Bijapur, May 17 (UNI) Following conclusion of the Karregutta operation aimed at eliminating Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, the police in Telangana’s Mulugu district have carried out a major crackdown on Naxal activities and have arrested 20 Naxals from various police station areas, including Wazed, Venkatapuram, and Kannigudem. Those arrested include one Divisional Committee Member…
Jiuquan, May 17 (UNI) A commercial rocket lifted off on Saturday in northwest China, successfully sending six satellites into space. The rocket, coded ZQ-2E Y2, blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is a modified variant of the ZQ-2 model…
Istanbul, May 17 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday the discovery of a gas field in the Black Sea with reserves of 75 billion cubic meters (bcm). “At the Goktepe-3 field, after 49 days of drilling and testing, yesterday we received good news: we discovered gas reserves amounting to 75 bcm. This…
Chennai, May 18 (UNI) The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) signed a MoU with Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) on Saturday for customized e-learning and certification program on MSME. The MoU was in the presence of IOB CEO and MD Ajay Kumar Srivastava by Dillip Kumar Barik, General Manager HR IOB and Dr. K…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs today sought to highlight the “utter misrepresentation of facts” over EAM S Jaishankar’s remarks two days ago on Operation Sindoor. The MEA said that “EAM Jaishankar had stated that we had warned Pakistan at the start, which is clearly the early phase after Operation Sindoor’s…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi government accusing it of “informing” Pakistan ahead of strikes on terror infrastructure and calling it a “crime”. The former Congress president while sharing a video of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, questioned how many aircraft the…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) The Congress on Saturday said that it supported sending all-party delegation to different countries but emphasised that Members of Parliament should focus on addressing terrorism, which is the main issue and not Kashmir, as the US President Donald Trump is trying to suggest. The party asserted that the visit of…
Washington/New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has again claimed success for pulling India and Pakistan from the brink of war, and also that India is “willing to cut 100 percent of their tariffs” for the United States. In an interview to Fox News, the US President, asked about his role in helping…
Union Minister sanctions 3.76 lakh more houses under PMAY-G for Assam Shri Chouhan launches Lakhimi Mistri – a Women Mason initiative under PMAY-G Guwahati, 17 MAY 2025, In a significant milestone for rural development in Assam, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended the virtual Grihapravesh ceremony of 55,000 houses under…
Bengaluru, May 17 (UNI) Cricket fans thronged merchandise stalls outside Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday, snapping up memorabilia and jerseys bearing Virat Kohli’s iconic number 18 ahead of the IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders. This is Kohli’s first match appearance since announcing his retirement from Test cricket earlier this…
