Collapse of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam sparks region-wide evacuations

Jun 07, 2023

The critical Nova Kakhovka dam is the largest reservoir in Ukraine in terms of volume. It's the last of the cascade of six Soviet-era...

14-day state-wide lockdown begins in Karnataka

May 10, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 : Amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the 14-day statewide lockdown commenced in the...

Shanghai lockdown lifted, but trauma lives on

Jun 01, 2022

Hong Kong, June 1 : Shanghai on Wednesday lifted its city-wide lockdown, however, the trauma of the lockdown of the past two months lives...

COVID-19: Bengal extends lockdown till Aug 31, gives relaxation for Bakra Eid

Jul 28, 2020

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 28 : The West Bengal Government on Tuesday announced the state-wide complete lockdown till August 31.

World Uyghurs Congress welcomes Volkswagen's exit from Xinjiang region, calls for industry-wide accountability

Nov 30, 2024

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) welcomed Volkswagen's (VW) announcement that it will sell its plant in East Turkistan, a region in which the WUC...

COVID-19: Kerala Police check IDs of commuters amid state-wide lockdown

May 22, 2021

Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 22 : Maintaining strict vigil Kerala Police on Saturday was checking identity cards of people as they commute amid the...