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Earthquake of magnitude 5 hits Nepal: Search underway for workers trapped in 7 tunnels after floods 13 days ago
An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck Nepal on Tuesday night. At present, no damage is reported. Relief and rescue operations are still underway even after 13 days of the floods. The rescue team is searching for the personnel trapped in the tunnels of 7 different hydropower projects. So far, more than 13,000 people have been rescued, while 4894 people are still missing. This includes 587 foreign nationals. Due to mountainous areas, broken roads and heavy debris, the rescue operation is facing many difficulties. In Nepal, 1,356 people have died due to floods and landslides. While in Tibet, 43 peo
'Legally prohibited from leaving UK': Vijay Mallya on 'bhagoda' tag, alleges injustice by Indian govt
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has rejected allegations that he is deliberately refusing to return to India, claiming that he is legally prohibited from leaving the United Kingdom. In a series of posts on X, Mallya said he has been a permanent resident of the UK since 1992 and alleged that the Indian Government has been 'grossly unjust' to him.
1000 flights cancelled, more than 5 airlines, including British Airways and easyJet affected
In Britain, 1000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday due to a technical glitch in the air traffic control system. Flight monitoring website FlightDar24 reported this. Britain's National Air Traffic Service said the problem was affecting the takeoff of flights. The flight system is slowly returning to normal. FlighterDar24 said on X that flights of several airlines, including British Airways, easyJet, KLM and Lufthansa, have been affected. Some flights to London's Heathrow, Stansted and City Airports, as well as Manchester, Birmingham, Scotland and other airports in the UK, have also been affecte
Iran on Mujtaba's claim of luxury property in London, says 'they have...'
Several media outlets in the UK shared information about the alleged properties of Iran's Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei in London, to which Tehran has reacted and rejected these reports. The British media had claimed that these properties are in Palace Green. The Israeli Embassy is visible from here. On this, Iran has said that Mujtaba does not have any property outside Iran or inside the country. He lives a simple life. India Today has quoted the statement of the Iranian Embassy as saying that Mujtaba Khamenei does not own any property like his respected father, neither outside Iran nor i
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits Nepal
Strong tremors were felt in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday (8 September 2026). According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 5.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake comes at a time when Nepal is already engaged in relief and rescue operations after the recent devastating floods. After the earthquake tremors, there was an atmosphere of fear among the people for some time. According to initial information, the impact of the earthquake was felt in Kathmandu and surrounding areas. At present, there is no information of major damage
'Matter purely between entities concerned': MEA responds to Eiffel Tower row over BAPS visit
India's Ministry of External Affairs has responded to the controversy surrounding reports that women employees at Paris' Eiffel Tower were asked to move away from certain areas during a visit by a BAPS delegation. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the ministry was aware of the opening of a BAPS temple in the Paris area but described the issue at the tower as a matter between the organisations involved.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia spark fires at oil facilities, leave 73 injured
Saudi Arabia came under a fresh wave of Houthi attacks early Tuesday, with strikes targeting civilian and economic facilities across the kingdom's southern region. The attacks triggered fires at several oil facilities and utilities and left 73 people injured, including women and children, according to Saudi authorities. The latest attacks mark a fresh escalation in tensions between the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, which has backed Yemen's internationally recognised government in the country's long-running civil war.
Flights resume in Indonesia's capital after two-day halt: Know why air travel was disrupted
Flights to and from Jakarta resumed on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption sent ash across the region and forced the closure of several airports for two days, disrupting nearly 3,000 flights and affecting hundreds of thousands of travellers. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, the two main airports serving Indonesia's capital, reopened shortly after midnight, Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said. Airports in Bandung and Banten also resumed operations as authorities assessed the impact of volcanic ash on aviation facilities.
Pakistan can't send rare-earth minerals to Trump: Baloch attacks halt work of US company; Munir showed samples in Washington
US President Donald Trump's dream project has come to a standstill. The proposed consignment of rare earth minerals (rare minerals) from Pakistan in August could not be sent to the United States. After this, work on the offices of the American company US Strategic Metals (USSM) in Karachi and Islamabad has stopped. The attacks by the rebel organization Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in the areas of the rare earth mineral mines in Pakistan's Balochistan province have made it difficult for the American company to work. Baloch insurgents have blocked the roads leading to the Reko Diq mine in C
More than 13,000 people rescued, 5,000 still missing in Nepal floods
Relief and rescue operations are continuing even after 13 days of floods in Nepal. Rescue teams are searching for the workers trapped in the tunnels of 7 different hydropower projects. So far, more than 13 thousand people have been rescued, while 4894 people are still missing. This includes 587 foreign nationals. Mountainous areas, broken roads and heavy debris are causing many difficulties in the rescue operation. In Nepal, 1,356 people have died due to floods and landslides. While in Tibet, 43 people have died and 519 are missing. Picture related to Nepal rescue operation Read the blog below
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