Beirut, July 3 (UNI) Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has reaffirmed that the Lebanese group will not give up its weapons, citing a “real and strategic threat” from Israel. Speaking during an Ashura Council event on Wednesday in Beirut’s southern suburb, Qassem said, “Our weapons are for confronting Israel, and we will never give up this…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 3 (UNI) Host nation Switzerland upset basketball powerhouse France 86-79 in overtime in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarterfinals in its first-ever appearance at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup. France, ranked No. 3 in the world, had finished third, second, and second in the past three editions of the…
Jakarta, July 3 (UNI) Four people have been confirmed dead, 38 are missing, and 23 others survived after a passenger ship sunk in the Bali Strait of Indonesia on Thursday, a senior official from the East Java Search and Rescue Office, Tholeb Vatelehan, said. The wooden vessel, KM Tunu Pratama Jaya, was traveling from Ketapang…
New York, July 3 (UNI) A small aircraft reportedly crashed near the Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, injuring at least five people, said local officials. The incident occurred on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. local time (2130 GMT). All five injured individuals were transported to the Cooper University Hospital situated near Camden. Local authorities…
Sacramento, United States, July 3 (UNI) A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest effort to shut the nation’s asylum door, ruling that the White House overstepped both Congress’s immigration statutes and the Constitution. In a 128-page opinion, Judge Randolph D Moss of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on…
New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and other involved agencies for dismantling a global drug network. Shah reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating drug cartels, regardless of their location, in order to safeguard the nation’s youth. In a post on X, Shah…
Hyderabad, July 2 (UNI) Sleuths of Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at the residence of suspended Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) official Shiva Balakrishna at Rajendranagar in the city on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering probe against him. The raids were also conducted at the residence of Balakrishna’s brother Naveen Kumar’s house…
Shillong, July 2 (UNI) Three accused in the murder of an Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi on Wednesday were produced in a local court here and remanded to judicial custody after the expiry of a six days police custody. Lokendra Tomar, Silome James and Balla Ahirwar, were produced before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class,…
NBCC signs MoU for iconic African Safari at Gorewada Zoo, Nagpur estimated at Rs. 355 Crore NBCC (India) Limited moved to a transformative leap in wildlife conservation and Eco-tourism infrastructure by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FDCM Gorewada Zoo Limited (FGZL), a Government of Maharashtra undertaking. The MoU pertains to the Development of…
Mumbai, July 2 (UNI) Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) has completed the acquisition of an 85.1% stake in Air Works India (Engineering) Pvt Ltd (AWIEPL) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited (ADSTL), the company officially announced in a stock exchange filing. The all-cash transaction was valued at Rs 400 crore for…
