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Guatemala City, Sep 26 (IANS) Heavy rain amid the ongoing monsoon season in Guatemala has claimed the lives of 32 people and left 16 others missing, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) said.There was damage to 30 schools, 242 roads and 31 bridges, and some 472 homes were at risk of destruction, Xinhua news agency quoted the Conred as saying.Meanwhile, 5,689 people were left homeless, 10,303 evacuated and 587 sheltered due to heavy rains.”In the last 24 hours, the Conred system has registered six incidents associated with rain around the country,” the agency wrote on X (formerly known as…

Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has hit a roadblock after Beijing refused to further expand cooperation, underscoring the challenges that are needed to enhance and deepen economic ties.Sources have confirmed that China has not agreed to expand cooperation with Pakistan in several areas including energy, water management and climate change under CPEC.On the other hand, Pakistan has also lifted its opposition to the coal-fired power plant in Gwadar, along with many other demands concerning the Chinese, addressed during the 11th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) to the CPEC. While the JCC meeting was held in…

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti on Tuesday dismissed criticism of the American envoy in Islamabad visiting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) on the ground that a US delegation had also visited Jammu and Kashmir during the G20 meeting in Srinagar.India had raised strong objections to the US Ambassador in Pakistan, Donald Blome’s recent visit to PoK, during which he repeatedly referred to the region as AJK, the abbreviation for ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’.“The Quaid-e-Azam Memorial Dak Bungalow symbolises the cultural and historical richness of Pakistan and was famously visited by Jinnah in 1944. I’m honoured to…

Excerpts of interview:IANS:The Group of 20 reached a consensus on the“leaders’ declaration”by thefirst day of the summit in New Delhi, defying predictions to thecontrary. The text does not mention “Russian aggression against Ukraine”or the “demand for Russian withdrawal from Ukrainian territory” unlikelast year’sBali declaration.Can this year’s G20 communique be interpreted as a major concession to Russia with regard to the war?Amitabh Kant:The language adopted in the New Delhileaders’declarationgoes beyond Bali. Wehave reaffirmed that all states must act in a manner consistent with thepurposes andprinciples of the UNcharter in its entirety. Furthermore, inline with theUN charter, all states must refrain from…

The three female Wushu players — Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu — from Arunachal Pradesh were scheduled to fly out to China on Wednesday night from IGI Airport. But could not take the flight as two of them were given stapled visas by the Chinese authorities after first being denied accreditation by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (HAGOC).The Indian government has refused to take the stapled visa and the two players could not take the flight. One player, who was given the accreditation, was told at the airport that her visa was only to Hong Kong and…

Cloud, who died back in July, was revealed to have accidentally overdosed on from a lethal mix of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and benzodiazepines.The 25-year-old actor had already been suffering from addiction problems and this was only worsened by his father’s passing which sentAngusCloudheavily into depression, making him rely more on anti-depressants.In a new interview, the creator of the drama series opened up aboutCloud’s struggles with addiction during production and his own struggles tohelpthe actorgetclean andsober. Those efforts included multiple interventions and rehab stints.Levinson, who had said thathebegan to see that something was off with the actor, told ‘People’ magazine, “I…

Accompanied by state Party President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, city chief Ashish Shelar, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and others, Nadda went to the Lalbaug, Parel area, performed aarti and offered prayers to the ‘Raja’, amidst tight security.”I had the opportunity to take the darshan of Mumbai’s beloved ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ and I have prayed for peace and prosperity for all the countrymen,” said Nadda later.He also visited the Lord Ganesh idol at Keshavji Naik Chawl in south Mumbai, which is Mumbai’s oldest at 131 years and was inspired in 1893 by the freedom fighter, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Nadda also took darshan…

The country is celebrating ‘Ganeshotsav’ from September 19. ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ is heard across the country, and people are dancing their hearts to the tunes of dhol and drums.The video from the pandal showsTussharwalking towards the temple amid security. He can be seen wearing a white plain kurta pyjama, and walking barefoot to seek blessings of Lord Ganesh.He can be seen obliging fans for a selfie, and also getting clicked by the paparazzi.On the other hand,Sherlyn could be seen wearing an ethnic plain white suit, paired with bandhani print red dupatta. She accessorised the look with red bangles, a red…

As per reports, the Centre may reduce the MEP on basmati rice by around $300 per tonne from the existing $1,200 per tonne to counter Pakistan’s move. Union Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal is learnt to have held a virtual meeting with basmati exporters, where the decision was apparently taken. According to reports, the decision has been taken to maintain Indian basmati rice’s global competitiveness. the government may announce the cut in basmati ‘s MEP this week, the reports said. Some varieties of rice are grown for export purposes and they don’t have any impact on the domestic market.…

The resignation will come into effect from close of business hours on December 4Nayan Mehta, Chief – Special Projects (Key Management personnel & Senior Management) has also tendered his resignation due to personal and health reasons. The resignation will be effective from October 12.“As discussed, I wish to inform you that I would like to tender my resignation from the post of Chief Information Security Officer of SSE LTD to take up another opportunity. I request you to accept my Resignation and relieve me from my duties before 4th Dec 2023,” Pandey said in his resignation letter.“Please accept this letter…