Tegucigalpa, Feb 26 (UNI) A helicopter carrying Honduran President Xiomara Castro made an emergency landing Tuesday in a mountainous area in the northwestern part of the country. The aircraft was en route from San Pedro Sula to the capital, Tegucigalpa, when it was forced to land in the mountainous area of Santa Cruz de Yojoa,…
Beirut, Feb 26 (UNI) A series of powerful explosions has been heard in Damascus amid Israeli planes spotted in Syria’s south, the Al-Watan newspaper reported on Wednesday. The explosions sounded in the suburbs of the Syrian capital at the same time as Israeli aircraft passed over the Daraa province, the newspaper added. Later in the…
Imphal, Feb 26 (UNI) A total of 87 different types of weapons, various ammunition/munitions, and other miscellaneous items were voluntarily surrendered by the public to Churachandpur, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kangpokpi, Jiribam, and Imphal West Districts during the last 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. Six 7.62mm Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) with empty magazines, INSAS 5.56…
Khartoum, Feb 26 (UNI) A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday in Omdurman, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing its crew and several army officers. The Antonov aircraft, which had taken off from Wadi Seidna Airbase about 22 km north of Khartoum, went down shortly after departure, said the Sudanese military in a statement….
Jakarta, Feb 26 (UNI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s North Sulawesi Province earlier Wednesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported. The tremor occurred at 5:55 a.m. local time Wednesday, the agency said. The epicenter was located 45 km southeast of East Bolaang Mongondow. Regency with a depth of 10…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (UNI) Milma will be organising regional workshops of its dealers to carry forward the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with Kerala State Cooperative Bank (Kerala Bank) last month to ensure greater credit flow to the dairy sector, including farmers and dairy entrepreneurs. As part of efforts to implement the agreement, Milma will…
Kyiv, Feb 26 (UNI) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he plans to meet with representatives of several countries to discuss common security issues. “I am hosting a number of countries at the weekend for us to continue to discuss how we go forward together as allies in light of the situation that we…
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (UNI) The South Central Railway (SCR) introduced a cashback facility to promote the purchase of unreserved tickets through the UTS Mobile App. The Zone has introduced the ‘UTS’ mobile application over 26 suburban stations in Hyderabad twin cities in 2016. Later, this facility has been extended to all the non-suburban stations for…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team ended the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League on a high, securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over England at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led from the front, scoring twice (26’, 33’) to propel India to a crucial win on Tuesday…
Guwahati/New Delhi, (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the Advantage Assam Summit 2.0 in Guwahati today, during which he highlighted the Modi Government’s commitment to the ‘Act East’ policy, and added that Assam can act as a hub for connectivity to Southeast Asia. In a post on X, the EAM said he addressed the…
