Tokyo, May 18 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hit Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 0055 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 42.0 km, was initially determined to be at 35.88 degrees north latitude and 141.00 degrees east longitude.
Washington, May 18 (UNI) TikTok and the US Justice Department are asking a federal court to issue a decision on the forced divestiture of the social media company by December 6, court documents revealed. “To ensure that there is adequate time before the Act’s prohibitions take effect to request emergency relief from the Supreme Court,…
Bamyan, Afghanistan, (UNI) Four people, including three foreign nationals and an Afghan, were killed in a shooting attack in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province on Friday, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Affairs Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said. Four foreigners and three Afghans were injured during the shooting, he said. Four suspects have been arrested, the…
Mumbai, May 17 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday added another gain of 253 pts to close strong at 73917.03 on firm global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 62.25 pts at 22,466.10. The NSE registered days high and low at 22,502.15 and 22,345.65 pts respectively. Though the equity market remained volatile during the…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) In the wake of Indian boxer Parveen Hooda’s suspension, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in consultation with Boxing Paris Unit, responsible for the boxing competition at the Paris Olympics, has ensured that India will have another chance to qualify for the women’s 57kg weight category. However, India can only…
Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) The Election Commission of India on Friday served a show cause notice to the ex-judge of Calcutta High Court and BJP’s Tamluk Lok Sabha candidate nominee Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his alleged “improper, injudicious and undignified” remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The ECI asked Gangopadhyay to reply by May…
Fatehpur (UP), May 17 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his fight is for the rights of the country, whereas the people of the INDI alliance, who are deep into corruption, were fighting to save themselves and to make their families better. While addressing an election rally in Fatehpur parliamentary constituency, the…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) A purported video about the alleged unruly incident that happened at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence involving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal was released by the party itself on Friday prompting her to say it was an attempt by “political hitman to save himself”. In the released…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the hearing on the bail plea of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to Tuesday, May 21 in the money laundering charges. The case will now be reviewed by a vacation bench as the Apex Court closes for Summer Vacation. Soren, the JMM chief,…
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta after hearing the arguments from both sides…
