Over 30 die in thunderstorms, lightning in India
Xinhua, New Delhi
More than 30 people have been killed and many others injured in thunderstorms and lightning in India, disaster management officials said Tuesday.
These deaths took place in the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours after heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds lashed them.
Non-Muslim
voters up in Pakistan,
PTI, Islamabad
The number of non-Muslim voters in Pakistan has climbed to 3.63 million in 2018 with the Hindus at 1.77 million maintaining their majority among the religious minority electorate, according to a new voters’ list prepared by authorities ahead of the general elections.
Abbas leaves hospital
AFP, Ramallah
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas left hospital on Monday following eight days of treatment for pneumonia and pledged to return to work, an AFP journalist reported.
