New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a fresh status report from the Delhi Police regarding appeals against acquittals in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and expressed concern over the failure to challenge the Delhi High Court’s refusal to reopen several cases. A bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka questioned the…
Massive investment in infrastructure development Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal In a significant development for Madhya Pradesh, Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the approval of 31 new railway projects under the 2025-26 railway budget. Addressing a video conference in Bhopal, Vaishnaw revealed that these projects span a total of 5,869 kilometers, with a proposed investment of Rs…
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal Despite completing all necessary procedures, the official notification for Madhav National Park’s transition into a Tiger Reserve remains on hold for over a month and a half. This delay persists even though the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Madhya Pradesh government’s proposal on December 1. On December 2, the same…
Mexico City, Feb 4 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said she had reached an agreement with her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to put a month-long “pause” on imposing a 25-percent tariff on Mexican imports and to immediately reinforce security along the 3,200-km U.S.-Mexico border to stem drug trafficking. The two leaders reached a…
Washington, Feb 4 (UNI) U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed Chris Wright, CEO of an oilfield services company, to be the new secretary of the Energy Department. The upper chamber approved the nomination by a vote of 59-38. Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy, a Denver-based company that provides hydraulic fracturing services to the…
Kochi, Feb 4 (UNI) India must strengthen its domestic manufacture and design of components for sensors and MEMS (micro electromechanical systems) to tap a burgeoning global market, according to experts, even as authorities assured that lack of funding will not hinder research in key areas of the domain. As a big market of the world,…
Ankara, Feb 4 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Syria before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins on March 1, Turkish pro-government newspaper Turkiye reported, citing sources. Syria’s Interim President Ahmed Sharaa, will visit Turkey on Tuesday, February 4 and will officially invite President Erdogan to Damascus, and the latter will…
Sydney, Feb 4 (UNI) A 17-year-old girl died on Monday after being attacked by a shark at a beach on Bribie Island off the coast of Queensland, about 50 km north of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. local time. The Queensland Police Service said that the girl sustained…
Sydney, Feb 4 (UNI) Heavy rainfall has eased, but evacuated residents of northeastern Australia have been told it is not yet safe to return home amid widespread flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Tuesday morning canceled a severe weather warning that had been in place since Friday for Queensland’s North Tropical Coast region. Parts…
Jakarta, Feb 4 (UNI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s North Maluku province early Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The agency had first issued the quake’s magnitude at 6.2 before revising it. The earthquake struck at 04:35 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (2135 GMT Monday), with its epicenter…
