Damascus, Sept 6 (UNI) A group of terrorists attacked Syrian security officers near the Nasib border crossing with Jordan, killing three of them, the Syrian Interior Ministry said in a statement. “Three internal security officers from the political security department in Daraa province were killed in an attack by a group of terrorists who opened…
United Nations, Sept 6 (UNI) The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack that occurred on Monday in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council condemned the “heinous terrorist attack” which was claimed by ISIL (Da’esh)-K referring to Islamic State’s Afghanistan…
Beijing, Sept 6 (UNI) China plans to conduct two launches as part of the Tianwen-3 mission to collect samples from Mars and send them to Earth around 2028, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing Liu Jizhong, chief designer of China’s Mars sample-return mission. “China has retrieved the first ever samples from the far side of…
Paris, (UNI) Kapil Parmar’s journey from running a tea stall to winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics is nothing short of extraordinary. In a historic moment for Indian sports, Parmar became the first Indian judoka to win a Paralympic medal, securing bronze in the men’s -60kg J1 class. The 24-year-old judoka from…
Washington, Sep 5 (UNI) American Jessica Pegula stunned world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s singles quarterfinals, while top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to advance to the US Open men’s singles semifinals. The 30-year-old Pegula, eager to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal, displayed great determination…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (UNI) The manifesto of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference, which is released on Thursday, pledged to fight for the restoration of Article 370 and 35 A, resolution of Kashmir issue, probe into the “rigging” of 1987 elections, scrapping of “draconian” laws, release of prisoners, rehabilitation of victims of violence and fast track…
Vladivostok/New Delhi, Sep 5 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that China, Brazil and India are among Russia’s friends and partners who he believes are sincerely interested in helping resolve the Ukrainian conflict and he is in continuous touch with their leaders. Speaking at the plenary session of the 9th Eastern Economic Forum…
Srinagar, Sep 5 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday challenged senior BJP leader Ram Madhav to provide evidence that the National Conference has been taking support of surrendered militants. Omar was responding to an accusation made by Ram Madhav, who claimed that former militants were openly campaigning for the NC…
Chennai, Sep 5(UNI) “Stable policy making and visionary leadership are helping entrepreneurs thrive”, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Speaking at the 114th Annual General Meeting of the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) here, she said “Stability in policy, continuity in administration and predictability in tax…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the country has taken massive strides in the area green energy in the past few years and asserted that “India is the first G20 nation to achieve the Paris commitments in renewable energy”. Addressing the first International Solar Festival virtually, PM Modi…
