United Nations, Feb 28 (UNI) The permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, on Tuesday told the Security Council that Gaza is currently experiencing a famine, which worsens daily due to the ongoing “criminal aggression” by Israel. “We must stop for a moment and consider what this truly means,”…
Bamoka, Feb 28 (UNI) Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus traveling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in southeastern Mali, the Malian Ministry of Transport said Tuesday. The accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on the bridge crossing the Bagoe River, the ministry said in a…
Gaza, Feb 28 (UNI) At least 120 patients needed to be evacuated from the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Tuesday. In a statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry said, “We need to evacuate more than 120 patients from Nasser Medical Complex to other…
Rabat, Feb 28 (UNI) The Moroccan navy rescued 56 sub-Saharan migrants bound for the Canary Islands on Monday off the Atlantic coast, the official news agency MAP reported on Tuesday. The boat carrying the migrants was in distress due to “very unfavorable weather conditions” when it was intercepted by a Moroccan navy ship on a…
Abuja, Feb 28 (UNI) A building under construction at a market in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra collapsed Monday night, killing at least six and injuring some 20 others. A search was under way for other survivors at the Odu-Igbo Market in the state’s commercial city of Onitsha, the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria…
Bengaluru, (UNI) Royal Challengers Bangalore made it two wins in a row as they beat Gujarat Giants by 8 wickets in Match 5 of TATA WPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. A disciplined bowling effort, led by Sophie Molineux (3/25) and Renuka Singh Thakur (2/14), helped RCB restrict GG to 107/7….
New Delhi, (UNI) A plethora of current and former athletes including Tokyo Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra, India’s first individual Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, 2003 World Championship bronze medallist Anju Bobby George, 2012 Olympics Bronze Medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and Indian Cricketer Deepak Chahar and top sports science experts like South African Athlete Performance Specialist…
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (UNI) Punjab FC defeated Hyderabad FC by 2-0 here at the Gachibowli Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) match on Tuesday night. The team thus secured their third win in four games since the resumption of the season late last month, jumping to the 10th spot in the table. As has…
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin honoured an elderly couple for their timely action and displaying extraordinary courage in averting a major train accident after a truck fell on the railway track near Sengottai and presented them with a cheque for Rs five lakh. Mr Stalin invited them and personally felicitated them…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and one in Haryana. The party fielded Somnath Bharti, an MLA from Malviya Nagar, for the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Sahi Ram for the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Mahabal Mishra for West…
