International

Trees and power lines flattened as Cyclone Dana hits India

AFP: Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India’s east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on Friday. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes

18 die from drinking tainted liquor in India’s Bihar

Int’l Desk At least 18 people have died and several more are in hospital after consuming tainted liquor in India’s eastern state of Bihar, a senior government official said on

UN warns world’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable

International Desk: Increasingly intense floods and droughts are a “distress signal” of what is to come as climate change makes the planet’s water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations

Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

International Desk: US President Joe Biden on Friday advised Israel against striking Iran’s oil facilities, saying he was trying to rally the world to avoid the escalating prospect of all-out

Google to invest $1 bn in Thailand

The move would support 14,000 jobs in the kingdom, the US tech giant says AFP, Bangkok: Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a

India releases water from Gajoldoba without notice

Int’l Desk: India has released approximately 11,000 cumecs of water from the Gajoldoba Dam on upstream Teesta in two phases without any notice triggering flood risks in northern districts of