Colombo, Sep 23 (UNI) Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn is as Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Monday, following his landmark victory in the election held two days ago. Speaking in his inaugural address, Dissanayake said his administration will face many challenges and his main task is to create…
Colombo, Sep 23 (UNI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has resigned from his post, following the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the new President and a new government set to take over. Gunawardena, in a letter addressed to President-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said he is resigning from the post with immediate effect….
New York/New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of UNGA on Sunday. In a post on X, PM Modi said his talks with the Kuwait Crown Prince were very productive and…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday held that mere storage of child pornographic material is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), reversing Madras High Court’s “egregious” verdict which had decriminalised watching and downloading such videos. The top court also suggested…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will not be travelling to Haryana to address election rallies as he has been advised rest by doctors, party sources said here on Monday. Kharge was scheduled to address two public meetings in Ambala City and Gharaunda in Haryana on Monday. The party said that as…
Tirumala, Sep 23 (UNI) In the wake of the ghee adulteration episode, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) performed ‘ Shanti Homam ‘, purification of the temple, as per the tenets of Vaikhanasa Agama in the Yagashala of Tirumala temple on Monday morning. The shanti Homam aims to ward off the ill effects, restore the sanctity…
Srinagar, Sep 23 (UNI) Two soldiers died in two separate accidents in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during an operational duty, officials said on Monday. They said Sepoy Bansod Dipak Divakar and Sapper (Spr) Siddharth Chib, died in unfortunate accidents, while on operational duty. Official sources said Sepoy Divakar died in Nowgam sector of Handwara and…
Bhopal: A two day Undergraduate National-level Academic Conference: GENESIS 2024 was inaugurated at AIIMS Bhopal by Prof. (Dr) Ajai Singh, Executive Director of AIIMS Bhopal. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Singh expressed his happiness, “The workshop organized by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on crucial topics such as Postpartum Hemorrhage, Eclampsia, and Family Planning…
Club Literati, in association with Niyogi Books, organised an engaging book discussion with author Anurag Tripathi on his latest thriller, The Goa Gambit, at Arera Club, Bhopal on September 22. The Singapore-based former banker indulged in a riveting conversation with Vivek Rai Marwah, author of the Mind Traveller and Dr. Seema Raizada, President of Club…
Bhopal, The full force of the Cultural Kaarva’n visited Bhopal last weekend, serving up a two-day feast of cultural events at the Old Ravindra Bhawan Auditorium in Professor’s Colony. The event was originally planned for Bharat Bhavan, but organizers switched to the larger Ravindra Bhawan Auditorium due to high demand. Barely a seat was available…
