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126 killed, about 200 hurt as massive quake hits Tibet

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others with tremors also shaking buildings and forcing people to run to......

More than 1,000 killed, 1,200 hurt as powerful earthquake strikes Morocco

More than 1,000 people were killed and about 1,200 injured as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. IMAGE: A view of a damaged vehicle in......

Quake toll in Turkey, Syria tops 5,000 as fresh tremors felt

The death toll in Turkey and Syria jolted by multiple earthquakes has reached more than 5,000, even as two fresh tremors hit eastern Turkey on Tuesday, reported the United States Geological......

46 killed, 700 injured as 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

At least 46 people died in an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java on Monday, Channel News Asia reported citing an Indonesian government official. IMAGE: Medical workers treat the......

Over 1000 killed, 1500 injured as powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan

More than 1,000 people were killed in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, media reports said. IMAGE: People carry the injured to a helicopter following a massive......

HUL Q4 profit dips 1.53% to Rs 2,561 cr

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday reported a 1.53 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,561 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024 due to factors such as deflation......

The shine and dark side of diamonds

About 130,000,000 carats (26,000kg) of diamonds are mined annually, with a total value of nearly $9 billion, and about 100,000kg are synthesized annually, according to pubs.acs.org. Roughly 49 per......

US and India should solve biz concerns more directly: Experts

US business and industry sources, representing some of the biggest companies that have been doing business in India for decades and have done very well for themselves, have told rediff.com in......

5 Indian firms in shortlist to exploit Afghan iron

Five Indian metals and mining companies are in the race for acquiring mining rights for the largest iron ore deposit in war-torn Afghanistan. The government has shortlisted Vedanta group's Sesa......

Dial this helpline for diagnostic services

A resident of Pune, Vikram Som fractured his leg. But instead of going through the hassle of visiting a hospital for an X-Ray, waiting in a long queue and then returning to fetch the report in the......

Big B stable, say doctors

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who is undergoing treatment for abdominal pain at Lilavati hospital, is in a stable condition and the tests conducted on him do not suggest any abnormality, doctors......

Mystery over Pinki's gender continues

The mystery over the gender of Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik continued as the karyotyping test to determine the chromosome pattern could not be held at the state's referral SSKM......

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