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Quetta, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 52 people, including a police officer, have died and some 50 others injured in a suspected suicide blast that occurred on Friday near a mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as people gathered for a religious procession to mark Eid Milad-un-Nabi, officials said.The incident took place near the Madina Masjid in Mastung district.The number of casualties was confirmed to Dawn news by District Health Officer (DHO) Abdul Razzaq Shahi, while City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri said a police official was among the dead.Earlier, Saeed Mirwani, chief executive of Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh…

United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) More than 16,000 children have been displaced in eastern Libya following the catastrophic floods triggered by Storm Daniel, with their psychosocial well-being at stake, the Unicef has said.Many more children have also been affected due to lack of essential services, such as health, schooling and safe water supply, Xinhua news agency quoted Unicef as saying in a statement.While the number of children among the casualties is not yet confirmed, the UN body fears hundreds of children may have died in the disaster, given that children account for about 40 per cent of the population, it…

Customers will also get early access to more than 25,000 products till October 6 through Kick Starter Deals.”Customers will get access to thousands of new launches from leading brands, and lakhs of sellers across India. Our teams, including our delivery associates, are excited to make Amazon Great India Festival 2023 the biggest ever for millions of customers across Bharat,” Manish Tiwary, Vice President & Country Manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon, said in a statement.The Great Indian Festival will feature the latest smartphones starting from Rs 5,699 with 5G mobiles starting from Rs 8,999, electronics & accessories starting from Rs 99,…

The federal government in Parliament tabled the final report of the independent Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, reports Xinhua news agency.After a four-and-a-half-year inquiry, the commissioners concluded that people with disabilities continue to experience high rates of violence and abuse, multiple forms of neglect, and sexual and financial exploitation.”The social transformation needed to make Australia truly inclusive requires us to take account of the history of exclusion that has shaped the settings, systems and daily lives of people with disability through to today,” the report said.”Inclusion involves social transformation that enables people with…

The Union Minister has conveyed his condolences to those who have lost their dear ones in the accident.“I pray to God to give strength to the families to bear the loss and pray for the swift recovery of those injured in the incident,” he wrote on X.A 25-year-old man and his two-month-old daughter were killed after a row of makeshift houses collapsed in the Vrindavan Yojna area here in the early hours of Friday.The deceased have been identified as Muqadum Ali and his daughter Ayesha.Locals heard a loud thud, a little after midnight and came out of their homes to…

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Always on the lookout for the best possible deals and most competitive prices, Agoda analyzed the average room rates of tourist destinations between 22 – 31 December. In India, Goa is the most affordable tourist destination, with an average room rate of Rs. 7,621.The destinations with the lowest average accommodation rates across the Asia Pacific region are Hat Yai in Thailand, Yogyakarta in Indonesia, Kuching in Malaysia, Dalat in Vietnam, Goa in India, Baguio in the Philippines, Nagoya in Japan, Taichung in Taiwan, Melbourne in Australia, and Busan in South Korea. Average room rates vary from Rs. 3,562 in Hat…

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the jobless rate was unchanged from a month earlier, reports Xinhua news agency.Separately, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said the job availability ratio stood at 1.29, also flat with the July level.The ratio equates to there being 129 available jobs for every 100 people seeking work.–IANSksk

The Anam VietnamVietnam’s history, culture, cuisine, and native offerings have become a hit among different segments of Indian travellers. A stay at The Anam Mui Ne, Vietnam’s only resort to be a part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, amidst classic Vietnamese aesthetics, is a pure sensory indulgence.With a blend of Indochine charm and modern luxury, the hotel has been thoughtfully designed to evoke the Vietnamese spirit. The architecture is inspired by the grand French villas of Hanoi that pay homage to both colonial-era and classic Vietnamese aesthetics. The hotel features customised encaustic mosaic tiles, Cham (Cham dynasty…

According to legal documents obtained by ‘People’ magazine, the iconic pop singer, 57, and the meme rapper, 27, settled the lawsuit filed by Astley in January against Gravy (born Matthew Hauri) and his collaborators for an undisclosed sum.Gravy filed a notice of settlement, while Astley filed a notice of dismissal in his copyright infringement suit with an order to show cause hearing set for November 8, which had heated things up.The new lawsuit was filed by Richard Busch, the music litigator who won the copyright case over ‘Blurred Lines’. The whole case was filed by Astley against Gravy for copying…