Islamabad, Mar 9 (UNI) Ruling coalition candidate Asif Ali Zardari won the presidential election of Pakistan with an overwhelming lead on Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced. Zardari won the election by taking 411 votes from all the electoral colleges, including parliament and four provincial assemblies, the commission said. Zardari got 255 votes in…
New Delhi Mar 9 (UNI) A Memorandum of Association (MoA) was signed between Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday to run CAPFIMS as a campus of AIIMS, New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has envisioned the CAPFIMS to provide world…
Jammu, Mar 9 (UNI) Earlier governments neglected the entire region of erstwhile Doda district and created social strife by playing politics of division, whereas under Prime Minister Narendra Modi we ensured equitable development and communal harmony. This was stated here today by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing a massive public rally after inaugurating…
Itanagar, Mar 9 (UNI) In yet another ‘shocker’ for the Congress party, former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki on Friday resigned as the president of the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) ahead of the upcoming general elections. Tuki sent his resignation letter to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) days after the recent…
Phnom Penh, Mar 9 (UNI) Cambodia on Friday evening set a new Guinness World Record for the most pairs performing princess or bridal carries simultaneously, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. A total of 245 pairs took part in the Guinness World Record attempt, which was organized by energy drink company Boostrong. “I have thoroughly…
Cairo, Mar 9 (UNI) Four people were killed and two others injured in a residential building collapse on Friday in Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria, Egypt’s state-run Ahram Online news website reported. Police, civil protection units and ambulances were sent to the scene, and the injured people have been hospitalized, Ahram reported. Video footage recorded…
Jakarta, Mar 9 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and 10 others went missing as floods and landslides hit the Indonesian regency of Pesisir Selatan in the province of West Sumatra, according to the local management agency on Saturday. Pesisir Selatan disaster mitigation agency chief Doni Gusrizal said in a statement that rescuers were…
Tokyo, Mar 9 (UNI) The first launch of the Japanese Kairos-1 rocket, owned by the Space One company and placed at a private space station, Spaceport Kii, in the Japanese Wakayama prefecture, has been postponed, the officials said during the launch broadcast on Saturday. Initially, the rocket launch was scheduled for 11:01 local time (02:01…
Dharamsala, Mar 9 (UNI) James Anderson claimed his 700th by dismissing India’s Kuldeep Yadav in Dharamsala on the morning of Day 3 of the fifth and final Test of the ICC World Test Championship series. The fast bowler began the Test on 698 wickets and moved to 699 when he bowled the centurion Shubman Gill…
Guwahati, Mar 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Assam on Saturday. Modi also urged the citizens to visit Kaziranga National Park and experience the unparalleled beauty of its landscapes. He interacted with Van Durga, the team of women forest guards at the forefront of conservation…
