Srinagar, Sep 29 (UNI) The Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sujoy Lal Thaosen, undertook a visit to Kashmir to assess operational readiness and boost the morale of personnel stationed in the region, a spokesman of the Force said on Friday. The visit of DG CRPF comes almost two weeks after a…
Geneva, Sep 29 (UNI) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday published a new Consensus Statement aimed at protecting athletes’ health. The consensus was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and centered on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), a syndrome affecting health and performance caused by a mismatch between calories eaten and…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (UNI) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has deployed a D-Level ambulance to deal with emergency medical situations, sources said on Friday. This ambulance will have modern facilities, including a mini ventilator. It also has the facilities of a defibrillator, a cardiac monitor, a syringe pump, Ambu bags for artificial respiration, and a trolley stretcher….
Canberra, Sep 29 (UNI) The Australian Defence Force’s fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters have been retired early following a fatal crash. The Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy on Friday announced that the Taipans will not return to flying operations before their planned withdrawal date of December 2024. It…
Kiev, Sep 29 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday met with Secretary-General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg to discuss cooperation and rapprochement between Ukraine and the alliance. The two parties exchanged their views on critical defense issues, including the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine and the needs of Ukrainian soldiers, the presidential press service…
Gorma, DR Congo, Sep 29 (UNI) One person was killed and 11 others were injured Thursday in an accidental rocket explosion in the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an army spokesperson said. The explosion occurred at around 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) when an RPG 7 rocket held…
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (UNI) The Ganesh Shobhayatra (Immersion Procession), which commenced on Thursday morning, is scheduled to continue until Friday evening, police sources said. So far, the Ganesh Shobhayatra has been progressing peacefully, with approximately 70,000–80,000 Ganesh idols immersed in five locations around Hussain Sagar within the city. The remaining 5,000–10,000 idols are expected to…
The Hague, Sep 29 (UNI) Three people were killed by a lone gunman at two different locations in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday. A 39-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were shot dead in the afternoon, the police announced. The woman’s 14-year-old daughter was seriously injured and died later in the evening in…
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea at 0119 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 96.6 km, was initially determined to be at 4.59 degrees south latitude and 153.12 degrees east longitude.
Witham (UK), (UNI) ”Harry Potter” Actor Sir Michael Gambon has passed away on Thursday due to bout of penumonia, his family said. He was 82. He was best known for playing Professor Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films. The Dublin-born star worked in TV, film, theatre and radio over his…
