Leh, Apr 10 (PTI) Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday.
A section of the under-construction Shatse Takna bridge near village Diskit in Leh district collapsed around 4 pm on Saturday due to strong gusty winds, trapping six workers, the officials said.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress had offered to BSP chief Mayawati to jointly fight the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly election and make her the chief ministerial candidate but "she did not even talk to us".
Lashing out at the BSP supremo, the former Congress president alleged that Mayawati gave a clear passage to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state because of "the CBI, the ED and Pegasus".
COLOMBO, April 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance over the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items including fuel and medicine, Finance Minister Ali Sabry told Reuters on Saturday.
The island nation of 22 million people has been hit by power cuts and shortages which have drawn protesters out on to the streets and put President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure.
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Pakistani military said.
"The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system," a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The flight test was witnessed by Director General of Strategic Plans Division Lt. Gen. Nadeem Zaki Manj, other senior military officials, scientists and engineers of strategic organizations of the country, the statement added.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday, introduced by political opponents who say they have the votes to defeat him.
A combined opposition that spans the political spectrum from the left to the radically religious says it has the 172 votes it needs in Pakistan’s 342-seat Parliament to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest on Saturday calling on the debt-ridden nation’s president to resign, as anxiety and anger over shortages simmered.
Jammu, 9 April 2022: Another Kashmiri was killed on Saturday by Indian security forces in Sirhama area of Anantnag district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.
New Delhi, Apt 8 (PTI) A Delhi court on Friday directed the chair of Amnesty International India Board Aakar Patel not to leave the country without its prior permission and stayed an order directing the CBI to withdraw a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him in a case relating to the alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA).
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The stock of Ruchi Soya Industries on Friday jumped over 8 per cent after listing of shares of the company pursuant to the Follow on Public Offer (FPO).
The stock jumped 7.77 per cent to Rs 882.55 on the BSE.
Srinagar, Apr 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Friday laid the foundation stone for various smart city projects in Srinagar.
The L-G said the new projects, once completed, will strengthen urban infrastructure, improve city services, public aesthetics and ease of living, and provide a clean and sustainable environment.
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