Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (UNI) A road map should be created for a brighter and a more developed India, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said. Inaugurating International conference on Purvodaya Perspectives: Reflections on Regional Connectivity, Pradhan emphasized on the need to strengthen connectivity in the eastern part of India, including the states of Uttar…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (UNI) The Save Sharda Committee head has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and two senior ministers seeking their immediate intervention in removing “encroachment” by the Pakistani Army on Sharda Peeth complex in Neelum district in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).. The ancient temple of Sharada – a revered site for the Kashmiri Pandit…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) Junior boxers continued their fine form at the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships as 12 of them entered the finals after a stunning show in Yerevan, Armenia. Amisha (54kg) and Payal (48kg) started the day on a winning note for team India against Trigos Bucur Rocio of Romania and Bibolsynkyzy…
Gaza, Dec 2 (UNI) The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel had banned the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on the enclave’s border with Egypt. “Today, Israeli occupation forces informed all organizations and entities operating at the Rafah border crossing that the entry of aid trucks…
Chennai, Dec 2 (UNI) The Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload onboard India’s first sun exploratory mission Aditya-L1 satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally. ISRO in an update on Saturday said ASPEX comprises two cutting-edge instruments – the Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and STEPS (SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer). The…
Paris, Dec 2 (UNI) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach Friday said he was “very satisfied” with the Paris 2024’s preparation work following his visit to the Olympic Village in the Seine Saint-Denis department, just north of central Paris. Bach and members from the IOC Executive Committee (EB) finished a four-day session in…
By BD Naraayannkar Raipur, (UNI) Ravi Bisnoi and Deepak Chahar bowling performance and hurried knocks by Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma fired India to wrap up the 5-match T20I series 3-1 against Australia in the fourth match at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. India had lost the third match at…
Ankara, Dec 2 (UNI) Turkish forces on Friday evening carried out airstrikes against 16 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in cross-border operations in northern Iraq, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said the operations were carried out in the Gara, Metina, Hakurk and Qandil regions to prevent PKK members…
Damascus, Dec 2 (UNI) An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the national Syrian TV. Multiple explosions were heard in Damascus after midnight in what appeared to be a hostile missile attack. The state-owned…
Washington, Dec 2 (UNI) Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani, urging the Iraqi government to fulfill commitments in safeguarding US installations on Iraqi soil and to pursue those responsible for attacks on US personnel, Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke…
