Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way. The peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean about 6,600 kilometres (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, is one of the world’s most concentrated areas of…
Days after it was launched from the shores of Florida in Cape Canaveral, the Orion spacecraft is set to reach its target destination – the Moon. The spacecraft, which will soon return humans to the lunar world, will buzz the Moon on the sixth day of its 25.5-day-long mission. Earlier, the spacecraft entered…
Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly not interested in rejoining Twitter, even though his old account is up and running. Trump’s account was suspended early last year for allegedly instigating the Capitol Riots, where five people lost their lives, and violating the platform’s terms of service.…
Mother Dairy has decided to hike the prices of full-cream milk by Re 1 per litre and token milk by Rs 2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR with effect from Monday. This is the fourth round of hike in milk prices this year by Mother Dairy, one of the leading milk suppliers in the Delhi-NCR region. Mother Dairy has increased the…
At least 20 people were killed and 300 others sustained injuries after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake rattled Indonesia’s main island of Java for several seconds on Monday afternoon. “The information I got for now, in this hospital alone, nearly 20 died and at least 300 people are being treated. Most of them…
With Covid cases on the rise, China has started reintroducing curbs. The nation recorded around 24,215 fresh infections, over the last 24 hours, the vast majority of them asymptomatic. Most of the infections are taking place due to the spread of the Omicron sub-variants. While China has an overall vaccination rate of…
A fire broke out in the Rajagopuram (temple tower) of Badrakali Amman temple at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar. Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire has been doused. The tower was undergoing renovation work and hence, it was covered with a wooden frame. Video of the incident showed the…
On Saturday in Mangaluru two people were injured in an explosion that occurred inside an autorickshaw that was on the move. The police used fire a day after the explosion , investigations are going on to check the terror links in the case . An autorickshaw driver and a passenger suffered serious injuries due to…