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27.05 / 02:01
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Severe cyclone 'Remal' leaves devastation in its wake as it makes landfall in coastal West Bengal
cyclonic storm 'Remal' made landfall between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal, bringing heavy rains that flooded homes and farmland, and leaving a trail of destruction. The landfall process began at 8:30 pm on Sunday over the adjacent coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country. 'Remal' flattened fragile dwellings, uprooted trees and knocked down electric poles. One person was injured after being hit by debris in the Gosaba area of the Sundarbans. More than one lakh people were evacuated from vulnerable areas in West Bengal before the cyclone struck.
26.05 / 19:09
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West Bengal braces for Remal, flights and trains cancelled
Severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh's Khepupara and West Bengal's Sagar Island by midnight Sunday with maximum sustained wind speed of 110-120 km per hour, gusting to 135 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said. More than 300 flights have been cancelled with the Kolkata airport suspending operations for about 21 hours starting 12 PM Sunday. All local trains totalling around 59 have also been cancelled from 11pm Sunday. Ahead of the final and seventh phase of polls, BJP and Trinamool Congress have cancelled their political programmes on Sunday and Monday.
26.05 / 12:37
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More than 115,000 flee as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh
Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India on Sunday evening, with Bangladesh's weather department predicting howling gales and gusts of up to 130 kilometres (81 miles) per hour.
26.05 / 11:45
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The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements
Zelenskyy warned Sunday that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine's northern border, as the death toll rose to 14 in an aerial bomb attack on a large construction supplies store in the city of Kharkiv. The bombing of Kharkiv on Saturday afternoon also left 43 injured and 16 missing, Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said initially after the attack. In a video statement from Kharkiv, Zelenskyy said that Russia is preparing offensive actions 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of Ukraine's second largest city. He said that Russians «gather another group of troops near our border.»
25.05 / 09:53
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Bemetara factory blast kills 1, leaves 6 injured; Chhattisgarh CM announces ₹5 lakh ex-gratia
ANI. Following this, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai ordered a probe and announced to provide financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the family of the deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.Chhatisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai took to X and wrote, "Orders have been given for a magisterial inquiry into the explosion at the gunpowder factory in Borsi village of Bemetara district and to provide financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the family of the deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.
24.05 / 16:47
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Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated
Officials say a nighttime Russian attack has destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region
23.05 / 17:31
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Canada will reinstate citizenship rights to ‘lost Canadians’
The federal government plans to restore the rights of “lost Canadians” by allowing Canadians born abroad to pass down citizenship, even if their children were also born outside the country.
23.05 / 12:47
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'My husband's eyes were bleeding': Jaipur woman recalls J&K terror attack, seeks PM Modi's help for treatment
injured in a firing by terrorists at Pahalgam in Anantnag district on May 18."My husband and I had gone to Kashmir on May 13...On May 18...when we reached our hotel...we were shot at. My son was afraid. When I ran to protect my child, I got shot at...Later, I saw my husband; his eyes were bleeding, and my shoulder was bleeding," Farha told the news agency ANI.She further informed that, "We were taken to the general ward of a hospital, we got wound dressing done...they tried to stop the bleeding but were unsuccessful...we were then taken to the army force.
22.05 / 07:01
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Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston
A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in connection with two explosions that injured workers and caused the evacuation of thousands
21.05 / 14:59
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Email threat to schools : Delhi Police traces IP address to Budapest
bomb threat emails received by around 150 schools in Delhi-NCR early this month are suspected to have been sent from Hungary's capital Budapest, Delhi Police officials said on Tuesday. According to an official, the IP address of these emails has been traced to Budapest and Delhi Police will soon be contacting its counterpart in Hungary for further investigation. The IP (internet protocol) address is a unique identifying number assigned to every device connected to the internet. The mail purportedly sent from a mail.ru server claimed that explosives were planted on the school premises, triggering massive evacuations and searches as panic-stricken parents rushed to pick up their children on May 1.
