Mumbai: At least 13 persons were drowned to death while as two others have been critically injured after a private ferry boat in a suspected collisded with another vessel near the Gateway of India. The chief Minister of Mumbai stated the incident occured at around 3:55 when a pessenger vessal collided with another vessal of.
Harare: As the festive season approaches, Zimbabwe is ramping up its efforts to combat smuggling, particularly along its borders. Tafadzwa Muguti, Permanent Secretary for Presidential Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet, highlighted that the country is losing up to 1 billion USD in revenue due to smuggling. Smuggling typically increases during the.
Seoul: On December 18, the South Korean government announced a series of measures aimed at boosting corporate investment, in response to concerns that the recent political instability, including the declaration of martial law and the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, could harm the economy. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who led the meeting attended by.
Several aftershocks hit the region following the initial quake, including one measuring a magnitude of 5.5 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
Seoul: For the first time since 2010, the number of South Korean workers taking parental leave decreased in 2023, reflecting a broader trend of declining marriages and childbirths. According to Statistics Korea, 195,986 workers utilized parental leave last year, a 3% drop from the previous year, marking the first annual decline in this data series..
Beijing: India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for discussions with his Chinese counterpart and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This meeting is part of the India-China Special Representatives’ talks scheduled for Wednesday, aimed at repairing bilateral relations that have been strained for over four years due to the military standoff in.
Damascus: Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has announced that his forces are open to establishing a “demilitarized zone” in the border city of Kobani in northern Aleppo. Abdi made this statement on social media platform X, indicating that the SDF is prepared to create a buffer area in Kobani,.
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday following India’s offer of support after Cyclone Chido struck Mayotte. This cyclone, reported by Meteo-France as the most powerful storm to hit Mayotte in over ninety years, caused widespread destruction, damaging neighborhoods, electrical grids, and essential infrastructure like hospitals, schools,.
Nagpur: To complete the ongoing Phase two work Nagpur Metro Rail Project soon, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to extend the financial assistance of Rs 1,527 crore (USD 200 million), an official said on Tuesday. A MoU to the effect was signed between MahaMetro and ADB in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra.
Ludhiana: A 26-year-old Sameer Kumar from Khanna was among the 12 people, including 11 Indians, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a restaurant “Haveli” in Gudauri, Georgia. According to Sameer’s brother Gurdeep Kumar, it was Sameer’s birthday on December 14 when the tragic incident occurred. Gurdeep shared that they last talked to Sameer during.
