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The eruption occurred on Friday, lighting up the night sky with a crimson glow as hundreds of small earthquakes shook the area. A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appeared to be subsiding on Saturday, posing no danger to people, experts said.Streams of red lava bubbled and flowed out of a fissure in a valley in Geldingadalur, close to Mount Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.As the lava flow slowed under rain showers on Saturday, a blue gas plume and a vapour cloud rose from…
Guardiola’s players are sweeping all before them this season, having also reached the final of the English League Cup, the quarterfinals of the Champions League and forged a 14-point lead in the Premier League. With an unprecedented quadruple still a possibility for Manchester City, the pressure on Pep Guardiola is intensifying heading into the final two months of the season.So, as his superstar players head off around the world on international duty, the City manager is ready to switch off.“This week,” Guardiola said, “I promise I will not think about football. I will not watch games.”Few would begrudge him the…
The development triggered speculation on whether the BJP is going to put faith in Mr. Ghosh if it gets the desired numbers to form the government While the BJP is fighting polls in West Bengal without any formal announcement of the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday heaped praises on State’s party president Dilip Ghosh while addressing a rally. The development triggered speculation on whether the BJP is going to put faith in Mr. Ghosh if it gets the desired numbers to form the government. The Trinamool Congress leadership, however, said that the PM was trying…
The commercials, each about a minute in length, take a dig at the “flawed policies” of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come out with a handful of commercials and a theme song to pep up its election campaign in Kerala. The commercials, each about a minute in length, take a dig at the “flawed policies” of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan C. N. released the ten commercials and the theme song on…
With Germany in its fourth month of lockdown and vaccination efforts lagging compared to Britain and the United States, many people, from shopkeepers to would-be holiday makers, are increasingly restive at the lack of a clear path to a return tonormal life. Germany Police deployed watercannon and pepper spray after a gathering of some 20,000 protesters against lockdown and other coronavirus rules incentral Germany turned violent, with some demonstrators throwingbottles at police.Protesters from all over Germany converged on the central city of Kassel for the march, which was organised by the”Querdenker” – “Lateral Thinkers” – online conspiracy movement.”Bottles were thrown…
The Pakistan PM has tested positive for the COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday extended his best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for a speedy recovery from COVID-19.Mr. Khan has tested positive for the COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, his top aide on health announced, two days after he got the first shot of a vaccine. Mr Modi tweeted his wishes to Mr. Khan, “Best wishes to Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI for a speedy recovery from COVID-19.” Source
There was neither a joint statement nor a clear identification of deliverables after the Alaska meeting The U.S.-China talks started with a bang but ended with a whimper as Chinese officials left the site of the talks in Anchorage without a press conference on Friday and the rancour and sparring evident in Thursday’s opening session did not have a sequel to match.While the Chinese delegation left without addressing the press, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to reporters, saying the two sides were “fundamentally at odds” on a number of issues but suggesting…
Party also promises debt relief for women who took loans from micro finance banks Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The party also promised to write off the debts of women who have taken loans from micro finance banks, provide free yarn, loom and other equipment to them and make their travel in State buses free. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on…
Rohit, Kohli, Suryakumar and Hardik flex their collective batting muscle to post 224 in high-stakes decider India defeated England by 36 runs in the fifth Twenty20 International to claim the series 3-2 here on Saturday.Rohit Sharma’s blistering 64 off just 34 balls laid the foundation for India’s massive total of 224 for two.Skipper Virat Kohli contributed unbeaten 80 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 off 17 balls before Chris Jordan’s stunning piece of fielding resulted in his dismissal off Adil Rashid.Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 39.India struck early with Bhivneshwar Kumar dismissing dangerous Jason Roy for a duck and kept consistent…