New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the road infrastructure projects worth Rs two lakh crore are being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir, which will boost the connectivity in the region. Replying to supplementaries during question hour in the Lok Sabha, Nitin Gadkari said, “The government is working in…
New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday rejected Congress chief whip Jairam Ramesh’s notice of breach of privilege against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. After laying the papers in the House, soon after the House assembled for the day, Chairman Dhankhar informed the House that Ramesh has objected to a…
New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI) Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold by-elections to 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards at the earliest. Yadav made the request to the poll panel after holding a meeting with senior party leaders and observers in collection with the by-elections…
Jakarta, Mar 27 (UNI) A train collided with a car in Sukoharjo regency, Central Java province, Indonesia on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring three others, officials said. The accident occurred at a railroad crossing on Pasarnguter Street. All victims were immediately transported to DKR Sukoharjo Hospital, said Feni Novida Saragih, public relations coordinator for…
Beijing, Mar 27 (UNI) China urges the United States not to project its hegemonic logic onto China or view China-U.S. relations through an outdated Cold War mentality, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Wednesday. Guo made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a media query on a…
Kathmandu, Mar 27 (UNI) The Nepali government has asked social media platforms to get registered or face the consequence of being banned in the country, an official said on Wednesday. Companies, institutions or persons who are operating or plan to operate social media platforms in Nepal have been asked to get enlisted with the Ministry…
Baghdad, Mar 27 (UNI) Iraqi forces have arrested seven wanted extremist Islamic State (IS) militants in separate counter-terrorism operations across Anbar, Kirkuk, and Nineveh provinces, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Acted on intelligence information, Iraqi military intelligence units carried out tight ambushes and raids on terrorist hideouts in collaboration with…
Moscow, Mar 27 (UNI) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that European NATO countries and Canada provided 60% of the alliance’s military aid to Ukraine in 2024. “European Allies and Canada are also playing a bigger role in Ukraine. Last year, they provided almost 60 percent of NATO’s military aid to Ukraine,” Rutte said on…
Geneva, Mar 27 (UNI) FIFA, world football’s governing body, announced details of the 2025 Club World Cup’s 1-billion-US-dollar prize money on Wednesday, with the tournament champion set to receive up to 125 million dollars. The inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the United States from June to July 2025. FIFA stated…
Jerusalem, Mar 27 (UNI) Israel’s military said on Wednesday that its air defense systems intercepted a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip toward an air force base in southern Israel. “A short while ago, an interceptor was launched toward a projectile that crossed from the northern Gaza Strip into southern Israel,” the military said, adding…