20.05 / 11:11
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Air India plane forced to make an emergency landing after its engine erupted into flames, with 179 passengers on board
Bengaluru late on Saturday night, the engine of an Air India Express aircraft carrying passengers from Pune to Kochi caught fire. This resulted in the plane's return and an emergency evacuation of its 179 passengers, who were left stranded in the Karnataka capital for almost thirteen hours. There were six crew members on IX-1132.
19.05 / 17:53
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Air India Express flight passengers recall harrowing moments after engine fire in Bengaluru
Passengers who were onboard the Kochi-bound Air India Express flight that made an emergency landing at Bengaluru airport on Saturday night recounted the panic situation when a fire was noticed in one of its engines. The majority of them reached the Cochin International Airport around Sunday noon on another flight arranged by the airline from Bengaluru. Sharing their experiences after landing at the airport here, the passengers said they were panic-stricken after noticing the fire a few minutes after taking off from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. «Everyone got scared and cried loudly,» a woman, who is a senior citizen, told reporters at the airport.
19.05 / 15:09
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Passengers recall harrowing moments of Air India Express flight catching fire
PTI, "Everyone got scared and cried loudly." ALSO READ: Emergency landing at Bengaluru airport: Air India Express flight catches fire, lands at airport with 179 onboard She even lauded the crew members for displaying the responsibility in evacuating the passengers from the flight after it made an emergency landing at Kempegowda Airport. "They were very responsible. They assisted us in exiting.
19.05 / 04:33
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Jammu-Kashmir: BJP leader killed, Jaipur couple attacked in separate terror attacks ahead of Lok Sabha polls, 10 updates
Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian and Anantnag on Saturday. The terrorist attacks in J&K were nearly two days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Baramulla. Terrorists began firing at an open tourist camp near Pahalgam, injuring couple Farha and Tabrez on Saturday.
17.05 / 05:17
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How did PM Modi intervene in Russia-Ukraine war? EAM S Jaishankar says ‘we took two calls…’
Ukraine-Russia conflict since Vladimir Putin started the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He made phone calls with Putin and Volodymyr Zelansky to ensure safe passage for Indians stranded in war-torn regions. Putin and Zelensky have invited him to their respective countries after the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
16.05 / 20:57
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Fort McMurray wildfire that forced evacuations did not grow overnight
An Alberta Wildfire official said Thursday the out-of-control fire burning near Fort McMurray, which forced thousands of people out of their homes, did not grow overnight and noted more rain is expected in the region.
15.05 / 20:55
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Changing winds expected to help fight Fort McMurray wildfire that’s forced thousands to flee homes
Emergency officials in Alberta say they hope the changing direction and weakening strength of winds blowing near Fort McMurray will help crews as they continue to fight a wildfire that’s already forced thousands of people to flee the area.
15.05 / 02:59
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Oil prices up on wildfires in Canada, US inventories drawdown expectations
Oil prices rose in early trade on Wednesday as large wildfires were threatening Canada's oil sands and as the market expected U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories to show a drawdown later in the day. Brent crude futures were up 34 cents, or 0.4% at $82.71 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) rose 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.39 a barrel by 0016 GMT.
14.05 / 22:47
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Wildfire evacuation order issued for parts of Fort McMurray
Residents of several neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire rages out-of-control south of the community.
14.05 / 05:13
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We should mobilize resources to reduce road fatalities in India
The sensational Himalayan tunnel rescue operation in Silkyara, lasting 17 days, riveted the nation’s attention. The deployment of foreign experts, high-tech boring equipment and 41 ambulances (one for each of construction workers) was proof that India values human lives and will do what’s needed to prevent fatalities. It is surprising that the death of more than ten times that number every day on Indian roads is not being addressed with the same alacrity.
14.05 / 03:21
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Indonesia flood death toll rises to 50 with 27 missing
flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend killed at least 50 people and left another 27 missing, the country's disaster agency said. Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia's most active volcanos into two of the worst-hit districts on Sumatra island Saturday evening while flooding inundated roads, homes and mosques.
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