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Singapore, Sep 27 (IANS) A 34-year-old Indian national died after being hit by a steel bar at a construction site in Singapore where he worked.The worker was performing cable-pulling work when a steel stand that was supporting a cable drum gave way, leading to the accident on Sunday afternoon in Pasir Ris Industrial Drive 1, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said.“As a general safety measure, the cable drum and its supporting structure must be stable and secured during cabling works,” MOM said, adding that it is investigating the fatal accident.A cable drum is a round, cylindrical object used to carry…

Seoul, Sep 27 (IANS) A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an arrest warrant sought for South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung over corruption charges, a decision that averted the biggest crisis yet for the former presidential candidate.The Seoul Central District Court made the decision following a hearing attended by Lee, chair of the Democratic Party (DP), reports Yonhap News Agency. It marked the first time the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party has attended an arrest warrant hearing.”In comprehensive consideration of the degree to which the defendant’s right to defense is needed and the extent of concerns about the…

Baghdad, Sep 27 (IANS) At least 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured after a massive fire ripped through a wedding hall in Iraq’s Nineveh province, a top official announced on Wednesday.The updated figures were confirmed to the media by Nineveh Governor Najm al-Jubouri, reports Xinhua news agency.The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in al-Hamdaniya town, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted the Iraqi Civil Defence as saying.It said that initial reports indicated that fireworks were used during the celebration, which may have…

The study, published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, sought to determine if older adults with hypertension could receive these benefits by moderately increasing their daily walking, which is one of the easiest and most popular forms of physical activity for this population.”It’s easy to do, they don’t need any equipment, they can do it anywhere at almost any time,” said Duck-chun Lee, from theIowa State University in the US.The researchers found that walking speed and walking in continuous bouts did not matter as much as simply increasing total steps.The team focused the study on a group of…

The incident happened at 5 a.m. The vehicles included the Grand Vitara, Brezza and Tata Harrier SUV.A fire brigade reached the spot on information and brought the fire under control.According to the fire department officials, the vehicles were parked near a house.The vehicle owner suspected that some anti-social elements may have set the vehicles on fire as these were only two to three years old.CCTV footage around the incident site was being scrutinized for further investigation, police said.Speaking to the media, a fire official said, “Information was received about a fire in vehicles at the parking area in Sector-46. A…

According to the company, it shipped out 8,000 tons from Mangalore port to South32 Aluminium smelters in South Africa and Mozambique.This first shipment will lead the way for Epsilon Carbon to supply global smelters with an estimated export of $100 million dollars in 2024, the company said in a statement.Epsilon Carbon is currently setting up a greenfield specialty carbon complex in Orissa which will also be capable of exporting liquid coal tar pitch.Flagging off the first consignment, Epsilon Carbon’s Founder and Managing Director, Vikram Handa, said: “It is a moment of pride for us to be the first Indian company…

In recent episodes of the show, the audience witnessed how Vandana (played by Pariva Pranati) was diagnosed with breast cancer and decided to proceed with the treatment.Breast cancer is a susceptible topic that must be dealt with utmost care and the show promises to highlight the same with a sense of responsibility and commitment, considering the sentiments and feelings attached to them.In the upcoming episodes, viewers can see the chemotherapy’s adverse effects on Vandana, resulting in her hair loss. The transformation for the character’s look was achieved through the use of prosthetics.Talking about the recent track, Pariva said: “Portraying someone…

Esha, who along with the experienced Manu Bhaker, had qualified for the final in the Individual, shot a score of 34 points and finished second behind China’s Rui Liu, who set a new Asian Games record with a total of 38 points, improving the previous mark of 34 points set by India’s Rahi Sarnobat in 2018 edition in Jakarta/Palembang (Indonesia).Korea’s Jiin Yang took the bronze medal with a score of 29 points after winning a shoot-off with China’s Sixuan Feng.India’s Manu Bhaker lost out on a medal and finished fifth.–IANSbsk/bc

In a video that went viral, the BJP MP, who is also an animal rights activist, can be heard saying, “ISKCON is the biggest cheat in the country. It maintains gaushalas and get benefits from the government, including vast lands.”She also recalled her visit to ISKCON’s Anantpur Gaushala in Andhra Pradesh, where she claimed that she couldn’t find any cow that doesn’t give milk or calves.”There was no dry cow in the entire dairy. Not a single calf was there. It means all were sold,” she is heard saying in the video.”ISKCON is selling all its cows to butchers. No…

The Prime Minister made the remark while addressing the event to commemorate two decades of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.He said, “I remember in 2009 everyone asked me to not hold the summit as there was a global slowdown. But I refused and said at the worst, the summit would not be successful.”The journey of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit began on September 28, 2003, under the visionary leadership of the then Chief Minister, Narendra Modi.From its humble beginnings with 300 international participants in its debut year, the summit flourished exponentially, hosting thousands of delegates from more than 135 nations…