Bhopal: A farmer who was watering his fields in Nazirabad police station area died due to electrocution. The incident came to light when the relatives reached the farm. ASI Beniprasad at Nazirabad police station said that 50-year-old Udham Singh Banjara, resident of village Barkhedi Khurd, used to do farming. On Tuesday morning he had come…
Washington, Dec 28 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the Biden administration will not cease efforts to return US citizen Paul Whelan to the United States from his detention in Russia. “December 28 marks five years since Russian authorities wrongfully detained US citizen Paul Whelan,” the statement said on…
Beijing, Dec 28 (UNI) Four people were confirmed dead and five others are being treated after a fire broke out early Thursday morning at a self-built structure in the Dongxindian Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing, local authorities said. Preliminary investigation shows the accident was triggered after an electric bicycle caught fire. The fire had been extinguished…
Paris, Dec 28 (UNI) Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission and French politician, has died in his sleep at the age of 98, French media reported on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences over the death of Delors. “A statesman with a French destiny. An inexhaustible architect of our Europe….
Gurugram, Dec 27 (UNI) Air India, India’s leading global airline, on Wednesday announced that passengers flying to and from Delhi IGI airport during the winter season will be allowed to reschedule or cancel their bookings at no extra cost if their flight is likely to be affected by major fog delays. This is part of…
Mumbai, Dec 27 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday ended historic high, touching 72k level for the first time at 72,038.43, surging 701.63 pts tracking global market amid strong buying in Metal, Auto and Bankex stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 213.40 pts at 21,654.75. The Sensex opened on a strong note, to open…
Washington, Dec 27 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to the Middle East toward the end of next week to continue discussing Israel’s war on Gaza, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing US, Israeli, and Arab officials. This would mark Blinken’s fifth visit to Israel since the conflict began on October…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going to embark on the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from January 14 to March 20, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal announced on Wednesday. The yatra will start in northeastern Manipur and conclude in Mumbai. At a press briefing held at AICC headquarters here on Wednesday,…
Beijing, Dec 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Hokkaido, Japan Region at 2253 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 65.5 km, was initially determined to be at 41.98 degrees north latitude and 142.39 degrees east longitude.
Beirut, Dec 27 (UNI) Two Hezbollah fighters and a member of the Lebanese Civil Defense were killed on Tuesday in confrontations between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the border, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that five civilians were also injured during the clashes. Israeli artillery fired…
