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Record Southeastern Brazil Rainstorms Kill 30
At least 30 people have been killed by intense storms in southeastern Brazil, the Civil Defense office in Minas Gerais state said on Saturday.
The toll was a jump from the 11 reported by the same office earlier in the day.
Seventeen people are also missing, seven injured, and some 3,500 have been forced to move in more following a series of landslides and house collapses, Civil Defense officials said.
(Source: AFP)
Israel Strikes in Gaza in Response to Incendiary Balloons
Israel carried out air raids on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late Saturday, in response to the launching of incendiary devices attached to balloons sent over from the Palestinian enclave, the army said.
"A short while ago, combat planes hit a number of targets of the Hamas terrorist organisation in the southern Gaza Strip," the military said in a statement.
Among the targets was an arms factory, the army added, stressing that the air raids were in response to the launching of the incendiary balloons towards Israeli territory.
(Source: AFP)
Explosion at Shop in Assam's Dibrugarh
An explosion has taken place at a shop near NH 37 at Graham Bazaar in Dibrugarh. Police and other officers have reached the spot. More details are awaited.
(Source: ANI)
Turkey Quake Death Toll Rises to 31
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck eastern Turkey rose to 31, officials said Sunday, as rescue efforts continued.
The magnitude 6.8 quake hit on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province but also affected neighbouring cities and countries.
The Turkish government's disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said 31 people died, the majority in Elazig but at least four in nearby Malatya, and 1,607 were injured.
(Source: AFP)
Bengaluru Traffic Cop Who Caught 680 Drunken Drivers Gets President’s Police Medal
Among the 19 police officers from Karnataka who were conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day is a traffic cop from Bengaluru who caught 680 drunk drivers during his five-year-long service in the traffic division.
Presently posted as an assistant sub-inspector at Basavangudi police station, K Venkatesh, 50, was among the 14 traffic cops from across the country.
(Source: The Indian Express)
Kerala's First Transwoman Journalist Ties the Knot
Heidi Saadiya, the first transwoman journalist in the state tied knot with Atharv Mohan in Ernakulam on 26 January 2020. This is the fourth transgender marriage in the state under the Special Marriage Act.
(Source: ANI)
Jharkhand Guv Directs DGP to Take Action in Chaibasa Incident
Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu directed DGP KN Choubey to take action against the accused in Chaibasa incident in Ranchi. The Governor also instructed him to maintain peace and law and order across the state.
(Source: ANI)
Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group Meeting Scheduled For Monday
A meeting of the Indian National Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group is scheduled to be held on Monday, 27 January, at Interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi.
(Source: ANI)
Fifteen Gendarmes Killed in Attack on Mali Camp: Source
Fifteen members of Mali's security forces died in a jihadist assault on Sunday, 26 January, at a camp in the centre of the country, military and local sources said.
"At least 15 Malian military were killed Sunday in the Sokolo military camp during an attack by terrorists," a Malian military source told AFP.
"The military killed were all gendarmes," a local lawmaker said.
(Source: AFP)
Tiger Mauls to Death Man, Cow in MP’s Umaria
A tiger mauled to death a man and his cow in Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, 26 January, a forest department official said.
The incident happened in Akamaniha village, some 40 kilometres from the district headquarters, close to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, he added.
"Narbad Singh (35) was grazing his cow near the forest when a tiger attacked them. Before villagers could come to their rescue, the tiger had killed them both. It fled into the forest after a crowd descended on the spot," said Nourojabad police station inspector Rakesh Uike.
(Source: PTI)
2G Mobile Internet Services Restored Around 9PM in Kashmir: Officials
Mobile phone services and 2G Internet services were restored in Kashmir on Sunday hours after being suspended as a precautionary measure for ensuring an incident-free Republic Day celebration in the Valley, officials said.
(PTI)
5 Rockets Hit Near US Embassy in Baghdad: Sources
Five rockets hit near US embassy in Iraq capital, reports AFP news agency quoting security source.
(AFP)
6 Bike-Borne Assailants Attempt to Hurl Petrol Bomb at Thuglak Magazine Editor
Six bike-borne assailants tried to hurl petrol bomb at the residence of Gurumurthy, editor of Thuglak magazine in Tamil Nadu’s Mylapore, earlier on Sunday. A case has been registered.
(Source: ANI)
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash: Reports
NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41, according to Los Angeles-based website TMZ.
(Source: AFP)
3 Dead in Protest Against Gambian Head Barrow
Three people died on Sunday as hundreds of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of Gambian President Adama Barrow who wants to extend his term.
They were the first deaths since protests erupted months ago against Barrow, who pledged in late 2016 to step down after three years in office.
(Source: AFP)