Typhoon Podul: Flights cancelled, mass evacuations ordered in Taiwan

August 13, 2025 1:54 PM

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Typhoon Podul: Flights cancelled, mass evacuations ordered in Taiwan

Thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Podul approaches southern Taiwan with wind gusts as strong as 191 kph.   The mid-strength Typhoon Podul was heading for the southeastern city of Taitung as it intensified and was expected to make landfall by today a...

Indian Embassy in US condemns desecration of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Indiana

August 13, 2025 1:50 PM

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Indian Embassy in US condemns desecration of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Indiana

The Indian Embassy in the United States has condemned the desecration of main signboard of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood, Indiana.   In a social media post, the embassy said that the Indian Consulate is in touch with the community and has raised the matter with law enforcement authoritie...

SC cancels Olympic Medallist Wrestler Sushil Kumar’s bail in Murder Case

August 13, 2025 1:16 PM

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SC cancels Olympic Medallist Wrestler Sushil Kumar’s bail in Murder Case

The Supreme Court today cancelled the bail to two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar. He is the prime accused in the murder of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.   A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside the order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to ...

Wildfires rage across Greece, triggering mass evacuations

August 13, 2025 12:53 PM

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Wildfires rage across Greece, triggering mass evacuations

Greece is battling dozens of wildfires across the country, forcing mass evacuations and damaging homes, farmland and industrial facilities.   According to reports, 82 wildfires in the past 24 hours, with 23 still active, Gale-force winds of up to nine on the Beaufort scale fanned the flames, prompti...

10 killed, 11 injured in pickup van-truck collision in Rajasthan’s Dausa

August 13, 2025 12:09 PM

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10 killed, 11 injured in pickup van-truck collision in Rajasthan’s Dausa

In Rajasthan, ten persons died and 11 others were injured in an accident in Dausa district today. The mishap occurred in the early hours when a pickup and a truck collided near Basdi Chauraha on the Dausa-Manoharpur highway. Most of the deceased were residents of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh and w...

Yemen’s Houthis claim attempted drone attack on Israel

August 13, 2025 11:54 AM

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Yemen’s Houthis claim attempted drone attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthi group said that it has launched four drone attacks targeting the Israeli cities of Haifa, Negev, Eilat, and Be'er Sheva, according to a statement issued by the group's military spokesperson.   The statement further said the attacks were carried out in response to Israel's implementati...