04-07-2021 MANILA: At least 45 people have died and dozens were injured when a Philippines Air Force plane carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south. The Department of National Defence said 45 people had been killed, including three civilians on the ground, …

Hyderabad: 4 July-In a significant development, the Telangana government on Saturday refused to accept the illegal Pothireddypadu project being built by Andhra Pradesh on Krishna River, without water allocation and environmental clearances, despite stay orders issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). It had termed the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme …

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party State chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar wrote to the Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking his intervention to notify the jurisdiction of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to protect the legitimate interests of Telangana of its rightful share in Krishna waters. In his letter, the …

Kathmandu, July 4: In a major boost to the Nepal-India bilateral ties, the two neighbouring countries have revised the Railway Service Agreement on June 30, according to a media report. According to the revised text of the Letter of Exchange, all authorised private container train operators (Indian as well as …

It is known that there war of words taking place between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the dispute on the Krishna river waters. The Telangana government has stated that it will not leave a single drop of water in the waters coming under its share in this order and opined …

More than 35 crores 12 lakh Vaccine Doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Health Ministry said, over 63 lakh 87 thousand doses were administered yesterday. The recovery rate in the country has gone up to 97.09 percent. Over 52 thousand patients recovered during the last …

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today remembered former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda on his birth anniversary. In a tweet, Mr. Naidu said, he was a man of principles, a brilliant economist, and cared deeply for the welfare of laborers. The Vice President said, he will always be remembered for …

04-07-2021 Bureau Report + Int’l Monitoring Desk CALGARY/ ISLAMABAD: Seven Pakistanis, including four children, died in a Canadian city when their house caught fire, police said Friday prompting concerns from the community whether it was a result of Islamophobia. According to the police, the blaze tore through the home in …

04-07-2021 ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA: Residents in parts of British Columbia (BC) have been ordered to evacuate as wildfires are raging across the Canadian province following a record heat wave that officials say contributed to hundreds of deaths. Around midday on Saturday, 176 fires were considered active across BC, including 76 that were …

04-07-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies PARIS/ NEW DELHI: A French judge has been tasked with investigating a controversial 2016 multi-billion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets to India on “corruption” suspicions, the national financial prosecutors’ office (PNF) said Friday. The 7.8-billion-euro ($9.3-billion) deal for 36 planes between the Indian government and …