Kathmandu, Feb 15 (UNI) Twenty people were killed and dozens of others injured in two traffic accidents in Nepal in the past two days. A passenger bus carrying 40 people to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, plunged into a river in Kapilvastu district early Thursday, leaving 10 dead and all the others wounded. “Six of the injured…
Rajkot, Feb 15 (UNI) India extended the recovery after lunch as Captain Rohit Sharma neared his century against England on Day 1 of the third Test at Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Thursday. At Tea, India were 185/3 with Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja batting on 97 and 68, respectively. This was for the time in…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Thursday raided several places in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak linked to former Odisha Minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prafulla Samal, reportedly in connection with a multi-crore land scam. The raids were conducted at the residences of Bhandaripokhari BJD MLA Prafulla Samal in Bhadrak…
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (UNI) In an interesting development, the NDA on Thursday fielded an extra candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka even though they do not have the required numbers in the state assembly. The Rajya Sabha election is scheduled for February 27. JDS leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Kupendra Reddy filed…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (UNI) The Congress on Thursday, while welcoming the Supreme Court’s striking down of the “Electoral Bond Scheme as unconstitutional,” termed it a ‘Black Money Conversion’ scheme of the Modi government. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X that the Congress, since the launch of the scheme, has called…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (UNI) Supreme Court on Thursday held the Electoral Bonds Scheme as ‘Unconstitutional’ and directed the banks to stop issuing Bonds. The bench directed SBI to furnish the details of electoral bonds encashed by the political parties. The Top Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make all donations public…
Patna, Feb 15 (UNI) Veteran BJP MLA Nand Kishore Yadav was ‘unanimously’ elected as the Speaker of Bihar state legislative assembly here on Thursday. Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hajari, who had initiated the process of election in the house, announced the election of Yadav for the post. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the leader…
Kochi, Feb 14 (UNI) Newton Cinema’s Paradise directed by Prasanna Vithanage has been honored with the Prix du Jury Lycéen in its European Premier at the 30th Vesoul International Film Festival. Paradise has already won the Kim Jiseok Award for Best Film at its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. The film has…
Srinagar, Feb 14 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested three Kashmir residents, including a separatist leader, in a money laundering case related to the MBBS admissions in Pakistan, officials said. Hurriyat leader Mohammad Akabar Bhat alias Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Fatima Shah, both residents of Srinagar and Sabzzar Ahmad Shaikh, Anantnag were formally arrested by…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Rajya Sabha biennial elections, may be a uncontested walk through for all the six candidates, as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided against fielding a 4th candidate for the elections. BJP state President Chandrashekhar Bawankule has on Wednesday told media persons that all the parties in the fray have their…
