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Dutch geologist predicted Turkey-Syria earthquake 3 days before disaster

A Dutch geologist’s tweet, predicting a severe earthquake that would hit Turkey and Syria, three days before the disaster, is going viral on social media. Geologist and earthquake researcher Frank Hoogerbeets predicted…
Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be buried in Karachi

Karachi: Pakistan’s former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf will be laid to rest on Tuesday in the Army Cantonment area here, officials said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and…

Indian-American teen in Johns Hopkins’ world’s ‘brightest’ list

New York: An Indian-American teenager has been named in the “world’s brightest” students list for a second year in a row by the US-based Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY), based…
Mother, 7 children die in house fire in France

Paris: A mother and her seven children aged between 2 and 14 died in a house fire in France’s northern department of Aisne, the local prefecture confirmed in a press release. Just…
US teams deploying quickly to support Turkish rescue efforts: Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed the US’ readiness to provide “any and all” needed assistance to Turkey in the wake of devastating…
UN launches emergency responses following earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

United Nations: In the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday, UN aid agencies have scrambled to help many thousands of reported victims, including those…
Guterres calls on G20 to come up with relief package for Global South

United Nations: Warning that poverty and hunger are rising around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the G20 nations led by India to come up with a package offering investments…

I’m lucky, says Salman Rushdie on surviving colossal attack in New York

London: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Midnight’s Children’, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year’s brutal stabbing at a literary event in…
UK deploys emergency response teams to tackle Turkey quake

London: The UK government said on Monday that it will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Turkey to assist with rescue efforts in the wake of the country’s worst earthquake in decades.…
‘Find it difficult to write’: Salman Rushdie speaks out after attack Salman Rushdie

London: Months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Sir Salman Rushdie says that he is “lucky” and has been told that he is “doing…
China coerces Uyghurs in Turkey to spy on each other

New Delhi: More than six years into China’s campaign to eradicate independent Uyghur society at home, the Chinese authorities are going to great length to keep tabs on ordinary Uyghurs abroad, media…
Indian-origin father of 3 dies after being hit by car in US

New York: A 39-year-old Indian-origin father of three, who had gone to pick up insulin and Pokemon cards for his children from a convenience store in the US, died after being hit…
Utah Legislature passes resolution honouring Sikh community’s contributions

Houston: The Legislature in the US state of Utah has unanimously passed a resolution honoring the Sikh community for their contributions and service to humanity despite facing “oppression and discrimination throughout the…
Special flight to repatriate Musharraf’s mortal remains from Dubai gets delayed: Reports

Abu Dhabi: The special flight from Dubai to repatriate the mortal remains of Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was delayed, media reports said on Monday. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil…
Govt sending medical teams, relief supplies to earthquake-hit Turkey

New Delhi: The government on Monday decided to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams and relief material to earthquake-hit Turkey following Prime Minister Narendra…