Moscow, Oct 17 (UNI) Russian tourists will now be able to stay for up to 90 days in Thailand without a visa from November 1 until April 30, 2024, the Thai cabinet said on Tuesday. Russia was included in the list of the countries whose citizens “are released from the need to get a visa…
Paris, Oct 17 (UNI) One of France’s most famous cultural monuments, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, was closed to visitors on Tuesday due to a strike by its staff, French media reported. Workers at the facility have gone on strike demanding higher wages and better working conditions amid a growing influx of tourists, the…
Geneva, Oct 17 (UNI) At least 24 facilities of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been damaged by Israeli strikes and bombings across the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to a report published by the organization on Tuesday. “[A total of] 24 confirmed reports of…
Beijing, Oct 17 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping may discuss the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone during a meeting in Beijing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “Certainly. This is now a topic that is high on the agenda of all world leaders,” Peskov told reporters when asked…
Vachan Patra Vimochan Press Warta Bhopal, Oct 17 (UNI) Election-bound Madhya Pradesh’s principal-opposition Congress shifted gear from ‘battle speed’ to ‘ramming speed’ on Tuesday by releasing the manifesto that promises to conduct a caste census, continue the agrarian debt waiver scheme up to a ceiling of Rs 2 lakh each, provide 50 per cent reservation…
Hyderabad, Oct 17, 2023 (UNI) In a resolute demonstration of upholding the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 2023 Telangana State Legislative Assembly election, the Telangana police have confiscated an astonishing Rs 101 crores worth of assets, including cash, liquor, gold/silver, drugs, and freebies, within just eight days of MCC implementation. According to a…
Gaza, Oct 17 (UNI) More than 3,000 people have been killed and 11,000 injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, and more than 1 million have fled their homes in the north of the enclave, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said on Tuesday. “There are many dead and wounded in Gaza…
Mumbai, (UNI) Bollywood actress Kajol on Monday helped a man who fell in front of her inside the Mumbai airport premises. Soon after he fell on the floor, Kajol came forward to help him get up. The actress also picked up the man’s mobile phone from the ground and gave it to him. Kajol was…
New Delhi, (UNI) A five-judge Constitution Bench of India’s Supreme Court will on Tuesday pronounce a historic judgment on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages. The much-awaited verdict, which has been reserved for more than five months, will have big implications for people in same-sex marriages. Following a marathon 10-day hearing…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Well-known Bollywood actress Hema Malini turned 75 on Monday. Born on October 16, 1948, in Amankundi, Tamil Nadu, Hema Malini’s mother, Jaya Chakraborty, was a film producer. Hema completed her primary education in Chennai. In 1961, Hema Malini got the opportunity to work as a dancer in a short play,…
