Shimla, October 11 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first state in the country to fully adopt electric vehicles under the “Green Himachal, Clean Himachal” initiative. The announcement was made during the national “Egli Camp” held in Delhi, where mayors and commissioners from across India participated last evening. Shimla Mayor…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (UNI) The Kerala Higher Education Department will organize a landmark state-level seminar, Vision 2031: Future Development Goals of Higher Education, in Kottayam on October 18, aiming to chart a transformative roadmap for the state’s higher education sector. The initiative seeks to position Kerala as a fully developed knowledge economy by 2031, with…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (UNI) An eclectic mix of writers, artists, documentary filmmakers, vloggers, travel enthusiasts, and culinary experts from India and abroad will converge at Varkala for ‘Yaanam 2025’, the inaugural edition of Kerala’s Travel Literature Festival, to be held from October 17 to 19. Hosted by Kerala Tourism, Yaanam — hailed as India’s first…
Copenhagen, Oct 11 (UNI) Denmark has announced USD 4.2bn of extra defence spending to boost security in Greenland and the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. It will also spend USD 4.5bn buying 16 more F-35 fighter jets from the United States, bringing its total fleet of such advanced planes to 43, reports BBC. “With this……
Paris, Oct 11 (UNI) President Emmanuel Macron has asked Sébastien Lecornu to return as French prime minister only four days after he stood down from the post, sparking a week of high drama and political turmoil. Macron made the announcement late on Friday, hours after meeting all the main parties together at the Élysée Palace,…
Washington, Oct 11 (UNI) The White House has accused the Nobel Committee of placing “politics over peace” for awarding its most coveted prize to a Venezuelan pro-democracy activist over US President Donald Trump. On Friday, the Committee announced María Corina Machado would receive the Peace Prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the…
Nashville, Oct 11 (UNI) Nineteen people are missing after a blast at a military explosives manufacturing facility at Bucksnort in Tennessee state of US on Friday. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said four or five people were taken to a nearby hospital after the enormous explosion that levelled a factory, and that several are deceased…
New Delhi,(UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has stated that India is globally the fourth-largest economy and the fastest-growing large economy in the world. Addressing the maiden India-Australia Defence Industry Business Roundtable in Sydney today, Singh reaffirmed the growing synergy between the two nations across strategic, industrial, and technological domains. “Under the banner of our Comprehensive…
Dubai, Oct 11 (UNI) The Israeli military says it has partially withdrawn troops from parts of Gaza after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday morning. Israeli forces said they had pulled back to an agreed position within the territory – though troops still occupy half of the Strip, reports…
Goods worth Rs 10–12 lakh lost in blaze Bhopal: A major fire broke out early Friday morning at a tent and catering shop near Aradhana Square in the P&T-Kotra area. The fire, which is believed to have started due to a short circuit, engulfed the shop around 7:00 AM and was brought under control by…
