Dispur (Assam) [India], April 18 (ANI): As least 20 people lost their lives in several incidents of severe storms and lightning strikes throughout Assam since late March.
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): A Chinese airline has resumed commercial flights on Boeing 737-800 jets, the same model that crashed last month killing all 132 passengers and crew members on board, The Hill reported on Sunday (local time).
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector, the airline said.
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], April 18 (ANI): As a major fire broke out in a chemical factory in the Kundli area of Haryana's Sonipat on Sunday, the fire department has been facing trouble with water to douse the blaze.
Jyvaskyla [Finland], April 18 (ANI): The pilot of a light aircraft was killed when his plane crashed in the vicinity of the Finnish city of Jyvaskyla, the rescue services of central Finland said.
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], April 18 (ANI): Two people have been killed in a storm while at least 50 were injured in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Sunday.
Paris [France], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The St Seraphim of Sarov Church, a small wooden Orthodox church in Paris, burned to the ground on Sunday without any casualties, French newspaper Le Parisien reported.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday evening over state issues.
Gilgit [Gilgit-Baltistan], April 18 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to complete the Diamer Bhasha Dam project by 2026 instead of 2029.
Moscow [Russia], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine has asked Moldova to sell or hand over its MiG-29 fighter jets, but Chisinau has declined over the desire not to undermine relations with Russia, the Ukrainian website European Pravda reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 18 (ANI): Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma on Sunday urged the Bangladesh government to felicitate industries to set up units in Tripura to take the existing business relations between both the countries to a new height.