Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) A day after a massive fire swept through the Vikas Nagar slum cluster in Lucknow, devastated residents recounted the horror they witnessed, as they stood amid the charred remains of their homes, saying years of savings, belongings and dreams were reduced to ashes within minutes.The blaze, which erupted around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, spread rapidly across the densely packed huts, leaving dozens of families homeless. By Thursday morning, the charred remains of the settlement …
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Beit Shemesh (Israel), March 3 (IANS) A sudden and devastating strike amid escalating Israel–Iran tensions have wreaked havoc in Beit Shemesh, nearly 30 km west of Jerusalem in Israel’s Jerusalem district, on Tuesday, leaving homes shattered and multiple residents dead, including children. Witnesses described scenes of chaos and disbelief as the attack obliterated entire neighbourhoods within seconds, sending shockwaves through the local community.Speaking to IANS, Shimon Ganon, a resident of …
Gwalior, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia during a visit to Madhya Pradesh’s Ashoknagar district on Wednesday, interacted with farmers whose crops were destroyed by the recent hailstorm and assured them of the full cooperation from the state government. The Union Minister carried out an inspection in the Nalkheda area in Ashoknagar, which comes under the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, where standing crops were badly damaged and listened to the plight of affected …
Colombo, Dec 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday in the aftermath of ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ launched by India after Cyclone Ditwah devastated the island nation. The EAM arrived in Colombo on Monday to a warm welcome by Sri Lankan Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe.In a post on X on Tuesday, the EAM Jaishankar said, “Looking forward to calling on His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this mo…