Jammu, Feb 26 (UNI) Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) early in the morning on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border(IB) in the Pathankot sector. The Jammu-based BSF spokesperson here said that at pre-dawn, troops observed a suspicious movement across the international border in the Border Outpost of Tashpatan, Pathankot…
Washington, Feb 26 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he does not mind if Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelenskyy comes to Washington to see him. “I hear that he’s coming on Friday, certainly it’s okay with me if he’d like to,” Trump said. Earlier on Tuesday, Fox News reported that Zelenskyy is scheduled…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (UNI) Devotees thronged Shiva temples in Kerala and offered worship and performed special poojas in connection with the Hindu festival, Maha Shivratri, which is being celebrated with zeal and religious fervour on Wednesday. Thousands of devotees offered ‘Bali Tharpanam’ to the departed souls of their ancestors on the banks of the Periyar…
Tegucigalpa, Feb 26 (UNI) A helicopter carrying Honduran President Xiomara Castro made an emergency landing Tuesday in a mountainous area in the northwestern part of the country. The aircraft was en route from San Pedro Sula to the capital, Tegucigalpa, when it was forced to land in the mountainous area of Santa Cruz de Yojoa,…
Beirut, Feb 26 (UNI) A series of powerful explosions has been heard in Damascus amid Israeli planes spotted in Syria’s south, the Al-Watan newspaper reported on Wednesday. The explosions sounded in the suburbs of the Syrian capital at the same time as Israeli aircraft passed over the Daraa province, the newspaper added. Later in the…
Imphal, Feb 26 (UNI) A total of 87 different types of weapons, various ammunition/munitions, and other miscellaneous items were voluntarily surrendered by the public to Churachandpur, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kangpokpi, Jiribam, and Imphal West Districts during the last 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. Six 7.62mm Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) with empty magazines, INSAS 5.56…
Khartoum, Feb 26 (UNI) A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday in Omdurman, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing its crew and several army officers. The Antonov aircraft, which had taken off from Wadi Seidna Airbase about 22 km north of Khartoum, went down shortly after departure, said the Sudanese military in a statement….
Jakarta, Feb 26 (UNI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s North Sulawesi Province earlier Wednesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported. The tremor occurred at 5:55 a.m. local time Wednesday, the agency said. The epicenter was located 45 km southeast of East Bolaang Mongondow. Regency with a depth of 10…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (UNI) Milma will be organising regional workshops of its dealers to carry forward the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with Kerala State Cooperative Bank (Kerala Bank) last month to ensure greater credit flow to the dairy sector, including farmers and dairy entrepreneurs. As part of efforts to implement the agreement, Milma will…
Kyiv, Feb 26 (UNI) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he plans to meet with representatives of several countries to discuss common security issues. “I am hosting a number of countries at the weekend for us to continue to discuss how we go forward together as allies in light of the situation that we…
