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By Special Correspondent Bhopal: In a major step towards strengthening cyber security and citizen-centric policing, Madhya Pradesh has rolled out the e-Zero FIR system, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a “Cyber-Secure India”. The initiative was launched under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the leadership of Chief Minister Dr…
Kunming, Dec 25 (UNI) Rescuers have retrieved four bodies and three people are still missing following a suspected coal and gas outburst at a coal mine on Wednesday in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said Thursday. The accident struck the Daying coal mine in Zhenxiong County at around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the…
Toronto, (UNI) Canadian police have reported the back-to-back murders of two Indian nationals in Toronto, of Shivank Avasthi, 20, and Himanshi Khurana, 30. The Toronto police said that officers responded on Tuesday, December 23, afternoon to a call of a person with serious injuries in the Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road area. They…
Washington, (UNI) The Department of Homeland Security said it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new “weighted, wage-based selection process” approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become…
Colombo, (UNI) Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development has released LKR 106.2 million ($350,000) in financial assistance as part of the first phase of relief for industries affected by Cyclone Ditwah, as the government steps up efforts to stabilise the economy after widespread damage. Under the programme, 531 registered industrialists verified by divisional…
United Nations, Dec. 23 (UNI) Drought is affecting an estimated more than 4.6 million people in Somalia, around a quarter of the population, a UN spokesperson said Monday. UN partners indicate that at least 120,000 people were displaced between September and December, as water prices soar, food becomes increasingly scarce, livestock die, and livelihoods collapse,…
Washington, Dec. 23 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his call to take over Greenland, which triggered strong objections from Denmark and the European Union. “We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. “They say Denmark owns it. Denmark has spent…
Dhaka, (UNI) Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander G Khozin on Monday urged both Bangladesh and India to find a way to prevent further escalation of ongoing tensions between the two countries. Speaking at a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Dhaka, Khozin said a conducive environment must be created ahead of Bangladesh’s upcoming national…
Sydney Dec. 22 (UNI) The men accused of killing 15 people in a fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had conducted firearms training in a regional area and had recorded a video about plans for the attack, according to a police fact sheet released on Monday. The facts, which were released publicly by a…
Dhaka/ New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) India has temporarily suspended visa services at its Chittagong application center, the country’s second-largest city, following protests linked to the death of a prominent youth leader and increasing diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Indian officials said the visa center will remain closed until further notice after demonstrators approached…
