Patna, Sept 28 (UNI) The Election Commission ( EC) has announced the deployment of 470 Central Observers for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and bye-elections across several states. According to the election commission office sources, the observers comprising of IAS, IPS, and IRS officers will be responsible for conducting free, fair and transparent elections. Of…
Moscow, May 28 (UNI) The Russian air defence intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions in the past three hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. “From 21:00 Moscow time [18:00 GMT] on May 27 to 00:00 Moscow time [21:00 GMT] on May 28, air defence systems destroyed and intercepted 112…
New Delhi, July 29 (UNI) Congress today termed the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April this year as a major security lapse and demanded that the government be held accountable. The opposition party called for the formation of a review committee, similar to the Kargil review panel, to uncover the truth behind the incident. Congress also…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) The India U20 women’s team will play three friendly matches during the FIFA International Match Window in February in Antalya, Turkey. Led by head coach Joakim Alexandersson, the Young Tigresses, who are currently camping in Bengaluru, will face Jordan (February 19), Hong Kong (February 22) and Russia (February 25) in…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) India today criticised the global climate finance target of USD 300 billion by 2035 proposed under the UN framework for climate change, calling it inadequate to meet the scale and urgency of the climate crisis. Delivering the keynote address at FICCI’s 4th LEADS Summit, union Minister for Environment, Forest and…
New Delhi, Mar 22 (UNI) The Congress on Saturday condemned the alleged assault on an army official and his son by Punjab police in Patiala and said that law and order has collapsed under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab. Addressing a press conference here, AICC ex-servicemen department Chairman Col (retd) Rohit Chaudhry…
New Delhi, July 30 (UNI) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Delhi has apprehended Tamil film actor Dr S Srinivasan, alias Powerstar, in connection with an alleged loan fraud case. The actor, who had been absconding since 2018, was declared a proclaimed offender twice. According to police sources, Srinivasan allegedly defrauded a company of ₹5 crore…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (UNI) Kerala has set its sights on eliminating rabies deaths by 2030, even as the state continues to vaccinate nearly nine lakh animal-bite victims every year but still loses more than 20 lives annually, almost 40 per cent of them children. To address this persistent public health challenge, the Kerala University of…
New Delhi, June 13 (UNI) The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a not-for-profit research entity, have entered into a partnership with an aim to accelerate the development of a monoclonal antibody treatment for dengue fever. The initiative specifically targets low- and middle-income countries…
Brussels/New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Brussels, today met the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Belgium Maxime Prevot, during which he welcomed Belgium’s support and solidarity with India in combatting terrorism. In a post on X, the EAM also said that he appreciated the strong momentum…
