A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20 people were reported to have died in the deluge in Oman while another person was said to have died in floods in the UAE that closed government offices and schools for days. The storm had initially hit Oman on April 14 before it pounded the UAE on April 16, knocking out power and causing huge disruptions to flights as runways were turned into rivers. In the UAE, a record 254 millimetres (10 inches) of rainfall was recorded in Al Ain, a city bordering Oman. It was the largest ever in 24 hours since records started in 1949.
18 April,2024 03:38 PM IST
Tensions simmer in Red Sea as Yemen-backed Houthis continue to attack commercial ships, affecting international trade. On January 10, Houthi rebels launched 18 drones over southern Red Sea, according to the US military’s Central Command, reported Al Jazeera. The Houthi rebels, who are an Iran-aligned group, started the strikes in retaliation for Israel’s Gaza conflict. Meanwhile, EAM Dr S Jaishankar on Jan 13 highlighted the ongoing challenges in Red Sea region. The External Affairs Minister raised concern over continuous missiles firing, causing damage to ships by Houthi rebels. Also, US carried out fresh strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen amid escalating tensions in Red Sea, CNN reported. These strikes followed a coordinated attack on approximately 30 Houthi locations the day before. Earlier, US Secy Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with EAM Jaishankar on January 11. Both leaders discussed recent attacks on merchant ships by Houthis in the Red Sea, informed State Dept spox Matthew Miller.
16 January,2024 03:52 PM IST
The civic body has started putting tetrapods, which were removed for the Coastal Road project, back in its place in Marine Drive after residents complained of ‘tremors’ caused by huge waves during high tides. The Nariman Point Churchgate Citizens Welfare Trust or NPCCA on Saturday raised the matter in a letter to the BMC. It stated that several residents of Shree Niketan and Gobind Mahal societies, sea-facing buildings between G and F Roads, have been noticing vibrations in the structures that “feel like tremors”.
20 July,2022 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai
A study by the BMC-run Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, known as Sion hospital, got published in an international medical journal this month. The study revealed that while a majority of Covid-positive mothers were discharged without major complications, severe maternal mortality was reported as a result of the disease.
24 January,2022 11:34 PM IST | Mumbai
A driver in the Russian city of Murmansk captured this amazing footage in the early hours of Saturday morning.
22 April,2014 08:24 AM IST
The President of Nepal Sadbhavana Party, Rajendra Mahato said on Tuesday that some anti-Indian forces are blaming India for the blockade at Indo-Nepal border as it has been done by the people of Madhesi community.
06 October,2015 12:02 PM IST
Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said the mishap involving the tragic death of an Air India technician at Mumbai Airport occurred because of an increase in the suction pressure of the engine.
17 December,2015 11:29 AM IST
Veteran actor Sridevi's sudden demise has created quite a stir in the nation. Here are facts that you need to know about her tragic death. Watch video
27 February,2018 05:00 PM IST
A fire broke out in a posh residential building in Parel area, a neighbourhood in Mumbai, on Wednesday morning at around 8.30 am. The blaze was confined to the wiring in the electric duct in the lift lobby, lift shafts and corridors from the 12th storey to the 16th. Only on the 12th floor were all the apartments gutted. The building had no Occupancy Certificate (OC), and no fire audit had been carried out there either. Short-circuit in a flat on the 12th floor may have caused the fire in the high-rise. Four people were killed in the tragic incident, and 22 others, including four firemen, were injured
23 August,2018 12:00 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
