In light of the Michaung cyclone, six deaths have been reported under the jurisdiction of the Greater Chennai Police thus far, according to Chennai police. Rescue personnel have been dispatched to evacuate inhabitants from the affected regions in Chennai due to flooding caused by heavy rains.
Due to local opposition, the Indonesian government decided to postpone its plan to release 200 million genetically modified mosquitoes in order to battle dengue. These Aedes aegypti mosquitoes would have had Wolbachia, a type of bacteria that stops viruses like dengue from developing within them, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Critics have cautioned that the pilot study is no...
The India Development Centre (IDC) of Microsoft celebrated 25 years of operations in Hyderabad, a landmark milestone that has greatly influenced the technology landscape of the city.
In an effort to restore power to areas devastated by cyclones in districts such as Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, Chittoor, Kurnool, West and East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, and Vizianagaram, The Special Chief Secretary for Energy, K. Vijayanand, convened a review meeting on Tuesday to evaluate the damage to electrical infrastructure resulting from the ongoing Michaung storm.
The state's reservoirs now have higher water levels as a result of the severe rainfall. As the weather system is expected to cause significant rainfall in parts of the districts of Kakinada, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Manyam, and Srikakulam on Wednesday, the weathermen projected that
With concerns that a "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding for imprisoned civilians, Israeli troops launched an attack further into the confined area on Tuesday and engaged Hamas in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. The army is now dropping leaflets on portions of the south, ordering Palestinian inhabitants to evacuate to other locations. Initially, Israel had concentrated its offensive o...
According to Bahamas authorities, a US visitor died on Monday after being attacked by a shark while on vacation there. The woman, 44, was paddle boarding off a resort on the island of New Providence, which is home to Nassau, the capital, and is also where the island of Boston is located.
Significant air travel interruptions were experienced throughout the region on Monday as Cyclone Michaung made its way towards coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that every district affected by Cyclone Michaung would receive Rs. 2 crore to begin immediate repairs. The chief minister has instructed collectors and SPs to take immediate action to prevent fatalities and to offer a monetary support of Rs. 10,000 in the event that homes and huts are destroyed by the rain and flooding. It has also been suggested ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported that just Rs 9,760 crore worth of Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes are still in circulation after banks received 97.26% of them. On May 19, the RBI declared the removal of banknotes with a denomination of Rs 2,000 from circulation.
The accident of their Pilatus trainer aircraft this morning near Toopran town in the Medak region of Telangana claimed the lives of two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, according to IAF officials. Officials say the collision happened during training at the Air Force Academy near the Dindigul area at about 8:55 in the morning.
At least 11 hikers have been found dead when a volcano in western Indonesia erupted, a local rescue official told AFP on Monday.
Six Thai hostages who had been kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for weeks were set to return home, according to official announcements.
A combination of anti-incumbency sentiment and the new winds of change sweeping the state may be seen in nearly half of the 119 lawmakers proclaimed elected on Sunday who are first-timers.
Congress party leaders and cadres in Araku, Telangana, celebrated the party's historic victory with drumming, dimsa dancing, cake cutting, and fireworks.