Islamabad, Sept. 21 (UNI) At least seven people, including five children, were killed and several others injured when the roof of a private academy collapsed in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Saturday, police said. The incident happened in Hafizabad district of the province, the district’s police chief Atif Nazir Kadhar told the media, adding that…
Kampala, Sept. 21 (UNI) Seven people drowned and 29 others survived after a boat carrying mourners capsized on Lake Kyoga in northern Uganda’s Amolatar District on Friday, police said Saturday. The wooden vessel was traveling from Muchora Abino A village to escort a catechist to a burial ceremony when it overturned near Kiryanga Village in…
The Hague, Sep 21 (UNI) At least 30 people were detained for riots in The Hague, two police officers were injured, the mayor of the city, the police chief and the prosecutor said. “We were faced with an unprecedented outbreak of violence. The peaceful demonstration had to be dispersed, since the security of those present…
Washington, Sep 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said that at the coming high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York, he intended to meet with the leaders of 20 states. “I’m going to meet with a lot of the leaders at the UN. They want to, probably 20,” the president told reporters….
Washington, Sept. 21 (UNI) The White House said on Saturday that the new 100,000-U.S.-dollar fee for H-1B visas will not apply to current holders of valid visas re-entering the United States, following confusion and concern sparked by the Trump administration’s introduction of the measure. The fee, taking effect on Sunday, “applies only to new visas,…
Washington, Sept. 21 (UNI) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Saturday announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports, ending a decades-long effort to track how many Americans struggle to access enough food. “These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said in a press release….
Washington, D.C., Sep 21 (UNI) The United States is losing the space race due to delays in the lunar projects of entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has federal contracts with NASA for the lunar mission, the New York Times reported, citing experts. SpaceX’s lunar lander project is so far behind schedule that there is growing…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (UNI) A special PMLA court in Delhi has taken cognisance of a supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and issued summons to three additional accused in the high-profile ‘Land for Jobs’ scam case involving former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. The court has directed the…
New Delhi, Sept 21 (UNI) Project Vijayak of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today celebrated its 15th Raising Day at Kargil, Ladakh, expanding infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore as it enters its 16th year. Looking ahead, the Rs 1,200 crore plan includes widening of key roads, construction of new tunnels and bridges, and…
Patna, Sep 21 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a series of measures to strengthen the functioning of Vikas Mitras and education volunteers associated with welfare and literacy programs across the state. In an announcement shared on X, Kumar wrote that under Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission, each Vikas Mitra will be provided a…
