian fishermen were arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the island nation’s navy said on Sunday. The...
Joe Biden considering trip to Israel in coming days, but travel isn’t final
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days but no travel has been finalised, a senior...
Taslima questions Bangladeshis on plight of minorities
KOLKATA: A life-long rebel, Bangladeshi poet Taslima Nasrin, believes that those of her compatriots who are bothered about atrocities against Palestinians should...
2 Indian-origin Israeli security officers killed in Hamas attack
LONDON: At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian...