NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (NNN-PTI) — The death toll in the firecracker factory blast in India’s northern state of Punjab has risen to 23, according to local media. India’s national daily, The Hindustan Times, reported that the incident occurred in Batala area of Gurdaspur district, in Punjab. The teams of…

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (NNN-PTI) – The second and final de-orbiting manoeuvre for India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, was performed successfully on Wednesday (today), according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ISRO in its statement said, “The second de-orbiting manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (Sept…

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seventeen Afghan civilians have been wounded, in an accident blast, in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, a provincial government spokesman said. Afghan officials use the term ERW referring to un-exploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO). The injured were shifted to a…

WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed today (Wednesday), that six Chinese tourists died, in a serious bus crash near New Zealand’s Rotorua. An official from the Chinese embassy in New Zealand told Xinhua that, the passengers on the bus belonged to a tour group…

MUMBAI, Sept 4 (NNN-PTI) – Incessant rains across Mumbai and adjoining areas have led to water-logging in the city and forecast of heavy rainfall by India Meteorological Department (IMD) has made the city’s civic body on Wednesday (today) issue an advisory to shut schools. “In the wake of IMD’s warning…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 4 (NNN-BB NEWS) -Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), should work collectively, to combat terrorism, Brunei Police Commissioner, Mohammad Irwan said, on Tuesday. Speaking at the 28th Joint ASEAN Senior Police Officers’ Course, Irwan said, the ACCPCM aims to speed up the…