Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, July 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with the President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on the sidelines of the Rio BRICS Summit, during which they discussed enhancing economic ties, as well as cooperation in biotechnology, pharma, Ayurveda and Digital Public Infrastructure among other things. The PM…
BMHRC achieves first successful eye transplant = Bringing new light to gas victim Bhopal: The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) has reached another significant milestone in the field of medicine. On Tuesday, the hospital successfully carried out its first-ever eye transplant. A 50-year-old gas victim from Raisen district received a corneal transplant, performed…
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 3 (UNI) In another punitive measure against Islamabad, India today banned Pakistani-flagged ships from entering Indian ports and prohibited Indian-flagged vessels from visiting ports in Pakistan. The restrictions, effective immediately, were issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai, under the Merchant Shipping Act. It said: “A ship bearing the flag of…
New Delhi, Sept 2 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested the Branch Manager and Field Officer of UP Gramin Bank, Chandausi, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 from a loan applicant. The arrested officials have been identified as Pinkesh Kumar, Branch Manager, and Shailendra Singh, Field Officer. According…
Khartoum, May 4 (UNI) At least 300 people were killed in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of Al-Nuhood in West Kordofan State, southwestern Sudan, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. A ministry statement said the attacks occurred over the past two days and accused the RSF of committing…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a writ petition challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution, in light of the recent controversy surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma and a request for registering an FIR against him. The petition, filed by a group of lawyers and concerned…
Bhopal: Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Singh was honored by Governor Mangubhai Patel for his significant contribution to the welfare of martyred soldiers, ex-servicemen, and their families. He was presented with a certificate and a memento in recognition of his efforts in exceeding the fundraising target under the Armed Forces Flag Fund. The honor was formally handed…
Mumbai, May 9 (UNI) A bloodbath was seen in equity market on Friday, as BSE Sensex crashed 1366 pts to open at 78,968.34 escalating India -Pakistan tension. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 338 pts at 23,935.75 pts. All the stocks were slid, especially Power, Realty, Bankex dropped more than. 1 percent. The BSE Sensex…
Bengaluru, June 16 (UNI) Ahead of the much-anticipated Test series against England, Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill said he has not yet locked down his batting position, suggesting that the upcoming practice game will be key in assessing where he might best serve the team. Responding to a question on whether he had earmarked a specific…
Melbourne, Jun 20 (UNI) Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has been appointed as the head coach of the Australia A men’s team for the upcoming season, Cricket Australia announced on Friday. Paine’s coaching tenure will begin with a home series against Sri Lanka A, scheduled to take place in Darwin from July 4. This…
