Beirut, Mar 5 (UNI) Two Lebanese brothers were injured on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting a car in the southern Lebanese town of Ras Naqoura, state media reported. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli drones carried out multiple airstrikes on the vehicle near a landfill site south of a position of the…
Lucknow, Mar 5 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday attacked the main opposition Samajwadi Party and said during its tenure the unemployment rate stood at 17 percent, whereas today it has dropped to 3 percent, a clear indication that employment opportunities have significantly increased. Participating in the debate on the state budget…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) After trading weak for 19 sessions, the Indian stock market brought some smiles for investors as the BSE Sensex on Wednesday gained over 740 points to close at 73,730.23 mainly due to short covering and dip in US treasury yields. The NSE (Nifty-50) faced its longest losing streak in three…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) A delegation from the Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee (JIBCC) led by its Chairman, Tatsuo Yasunaga, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The delegation, comprising 17 members, included senior leaders from leading Japanese corporate houses across key sectors such as manufacturing, banking, airlines, pharma sector, plant engineering and logistics. Yasunaga…
London/New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held productive talks with his UK counterpart David Lammy, during which they also discussed the Bangladesh situation, and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. In posts on X, the EAM said that they also discussed the FTA negotiations which have recently been…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court has awarded a compensation of ₹9.64 crore to the family of Lakshmi Nagalla, a US-based software engineer who died in a road accident in 2009 due to the rash and negligent driving of a state transport bus. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Wednesday reserved the Order on the application of Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend the second part of the Budget session of Parliament to begin on March 10. Additional Sessions Judge(ASJ) Chander Jit Singh after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday constituted a new department to oversee the party’s assets and properties across the country with immediate effect. According to statement issued by party general secretary KC Venugopal, the Congress President has appointed Vijay Inder Singla as the in-charge of the department. Singla will continue…
London/New Delhi, March 5 (UNI) Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House, ahead of the opening of two new Indian consulates in Belfast and Manchester, boosting regional economic ties and delivering on the growth agenda. The development comes as the UK welcomes Indian investment deals worth…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) In a major boost to pilgrims, the Government on Wednesday approved the construction of two ropeways from Sonprayag to Kedarnath (12.9 km long) and from Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib Ji (12.4 km long) to be built at a cost of Rs 4,081.28 crore and Rs 2,730.13 crore respectively. The Cabinet…
