Spread the love       5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Aragua in Venezuela (Image/AP) Another earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude struck Venezuela as the Latin American nation continued to reel from the devastating twin earthquakes earlier this week that have left more than 1,430 people dead and thousands injured.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the latest earthquake struck the Aragua region of Venezuela, Reuters...

Spread the love       Ahead of VB G RAM G coming into force on July 1, 19 states and UTs notify scheme NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: With the Aam Aadmi Party govt in Punjab, which had not only opposed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act 2025 but even passed a resolution against it in the assembly, now...

Spread the love       Police suspect that the alleged embezzlement may not have been an isolated act and are probing whether evidence was destroyed or manipulated to conceal discrepancies. LUCKNOW: The Ram temple donation embezzlement probe has widened, with bank officials who handled deposits of offerings now under scrutiny even as Ayodhya police prepare to seek custody of the eight arrested...

Spread the love       ‘We’re working on for first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission this year’, says Isro chief V Narayanan NEW DELHI: Isro chairman V Narayanan said on Saturday that the country is preparing for the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, advancing Chandrayaan-4, a lunar sample return mission, and Chandrayaan-5, a joint long-duration mission with Japan involving a heavier rover.Delivering the 17th Air...

Spread the love       Allahabad HC (File Photo) PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that the existence of an old or torn hymen cannot by itself entitle an accused to the benefit of doubt in a rape case if the survivor’s testimony is reliable, the Allahabad high court has upheld the 1983 conviction and three-year sentence of a man in a case dating back to...

Spread the love       Venezuela earthquake toll mounts to 1,430 The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela earlier this week has risen to 1,430, top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters.He said 3,200 people were injured and 3,100 were left homeless, adding that he had spoken by phone with US President Donald Trump and...

Spread the love       The maximum temperature Saturday was recorded at 41.3 degrees celsius, four degrees above normal. NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to experience sultry weather, with the heat index, or feel-like temperature, touching 51.3 degrees celsius at 2.30 pm Saturday. It was this season’s highest feel-like temperature. Before this, the highest heat index was recorded at 48.2 degrees celsius on...

Spread the love       Ireland’s Orla Prendergast (AP Photo) Ireland finally brought an end to their long wait for a victory at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating the West Indies by six wickets in Bristol on Saturday to register their first-ever win in the tournament after a 21-match losing streak spanning 12 years.The result not only marked a historic...

Spread the love       An explosion followed by gunfire was reported on a major road in Pakistan’s Karachi on Saturday, Reuters reported.ARY News reported that the explosion took place close to the offices of the Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary force. Authorities had not immediately released details on the cause of the blast or any casualties.Pakistani broadcasters ARY News and Geo News...

Spread the love       Strains on the Russian economy could leave Putin behaving like a “drowning man” — a leader who becomes more dangerous as his position weakens (Photo credit: AP) Ukraine has dramatically expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia, targeting military-industrial facilities in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says is a campaign to force Moscow to end the war. Yet while...