New Delhi, (UNI) A police case has been filed against the creators of the film Yaariyan 2 for hurting religious sentiments after a complaint from the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC) – the body responsible for managing Sikh places of worship in India. The film, being directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, faced controversy…
Dhaka, (UNI) Bangladesh was on Wednesday dealt a severe blow even before beginning their campaign for the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with star wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das being ruled out for the entire duration of the tourney. Litton missed out on the prized tournament as he was unable to recover from a viral fever. He did…
Chennai, (UNI) India chess wizard and FIDE World Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa was accorded a rousing reception at the Chennai Airport then he arrived on Wednesday from Baku, Azerbaijan, and later met Chief inister M.K.Stalin at his residence where he was presented a Rs 30 lakh reward for his stupendous achievement. Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare…
Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) US social media company Meta admitted that its censorship policies were too rigid and will allow greater discussion of controversial topics and groups moving forward, The Intercept reported on Wednesday. Meta is updating its policies on Dangerous Organizations and Individuals (DOI) to allow social and political discourse on them, but not…
Pyongyang, Aug 31 (UNI) North Korea, in response to the US-South Korea drills, has carried out a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating nuclear strikes at the territory of South Korea, the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said Wednesday. “On August 30 the U.S. imperialists let a formation of B-1B nuclear strategic bombers…
Mumbai, (UNI) Public Sector lender Punjab National Bank on Wednesday said that it has launched PNB ‘GST Sahay’ App, a mobile application based on the GST Sahay scheme, an end–to-end digital product under which lending can be done on the basis of GST invoices. With this integration, PNB has become the first public sector bank…
Washington, Aug 31 (UNI) US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul applauded the Biden administration announcing aid for Taiwan that for the first time ever will come through Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a program usually reserved for sovereign states or international organizations. “I am glad the administration is further implementing our bipartisan Taiwan Enhanced…
United Nations, (UNI) The Gabonese Mission to the United Nations is continuing its work in context of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba house arrest, a UN source said on Wednesday. “The mission is working normally,” the source told Sputnik. Earlier today, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow is concerned with the situation in Gabon…
Moscow, (UNI) The Swiss government announced Wednesday that it would contribute to the Register of Damage launched by the Council of Europe, Europe’s top human rights body, to document alleged loss caused by Russia. “At its meeting on 30 August 2023, the Federal Council decided that Switzerland will join this Register of Damage,” the Federal…
St Petersburg, (UNI) The Pskov airport will remain closed until the end of the investigation launched after the overnight drone attack, it may resume operations on August 31, Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Vedernikov said that the Russian Defense Ministry was repelling an overnight drone attack on the…
