Taking to its official Twitter handle, NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 3:49 am IST and struck West North West of Honiara at a depth of 95 kilometres.
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Government of NCT Delhi on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to form a committee of technical and environmental experts to study the public transport systems of Delhi and NCR (DTC &
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 25 kilometers South of the Farkhar district of Takhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The event was attended by Turkey's Ambassador to India Firat Sunel, members of the contingent in Operation Dost and members of the Confederation of Indian Cyclists (CIC).
Bharti-backed OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, on Sunday confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 36 satellites launched by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
"Recently, I met those brave daughters who had gone to Turkiye in the rescue mission after the disastrous earthquake there. They were a part of the NDRF unit. Their courage and efficiency is being talked about in the whole world," PM Modi said.
According to the meteorological authority, the earthquake's epicentre was 20 km southwest of Jhal Magsi. Following the earthquake, no immediate casualty or damage reports were made.
Actor Dia Mirza on Saturday shared a glimpse of her Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an annual international event, which has been held since 2007 on the last Saturday in March.