Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) The Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) will host India’s first-ever international karting competition, the FIA-CIK Arrive and Drive, in September at its Madras International Karting Arena (MIKA) in September this year. Announcing this at the MMSC annual awards function to honour the 2025 National Racing Championship winners here on Thursday, MMSC…
New Delhi, March 12 (UNI) India delivered an exceptional performance on Day 2 of the New Delhi 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, securing multiple podium finishes across track and field events, including several clean sweeps of the podium. The highlight of the day came in the Men’s Javelin Throw F43/F44/F64, where Paralympic champion Sumit…
Ahmedabad, March 12 (UNI) Rashid Khan shot a six-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the US$300,000 (INR 2.7 crore) Indorama Ventures Golf Championship 2026 being played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad. Delhi-based Rashid, a winner of 14 titles including two on the international stage, put together seven birdies…
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Promising Indian fencer Taniksha Khatri is currently training vigorously for the upcoming Senior Asian Fencing Championship, 2026, as the tournament serves as a qualifier for the Aichi- Nagoya Asian Games later this year. Speaking to UNI on the sidelines of the ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’ recently, Taniksha, Silver Medalist…
Rome, March 12 (UNI) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticised the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, warning that the strikes reflect what she called a dangerous erosion of international law. Speaking in the Italian Senate on Wednesday, Meloni said the conflict should be viewed within a broader breakdown of the international order. “It is…
New Delhi, Mar 12: As train collisions continue to kill elephants in several parts of India, the Environment Ministry and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) held a two-day workshop in Dehradun on March 10–11 to discuss ways to reduce the deaths and improve coordination between railway and wildlife authorities. The meeting brought together around…
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) The government on Thursday sought to allay fears of gas or LPG shortage in the country, saying Indian refineries are operating at high-capacity utilisation, domestic LPG production has increased by 28 per cent, and 50 lakh cylinders are being delivered every day. Senior officials from the Ministries of Petroleum and…
By Parwinder Sandhu New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Turkish diplomat Ahmet Unal Cevikoz said on Thursday that Asia’s future stability will depend largely on effective diplomacy and the ability of regional and global powers to manage strategic rivalry without allowing it to escalate into conflict. Speaking at the 10th Synergia Conclave in the national capital,…
New Delhi, March 12 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, today said that it has filed a chargesheet in a TDR scam involving Valmark Realty Holdings Private Limited (VRHPL) along with 19 other accused, including certain officials of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). “TDR/DRC means an award specifying the Built-Up Area (BUA)….
Parwinder Sandhu New Delhi, March 12 (UNI) The government has activated a range of alternate fuel measures and supply management mechanisms to ease pressure on LPG supplies amid the ongoing global energy disruption caused by the closure of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Addressing a press briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the…
