December 14, 2024. A dust storm swept through the Tigris–Euphrates river basin in mid-December 2024. Blowing hundreds of kilometers from eastern Syria and northern Iraq toward the Persian Gulf,...
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Cold wave to severe cold wave in J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & Rajasthan. IMD.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh during the next 5 days. IMD said that these conditions will...
The air quality in the national capital, Delhi is in the very poor category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 379 as of 1 PM this afternoon....
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Chillai Kalan begins in J&K. Intense dry, bone-chilling temperatures grip Kashmir valley.
In Jammu Kashmir, the harshest 40-day winter period “Chillai Kalan” started with intense dry bone-chilling temperatures last night in almost all areas of the Kashmir Valley. Overall, Kashmir is...
Rajasthan High Court has taken suo-moto cognizance of the issue regarding the breaking of fire in a running gas tanker near Jaipur yesterday morning claiming 14 lives so far....
India has been awarded the hosting rights for next year’s ISSF Junior World Cup including competitions in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)...
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Pakistan. 16 soldiers killed, 5 injured in militant attack near Afghan border.
In Pakistan, 16 soldiers were killed and five critically injured in an overnight militant attack on an army post near the Afghan border. The assault occurred in the Makeen...
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Former Supreme Court Judge Madan Lokur Appointed As United Nations IJC Chairperson.
Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed as chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council (IJC). Lokur has been appointed for a 4-year-tenure ending on...
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District Administration Assesses Damage After 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Bajura. Nepal.
The District Administration has started collecting information on the damage caused by the earthquake that hit the district at 4.14 this morning in Bajura of Sudurpaschim province of Nepal....
The 55th GST Council meeting concluded in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Chief Ministers of Goa, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and...