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NEW DELHI, April 7 (Bernama) -- Canada supports Pakistan's mediation efforts to bring an end to the United States (US)-Israeli conflict with Iran. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she had a "productive call" with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday. Dar briefed her on progress in ceasefire negotiations, even as US President Donald Trump issued new threats on Monday to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Bernama): At least 13 people were reported killed and 70 injured in a vehicle pileup on an expressway in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Many victims were charred to death in the accident involving seven buses and three cars on the Yamuna Expressway between Delhi and Agra. The collision occurred in the Mathura district due to low visibility caused by dense fog around 4.30 am, a police official said. Videos of the accident posted on social media showed several vehicl ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Maharashtra government fears that increase in height of Alamatti reservoir in Bagalkot district of Karnataka from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters would result in flooding of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts owing to backwaters and there is no need for the Maharashtra government to fear flooding since its own expert committee led by retired Principal Secretary to Irrigation department Nandkumar Wadnekar ruled out flooding from the Almatti and Hipparagi reservoirs, stated Minis ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: At least 11 Hindu devotees were killed and four injured when their vehicle plunged into a canal in Uttar Pradesh. The victims were traveling to the Prithvinath temple in Gonda district, approximately 135 kilometres from Lucknow. The vehicle carried 15 members from three families. According to local officials, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to fall into the Saryu canal. Rescue operations were immediately launched, but the strong currents complicated efforts. Uttar Prade ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 19 (Bernama) -- The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office will open a mission in Bangladesh as the country seeks to fix accountability for the hundreds of killings during last year's mass uprising. The Geneva-based body has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh interim government to set up a mission "to support the promotion and protection of human rights." UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Bangladesh foreign secretary A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The death toll in a chemical factory blast in southern India rose to 45 on Tuesday (July 1) as more bodies were retrieved from the rubble. The facility at Pashamylaram near Telangana state's capital Hyderabad belonged to Sigachi Industries Limited. It made microcrystalline cellulose, a clarified wood pulp in powder form used in industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. There were 143 people at the site when the blast occurred in a reactor and caused a hug ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: (Bernama) India and Pakistan on Tuesday (July 1) exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody. Pakistan handed over a list of 246 Indian or believed-to-be-Indian prisoners, including 193 fishermen, to an Indian diplomatic representative in Islamabad and India gave a list of 463 Pakistani or believed-to-be-Pakistani prisoners, including 81 fishermen, to a Pakistani diplomat in New Delhi. The two countries exchange such lists on the first day of Janu ...Read More >
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