Baghdad, Sep 27 (UNI) More than 100 people were killed and more than 150 others injured in a wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, quoting preliminary reports. The Iraqi Civil Defense said that the incident occurred before midnight on…
Dhaka, (UNI) Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen has said his country supports Bangladesh in opposing ‘external interference’ to keep internal stability and achieve development. “China supports Bangladesh in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and in opposing external interference, so that the country can maintain domestic unity and stability and achieve development and…
Islamabad, (UNI) Traces of wild poliovirus type 1 have been found in sewage samples collected from two different parts of Pakistan, the Pakistani Health Ministry said on Tuesday. A sewage sample collected from the southern port city of Karachi on Sept. 5 and two samples collected from the Hangu district of northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
Beijing, Sep 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Alaska Peninsula at 0214 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 55.93 degrees north latitude and 161.31 degrees west longitude.
Chennai, Sep 27 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) district functionary died in a road accident near suburban Tambaram last night. Police said Kancheepuram District Congress Committee President Alavur Nagaraj died and two others were injured when a goods carrier hit them while they were having food at a roadside…
Chennai, Sep 27 (UNI) Amid growing differences over a host of issues, yet another row has cropped up between the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and Governor R.N.Ravi, who is the Chancellor of State-run Universities, a point opposed by the government that went to the extent of passing a Bill in the State Assembly divesting…
Pune, Sep 27 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship & Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, participated in the 9th edition of the Rozgar Mela held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration in city. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, the Minister on Tuesday highlighted the…
Rajkot, Sep 27 (UNI) Riding high on 137 runs partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith, Australia posted 352/7 against India in the third and fial ODI match at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. Unfortunately, Marsh failed to complete his century as he fell short by four runs when Kuldeep Yadav dismissed in…
Kolkata, Sep 26 (UNI) West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday alleged that a team of BJP MLAs was prevented by police to submit a memorandum to the Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department on the deteriorating Dengue situation. Taking to X, Adhikari said, ” The Home (Police) Minister of West…
Hangzhou, Sep 26 (UNI) The Indian men’s hockey team routed Singapore 16-1 in its second Asian Games 2023 Pool A match at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here on Tuesday. Mandeep Singh (12’, 30’, 51’), Lalit Upadhyay (16’), Gurjant Singh (22’), Vivek Sagar Prasad (23’), Harmanpreet Singh (24’, 39’,40’, 42’), Manpreet Singh (37’), Samsher…
