New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has implemented the second phase of a new booking rule, effective from Monday, January 5, 2026. Passengers who have not linked their Aadhaar card to their IRCTC accounts will be unable to book reserved railway tickets between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm…
Washington, Jan 5 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has warned India of possible tariff hikes over its continued imports of Russian oil, signalling that Washington is prepared to act swiftly and saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aware of his “displeasure” on the issue. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday (local time),…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) Joe Root moved level with Ricky Ponting, joining him in third place on the all-time list of men’s Test centuries after notching his 41st hundred on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, resuming on 72…
Aden, Yemen, Jan 5 (UNI) Yemenia Airways, Yemen’s national carrier, resumed commercial flights from Aden International Airport in the southern port city on Sunday following a three-day suspension, the country’s transport ministry said. In a press statement, the ministry said the flights will initially operate exclusively from Aden, serving four regional destinations: Riyadh, Amman, Cairo…
Hanoi, Jan 5 (UNI) Two people were killed after a residential house fire in southern Vietnam’s Dong Thap province, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday. The fire broke out at about 10 p.m. local time on Sunday, trapping two children inside the house. According to the initial reports, the fire was likely to be caused by…
Madrid, Jan 5 (UNI) Young striker Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept pace with FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga following a dominant 5-1 home victory over Real Betis on Sunday. Garcia, who started due to Kylian Mbappe’s knee injury, opened the scoring with a far-post header in the 20th…
Tehran, Jan 5 (UNI) Iranian police have arrested four people in the northern province of Qazvin for allegedly plotting attacks on government and military facilities, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. The suspects were accused of seeking to exploit recent protests to undermine security in one of the cities in Qazvin, the province’s…
Beirut, Jan 5 (UNI) Two members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to official and Lebanese security sources. The Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that the strike targeted a vehicle on a road linking the…
Cairo, Jan 5 (UNI) A Palestinian delegation led by Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh met with Egypt’s top intelligence and foreign affairs officials in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During his meeting with the…
Shillong, Jan 5 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked Meghalaya and other northeastern states, triggering panic among residents this morning. According to the North East Seismological Center (NESC) here in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong, the tremor was felt at 04:17:40 IST, with its epicentre located at latitude 26.37 N and longitude 92.29…
