Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 12 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has announced relief measures after three people died and 17 are still missing after a boat carrying 30-40 people capsized on Thursday in Banda district.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs each for kins of people who died in a boat mishap in Banda.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 12 (ANI): Search operation resumed on Friday morning for 17 people who are still missing after their boat capsized in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Thursday.
London [UK], August 12 (ANI): As soon as the UK decided to ban China's telecommunication Huawei, from its 5G telecoms networks, the debate regarding the security threat from Chinese equipment again intensified in the mainstream.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12 (ANI): As a part of the "Swarnim Vijay Varsh" and "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations, the Indian Air Force (IAF) band performed a grand "Symphony Band Show" in the hallowed precinct of the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has expressed concern over the education ban on girls' education imposed by the Taliban and said such a step could push the country further backwards.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] August 11 (ANI): A boat carrying 30 to 40 people capsized in the Banda district on Thursday following which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed the administration to launch a rescue operation.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
Brussels [Belgium] August 10 (ANI): A proposal to ban Schengen visas for Russia was put forward to the European Union for discussion, official spokesman of the German Cabinet Steffen Hebestreit said, adding that Berlin took note of that.
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will consider a plea seeking to debar convicted members of parliament and state assemblies from contesting elections for life.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): A day after the transmission of Pakistani television station ARY News was taken off air by the country's regulatory authorities, the outlet's senior Vice President Ammad Yousaf was arrested from Karachi in the early hours of Wednesday, the channel said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Admitting that the Pakistani government was involved in the ban on a news channel, the ruling coalition's Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hina Pervaiz Butt said on Monday that 'orders were issued for the suspension of the transmission'.