New Delhi, July 3 (UNI) The Congress today leveled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), claiming that deliberate attempts are being made to compromise the integrity of the electoral process, and accused it of acting as a “pawn” in this process. Addressing a media conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress spokesperson…
Mexico City, Apr 8 (UNI) At least nine people were killed and five others injured on Monday in an armed assault at an addiction recovery clinic in northwestern Mexico, local authorities said. Armed assailants attacked the clinic early Monday morning in the municipality of Culiacan in northwestern Mexico’s Sinaloa state, according to the local public…
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Trump Administration will hold its first Quad meeting, with new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with his Quad counterparts — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of India, Australian FM Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya – in Washington today. Later, US Secretary of State Rubio…
New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) The foreign ministers/deputy prime ministers of 20 countries, including the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, will be attending the Raisina Dialogue being held in New Delhi from March 17-19. Those attending include Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia; Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) India today expressed deep sadness over the tragic death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar and assured that the government will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all Nepalese students in India. KIIT has been embroiled…
Jakarta, Apr 3 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province early Thursday, without triggering large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported. The agency initially recorded the magnitude at 6.0 before revising it. The quake occurred at 04:03 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (2103 GMT),…
No classes after 12 PM Bhopal: With temperatures soaring past 41°C in Madhya Pradesh, the intense heat wave is causing widespread discomfort. The sweltering conditions have been particularly tough on schoolchildren, prompting the Bhopal District Collector to announce a change in school timings. In light of the extreme heat, all government and private schools in…
Manila, May 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck Quezon province, east of Manila, on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 12:17 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of six kilometers, about 24 kilometers northwest of General Nakar in…
Los Angeles, Mar 15 (UNI) NASA and SpaceX launched a new crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a critical step to bring home NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded in space since last June. The spacecraft took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its manifesto for the next month Assembly election with 15 guarantees, including employment and the women’s dignity scheme. While releasing the manifesto on Monday, AAP’s national convener and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “Kejriwal’s guarantees are solid,” emphasising that free electricity for 24…
