#WATCH | Several people feared to be injured after a cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi area today. Further details awaited.
PM Narendra Modi spoke to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel & other officials regarding the mishap in Morbi. He has sought urgent mobilisation of teams for rescue ops. He has asked that the situation be closely & continuously monitored & extend all possible help to those affected: PMO
I'm deeply saddened by the tragedy of suspension bridge collapse in Morbi. Relief & rescue ops are ongoing. Instructions given to arrange immediate treatment of the injured. I'm in constant contact with the district administration in this regard, tweets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel
PM Narendra Modi spoke to me about the tragedy of Morbi & took stock of the situation. The PM has given necessary instructions & guidance to the system regarding continuous monitoring of the entire situation & rescue operations, tweeted Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel
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Gujarat's #MorbiBridgeCollapse | Approx 300 Army personnel deployed in search & rescue ops at incident site. Army columns equipped with Engineer Stores are assisting NDRF, SDRF, IN, Coast Guard in rescue op & assisting civil admin & police in crowd management & security: Sources
Nine Army Columns incl Engineer Task Force & Medical Detachments mobilised out of Dhrangdhara, Jamnagar, Bhuj by 2040 hrs y'day. 1st Column reached at 2130 hrs. After arrival, Army columns first started crowd control & route clearance from accident site to civil hospital: Sources
The columns immediately got into the NDRF, SDRF & state fire services boats & assisted in search operations. Four medical columns assisted in the treatment of survivors in three hospitals viz. the govt civil hospital, Krishna hospital and Ayush hospital: Sources
Vadodara, Gujarat | India is a growing market & there is a huge business potential here. For most of the companies abroad, this is a good market to enter into. It is a wise decision for any company to come to India: Hisashi Takeuchi, MD, Maruti Suzuki on the Tata-Airbus project
Vadodara, Gujarat | We have expanded our Gujarat operations & in Haryana, we have started construction of our new factory: Hisashi Takeuchi, MD, Maruti Suzuki on Maruti Suzuki's future plans in India
We're celebrating 70 years anniversary of India-Japan cooperation. We've a long history of progression between the two countries. The combination of these two cultures is a good match & will be strengthened further in future: Hisashi Takeuchi, MD, Maruti Suzuki on Indo-Japan ties
#UPDATE | Seoul stampede: Death toll rises to 146, with 150 injured in Halloween stampede in Seoul's Itaewon, reports Yonhap news agency citing authorities
#UPDATE | Seoul stampede: With three more dead, death toll rises to 149 in a crush when a crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in Seoul, reports Reuters
Russian Side intends to draw the international community's attention, including at the UNSC, to a series of terrorist attacks committed against the Russian Federation in the Black & Baltic seas, highlighting the UK's involvement: Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova
Today, Kiev regime carried out a terrorist attack against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet & civilian ships that were on the outer & inner roadsteads of the Sevastopol base. The attack involved 9 unmanned aerial vehicles & 7 autonomous maritime drones: Russian Defence Ministry
It should be emphasised that the ships of Black Sea Fleet that were subjected to terrorist attack are involved in ensuring the security of the ‘grain corridor’ as part of an international initiative to export agricultural products from Ukrainian ports: Russian Defence Ministry
IndiGo flight 6E-2131 (Delhi to Bangalore) grounded at Delhi airport after a suspected spark in the aircraft.
An aircraft operating flight 6E-2131 (Delhi-Bangalore) experienced a technical issue while on take-off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the takeoff & aircraft returned to the bay. All passengers & crew are safe & an alternate aircraft is being arranged: IndiGo
An aircraft operating flight 6E-2131 experienced an engine stall during take-off roll. All passengers are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft: IndiGo
Over past 2 decades, member states have made tangible progress in countering terrorism & violent extremism conducive to terrorism. Yet, terrorist threat persists & despite our best efforts has evolved: Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Rep to UN, Counter-Terrorism Committee Chair
Terrorism remains to constitute one of the most serious threats to int'l peace & security. With growing prevalence of technology&rapid rise in digitisation, addressing use of new & emerging technologies for terorrist purposes has become issue of increasing concern: Ruchira Kamboj
Mindful of addressing this issue whilst also recognising potential of technologies to increase effectiveness of counterterrorism efforts, Committee has come together in India to hold its spl meeting on countering use of new & emerging technologies for terorrist purposes: R Kamboj