Thursday, 17 September 2026, 08:24 am
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Powerful quake kills at least 296 in Morocco, 153 hospitalised
Online Desk: A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in major cities. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said early Saturday thatread more
At least 36 dead in Brazil cyclone, many still stranded
Online Desk: The death toll from a cyclone that unleashed torrential rain and flooding on southern Brazil rose to at least 36 Wednesday, authorities said, as the region braced forread more
14.3kg gold seized in West Bengal near Bangladesh border
Online Desk: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and Director of Revenue Intelligence recovered 14.296kg of gold biscuits valued at 8.5 crore Indian rupees from a house in West Bengal’s Nadiaread more
Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan
Online Desk: Taiwan worked to restore power to more than 30,000 households after Typhoon Haikui barrelled into the east and south of the island, as cities and counties in theread more
18 dead in Iraq after bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Karbala overturns
Online Desk: A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 18 people, medical officials said.Millions of believers converge on the cityread more
Indian-origin ex-minister Tharman wins Singapore presidential election
Online Desk: Singapore’s former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, earning a landslide victory in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in moreread more
India set to launch its first mission to Sun
Online Desk: India is set to launch its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’sread more
15 killed in Philippine factory fire
Online Desk : At least 15 people were killed in a fire in a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area on Thursday, where firefighters were delayed by flooding,read more
Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills 3 in US
Online Desk : At least three people have been killed as Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coastline on Wednesday morning, sowing a path of destruction as it tore northwardread more
