Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal As the vibrant festival of colors, Holi, approaches on March 25, the streets of Bhopal are abuzz with excitement and activity. Shops selling traditional Holi essentials such as pichkaris, colors, gulal, Happy Holi caps etc have sprung up across the city, adding to the festive fervor. However, what’s catching the eye of…
Dhaka, (UNI) Bangladesh has named a strong 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, which begins on March 22. Wicketkeeper batter and former captain Litton Das returns to the Bangladesh Test side after he missed the previous series against New Zealand due to paternity leave. Litton, who was the captain of…
Gaza, Mar 19 (UNI) An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army’s raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, the Israeli military said. According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities since the start of the…
Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI) In what could be seen as a set back for ousted AIADMK leader O.Panneerselvam ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Madras High Court has restrained him from using the party flag, ‘two leaves’ symbol and the official letter head. Passing yet another interim injunction, Mr Justice N.Satish Kumar also barred…
Changsha, Mar 19 (UNI) Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected Changsha, capital city of central China’s Hunan Province, on Monday. During the inspection, Xi visited a campus of Hunan First Normal University and a battery materials joint venture. He learned about the university’s efforts in putting resources related…
Sanaa, Mar 19 (UNI) Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationing in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. According to the Houthi television, six strikes hit the area of al-Jabbanah in the western part…
Islamabad, Mar 19 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Pakistan at 0035 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.84 degrees north latitude and 65.37 degrees east longitude.
Gaza, Mar 19 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 31,726, with 73,792 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Monday. The Israeli army killed 81 Palestinians and wounded 116 others during the past 24 hours, according to the…
Kolkata, Mar 18 (UNI) The death toll in the “illegal” under-construction five-storied building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach area in the city on Sunday night rose to 9 so far, even as the rescue operations were underway using floodlights, official sources said on Monday. Among the dead, two– Shama Begum;( 44) and Hasina…
Mumbai, Mar 18 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Monday recovered by 104.99 pts to close at 72748.42 on the strength of Metal, Auto and Health Care stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) improved 32.35 pts at 22055.70. The NSE registered days high and low at 22,130.77 and 21,916.55 pts respectively. High volatility was seen during…
