New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the State of Uttar Pradesh on the question of repugnancy between provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 and Section 111 (organised crime) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). A bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds and light to moderate rainfall are very likely to affect parts of north India over the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. According to the IMD, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan and adjoining areas of…
Berlin, Jan 27 (UNI) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” following recent fatal shootings by federal agents in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Speaking at a press conference in the northern German city of Hamburg, Merz was asked for his views on the incidents in which two…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (UNI) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defied sweltering heat in Melbourne on Tuesday to overwhelm teenager Iva Jovic in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Sabalenka took another step toward reclaiming the title she won at Melbourne Park in 2023 and 2024. There were moments in the tournament’s first week when Sabalenka’s…
Jerusalem, Jan 27 (UNI) Israel’s military said in a statement that it carried out another attack on southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting a Hezbollah member. The strike, in the Nabatieh area, was a “response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,” it claimed. Earlier on Monday, Lebanon Debate, a local news website, said Israeli…
Quito, Jan 27 (UNI) At least eight people were killed in four armed attacks Sunday night in the cities of Manta and Montecristi in Ecuador’s coastal province of Manabi, local media reported Monday. The shootings occurred between 7:50 p.m. and 10:50 p.m. local time in several neighborhoods, according to reports citing police investigations. The first…
Kochi, Jan 27 (UNI) In a significant drug seizure at Cochin International Airport, security personnel detected contraband during routine screening of registered baggage at the Domestic Terminal on Monday evening, and the woman passenger involved is currently under Customs custody and scheduled to be produced before the court on Tuesday. The incident occurred when CIAL’s…
Moscow, Jan 27 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A new round of gas supply negotiations between Serbia and Russia will take place in the second half of February, Aleksandar Vulin, the head of the supervisory board of Srbijagas, told RIA Novosti. “Official negotiations will resume or continue in the second half of February,” he said. Vulin noted that Belgrade…
Washington, Jan 27 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Washington, D.C., has extended the snowstorm-related emergency until the morning of Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. “NEW: The Snow Emergency is extended in DC through Wednesday at 9:30am (14:30 GMT),” Bowser wrote on X. On late Monday, media reported about 26 fatalities caused by the snowstorm in the United States. The…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (UNI) Days after making their India debut with a Bengaluru show, Linkin Park performed in Mumbai at ‘Lollapalooza India 2026’. The band took over the main stage with a career-spanning set that featured iconic tracks such as ‘Numb’, ‘In The End’, ‘Crawling’ and ‘Faint’, along with newer material including ‘The Emptiness Machine’…
