Washington, Aug 20 (UNI) US actor and Emmy Award winner Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary disease, US media reported on Sunday. “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue,” a representative…
Madrid, Aug 20 (UNI) The Emergency and Security Coordination Center of the Canary Islands said on Saturday that the authorities would be forced to evacuate over 26,000 people due to a wildfire on the island of Tenerife. “According to preliminary estimates obtained as a result of the census, the number of evacuees may exceed 26,000…
Niamey, Aug 20 (UNI) The leader of the mutineers who seized power in Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. “Neither the army nor the people of Niger want war, but we will resist any manifestation of it,” Tchiani…
Tehran, Aug 20 (UNI) Iranian security forces detained on Saturday the last suspect in a deadly shooting at a Shiite holy shrine that shocked the nation last week, Intelligence Minister Ismail Khatib said. “The last suspect in the Shiraz terror case has been detained,” the minister was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. This…
Beijing, Aug 20 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands at 0148 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 51.69 degrees north latitude and 167.26 degrees west longitude.
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (UNI) A Tapas drone, being developed by DRDO, crashed on Sunday in a trial flight in a village of Chitradurga district. The visuals of the crash have gone viral on social media where the villagers are seen watching the crashed drone in an agricultural field. At present, the DRDO is vriefing the…
Srinagar, Aug 20 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Sunday that China has taken away grazing land in Ladakh. Talking to the media in Ladakh, he said the people of Ladakh say that China has entered Indian land and captured the grazing area. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Ladakh on Saturday on a two-day…
Bhopal, Aug 20 (UNI) In an acerbic assault on the Congress, Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah alleged on Sunday that the former possesses a tradition of casteism, dynasticism and corruption in stark contrast with the BJP, which focuses on development. During a press conference at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium in the capital…
Srinagar, Aug 20 (UNI) Army on Sunday identified the nine soldiers who died in an accident after their vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Ladakh on Saturday. The accident took place nearly 7 km away from Kyari town in Leh district on Saturday, when a small convoy of three Army vehicles was moving in…
