Author: Starvision News Desk

Tokyo, July 23 (IANS) Three individuals were injured on Sunday during a stabbing incident on a train in Japan’s western prefecture of Osaka, and the suspect has been arrested, according to local authorities.The suspect, identified as Kazuya Shimizu, was arrested on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder, who later confessed to the stabbing, Kyodo news reported.The stabbing incident was reported to police by a staff member at Rinku-Town Station at around 10:25 a.m. local time.The injured — a male passenger in his 20s, another in his 70s, and a male train conductor in his 20s — were rushed to…

Phnom Penh, July 23 (IANS) The seventh general election in Cambodia is underway on Sunday to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly, an official said.”Polling began at 7:00 a.m. local time at all 23,789 polling stations across the country and is due to close at 3:00 p.m.,” NEC member and spokesman Dim Sovannarom told Xinhua.The preliminary results are expected to be announced on Sunday evening and Monday morning, as the official ones will be released on August 9.More than 9.7 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots in the election, which is held once…

Bogota, July 23 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured after a bus fell into a ravine in the Colombian department of Santander, a police commander said.On Saturday, a vehicle belonging to Expreso Brasilia unfortunately lost control and rolled down a cliff between Playon and La Esperanza, approximately 25 km past Playon, police commander Jose James Roa said.The police, the Fire Department and the Civil Defence, along with the local community, were on site to help with the rescue work, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Roa.Lina Margarita Huari, general director of the National Road Safety Agency,…

Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) At least five people were killed and several were hospitalised after heavy rainfall lashed Mansehra district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported.The intermittent downpour which started on Friday night and continued till Saturday triggered landslide, Dawn reported.In Chitral, the heavy rainfall triggered flash floods washing away bridges, roads, livestock and houses.The deceased were identified as Afghan national Samiullah’s wife and son, Ajwa bibi, Mohammamed Hussain and an unidentified man, whose body was fished out from a swollen stream. Chitta Batta area.Those rendered homeless have been provided essential commodities, Dawn reported quoting Lower Chitral DC…

Moscow, July 23 (IANS) At least four people were killed after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall located in western Moscow, an official said.”The tragedy in the shopping centre has claimed the lives of three more people. My condolences to their families and friends. Rescuers continue to work,” the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel, Xinhua news agency reported.In the incident, several people sustained burn injuries and all city services and the Ministry of Emergency Situations were working on the scene, he saidEarlier, he said that one person had been killed in the incident,…

New York, July 23 (IANS) Two Indian-origin men have admitted to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug trafficking venture run out of a motel in a southwestern US city.Kamal Bhula, 44, and Pragneshkumar “Pete” Patel, 36, Patel, pled guilty to one count each of maintaining a drug-involved premises in New Mexico’s Albuquerque city, a release by the Attorney’s Office in New Mexico said.Along with Bhula and Patel, their accomplice Jonathan Craft also pled guilty to conspiracy and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm or ammunition.Bhula and Craft, who were indicted by a federal grand jury…

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is more challenging to manage and can also take a toll on a patient’s emotional and social well-being, said doctors stressing the need for more awareness on the insulin-dependent condition.Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition, where the pancreas makes little or no insulin — a hormone the body uses to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy.In the absence of insulin, blood sugar levels can rise dangerously, which can damage people’s blood vessels, and in turn lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart attack or…

Washington, July 22 (IANS) Eric Garcetti was very clear from the very start what kind of ambassador he will be in India: someone who will not hesitate to rise to the defence of human rights and democracy. And that’s what he did recently when asked about the situation in Manipur, although he did in the end cover his flanks well, saying India is for Indians to determine.Garcetti is a politician and his last job was as Mayor of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US, Los Angeles. And unlike a professional diplomat, he may cross lines that may…

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A team of doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi successfully performed a surgery of a challenging case by removing a retained knife from a 30-years-old man’s back.The patient allegedly suffered the injury while defending his jewellery shop from robbers.AIIMS in a statement said that the patient was admitted in the Emergency on late evening of July 12.It said that the patient’s condition upon arrival at the emergency room was critical, presenting a complex case requiring urgent attention and surgical intervention.“The surgical procedure of posterior decompression with removal of knife and…

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The massive green card backlog leading to longer wait for permanent residency, limited availability of non-immigrant H-1B visas and threat of layoffs by top tech giants — the tide seems to be inexorably turning against Indians with American dreams.Yet, if numbers are to be believed, the US remains the top choice among Indians leaving their country after renouncing citizenship, according to a 2021 government data.Of the 163,370 individuals who gave up citizenship of India in 2021, a major chunk of 78,284 chose the US as their adoptive country with many saying that the American citizenship…