An Indian visa centre will be set up at Leicester after a 20-year campaign by its citizens seeking the establishment of the facility in the city which has a significant Indian-origin population. The announcement was made by Deputy High Commissioner of India Dr Virender Paul on Thursday. The Indian government currently runs visa centres in […]
A 5.5-magnitude quake struck in a remote area off the Solomon Islands on Sunday. The US Geological Survey said the tremor, at a depth of 70 kilometres (43 miles), struck in the Solomon Sea at 3:32 am local time (17:32 GMT today) about 84 kilometres southwest of Chirovanga. The USGS PAGER (Prompt Assessment of Global […]
Heavy rainfall has swelled already full rivers in southern and eastern Germany, prompting authorities to reinforce flood defenses after at least two people drowned in recent days. Water levels on the Rhine, Danube and Neckar rivers have risen steadily, with many smaller streams also threatening to break their banks. Meteorologists predicted further downpours in the coming days, marking […]
The much awaited Food Security Bill is expected to reach a higher level on Monday as Congress will discuss the bill in its UPA Coordination Committee meet which is to be held tomorrow. The decision was taken in the Congress Core Group meet at the Prime Minister’s residence on Saturday. Meanwhile, the UPA Government has […]
Mexico and Germany’s foreign ministers announced at a meeting in Mexico City, that their countries would ratify the international Arms Trade Treaty. The treaty, the first regulating the conventional arms trade estimated at around USD 60 billion a year, will take effect after 50 countries ratify it, a process that could take up to two […]
A Philippine official said an earthquake in the region has injured at least 9 people, set off a landslide and damaged more than 30 houses in a southern province. Governor Emmylou Talino-Mendoza of North Cotabato province said that the quake, which struck late on Saturday with a magnitude of 5.7, also cracked roads, damaged the […]
Fire crews in New Mexico fought two growing wild blazes that have driven people from their homes and scorched thousands of acres, while a shift in the wind prompted evacuation calls for more than 1,000 homes in California. New Mexico officials said an uncontained blaze near Santa Fe had spread to 21 square kilometers, making […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry has strongly condemned Russia’s pledge to sell an advanced missile system to Damascus, questioning Moscow’s commitment to end the Syrian conflict, as concern grew for civilians trapped in the battle for a key Syrian town. Speaking from Washington, Kerry warned that the planned delivery of S-300 air defence missiles […]
At least 9 people were killed and over 100 others injured after a series of deadly tornadoes hit Oklahoma City, days after the region was battered by a monster storm that claimed 24 lives, more than 200,000 customers were without power in Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois. The state medical examiner’s office confirmed that the death […]
Nigeria’s military on Saturday said it had arrested 56 more Islamist insurgents as part of an ongoing offensive in the country’s restive northeast, but provided few other details on the operation. A military statement said they were arrested in various locations but did not specify where or when. It added that weapons seized included homemade […]
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