Earthquake in delhi today

For four seconds, Lucknow experienced tremors. According to news agency Reuters, a magnitude 6.8 quake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. The quake also struck Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar in Pakistan, ARY News reported. No loss of lives or damage to properties has been reported so far. More details are awaited.

A boat carrying residents returning from a wedding capsized in northern Nigeria killing about 100 people, police and local residents said Tuesday, as a search for survivors intensified. The boat capsized early Monday on the Niger River in the state of Kwara close to neighboring Niger state, police spokesman Okasanmi Ajayi said. “What we gathered was there was a boat that capsized and about 100 people died,” he said. The victims, including women and children, were returning from an overnight wedding ceremony in the village of Egboti in Niger state, said Usman Ibrahim, a resident. (AP) • Decrying the negative portrayal of Muslims in the upcoming film "72 Hoorain", slated to be released next month, prominent religious and political leaders in Kashmir on Tuesday said the movie "hurts the sentiments" of the community, reported PTI. Directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and co-produced by Ashoke Pandit, the film will be released in Indian theatres on July 7. It features Pavan Malhotra and Aamir Bashir in the lead. • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020, reported AP. Erdogan made the comment during a visit to Azerbaijan at the start of his third term in office following presidential elections last month. “We are ready to open our consulate whenever you wish,” Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Erdogan as telling Azerbaijani President Ilham...

NEW DELHI: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, as a result of which Delhi and several parts of north India experienced tremors. According to officials, the earthquake struck at 1.33 pm and it originated near the remote village of Gandoh Bhalessa in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. "Tremors might have been felt in Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and all adjoining areas. The aftershock could be of a lesser magnitude than the main shock," National Center for Seismology director Dr OP Mishra said.