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Topic: Earthquakes

Earthquake of 7.2 magnitude jolts Tajikistan near China border

The epicenter is about 82 km from the nearest China border and was strongly felt in areas in China’s western Xinjiang region, including Kashgar and Artux, CCTV reported.

Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Monday's earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.

A story of survival under earthquake rubble –– Turkish man rescued after 187 hours

Berber, a 62-year-old diabetic, survived 187 hours after the walls of his groundfloor flat were propped up by a fridge and a cabinet, leaving him an armchair to sit in & a rug for warmth.

Romio, Rambo, Honey and Julie – these 4 rescue dogs are helping NDRF teams in quake-hit Turkey

The four Labradors are part of the two battalions sent from India to carry out rescue operations in Turkey. During the Nepal earthquake in 2015, 18 canines had accompanied NDRF teams.

Indian restaurateur in Turkey offers food, refuge to people displaced by earthquake

Deependra Garain opened the doors of his restaurant and hotels in the city of Nevşehir in Cappadocia to over 30 civilians, including many women and children.

India ramps up aid to Turkey & Syria, Army sends 30-bed field hospital

While the Army has dispatched an army field hospital along with 99 soldiers to Turkey, a plane full of medical supplies is being sent to Syria.

Over 4,000 people killed in deadly earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

Rescue efforts are ongoing, and the number of people killed, injured and displaced probably will climb, reported Washington Post.

NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit Turkey

India has sent the NDRF team to Turkey after earthquakes jolted Turkey and Syria Monday.

Major earthquake kills over 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors

The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in Turkish cities and piled more devastation on millions of Syrians displaced by years of war.

100 NDRF men, 2 canines to be sent to earthquake-hit Turkey for rescue ops, medics to follow

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Monday morning and has killed over 1700 people.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.