Editor Eight districts have announced holiday to educational institutions due to rain. In Vellore, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Sivaganga, schools and colleges will remain closed on Wednesday, while in Virudhunagar, Theni, Madurai and Ramanathapuram, schools alone have been announced holiday. Besides, some of the talukas in other districts have also declared a holiday. The India Meteorology Department … Read more
On the occasion of the 50th year of International Film Festival of India, the festival announces a special section which celebrates some of the most outstanding films which have won the Best Film award at the Academy Awards also known as the Oscars. The Section has been aptly named as the Oscar Retrospective. The films … Read more
Tokyo, July. (Udaipur Kiran): Due to heavy rains, a civilian was killed and five others were injured in southwestern Japan. Ten million people have been instructed to evacuate their homes because the area received nearly a month’s rainfall in a single day on Thursday. Kagoshima and Miyazaki have received rainfall of 1000 millimeters since Friday. … Read more
Beijing : 13 people died and 16 others went missing after storm ‘Lekima’ hit China’s eastern coastal area on Saturday. In anticipation of Lekima’s landfall, the Chinese weather bureau issued a red alert on Friday morning, warning residents of the threat for strong winds, heavy rainfall and coastal impacts. The country has a four-stage color-coded … Read more
An official at the Gwangju Seobu Police Station said the athlete was under investigation, but did not provide further details. Yonhap News Agency reported earlier that the athlete, a Rio Olympics bronze medallist in an aquatics event, denied the allegation. Gwangju, about 330 km (205 miles) south of the capital Seoul, has been hosting the … Read more