Ramallah, Feb 8 (UNI) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the West Bank, discussing issues including Palestinian statehood and the developments in the Gaza Strip. Abbas said peace and security could be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution based on international legitimacy resolutions,…
Ramallah, Feb 8 (UNI) Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, said the Palestinian Health Ministry in a statement. The statement did not provide further details, but Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces raided the Nour Shams refugee camp in the city and exchanged fire…
New Delhi (UNI) Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Wednesday stressed that as the country is going through Amrit Kaal, it is time for building a highly capable Aatmanirbhar defence space ecosystem. Inaugurating ‘DEFSAT’, a three-day Space Seminar and Exhibition here, Gen Chauhan underlined that from space augmentation to exploration, the government has…
Gaza, Feb 8 (UNI) At least 11,000 wounded and sick Palestinians in the Gaza Strip urgently need to travel to other countries for treatment, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qedra said in a statement that “the patients need to save their lives as the ministry cannot provide all medical service…
Beirut, Feb 8 (UNI) Two Hezbollah fighters and a civilian were killed on Wednesday, and five other civilians were injured during Israeli raids in Lebanon’s southeast villages of Khiam and Bani Haiyyan, Lebanese medical and security sources told Xinhua. Lebanese military sources said Israel carried out 11 air strikes on Khiam, four raids on Bani…
Islamabad, Feb 8 (UNI) Polling for Pakistan’s general elections started across the country on Thursday morning, said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Spokesperson of the ECP Syed Nadeem Haider told Xinhua that polling had started at 8:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) without a delay, adding that the voting process would continue uninterrupted till…
Benoni, (UNI) India pulled off a thriller to barge into the finals of the U19 ODI World Cup for the ninth time after defeating South Africa by two wickets in the semifinal match at Willowmoore Park here on Tuesday. At one point, India looked out of the tournament at 32/4 with South African bowlers bounced…
Bhopal, Feb 7 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Wednesday issued a clarion call for universal advancement along the path of duty in ‘Kartavya Kaal’ by toiling in the direction of creating a developed state for the purpose of attaining the objective of a developed nation. Touching upon the state dispensation’s achievements – during…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) India’s installed nuclear power capacity will increase to 22800 megawatts by 2031–32, the central government announced on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said, “The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase from 7480 MW to 22800 MW…
New Delhi Feb 7 (UNI) Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, held talks with the Defence Minister and Assistant Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia to further consolidate bilateral cooperation in multifarious sectors. Ajay Bhatt held meetings with the Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khalid bin…
