Phillipines, Feb 11 (UNI) At least 52 people have died after the passenger-cargo ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sank near Basilan province in the southern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday, as rescue teams continue to search for any remaining victims. A total of 316 survivors have been rescued. Divers recovered one more body early…
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNI) Ahead of the upcoming twin polls, Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, speaking to foreign journalists, and international observers in the capital, reaffirmed the Election Commission’s commitment to holding a “free, fair, impartial and credible” national election, set to take place tomorrow. Speaking at a briefing at the InterContinental Dhaka,…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Wednesday interacted with nearly 200 tribal youth participants under the 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme at the Assembly complex here. The programme, organised by MY Bharat Kendra, South-West Delhi, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, was attended by senior officials of…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that governance and public safety in the national capital have deteriorated under the BJP government and questioned the handling of recent fatal incidents, including murders and deaths caused by people falling into open drains and pits. In a statement, AAP national convenor…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified the “Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India, 2026,” replacing the earlier 2023 guidelines. The new guidelines were approved at a Full Court meeting held on February 10, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of India. Under…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the role of technology in education has vastly changed from a medium to access content to a medium to improve learning outcomes today. The minister said this while chairing a roundtable at IIT Delhi with founders of 10 Indian Edtech startups to discuss…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar greeted to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on the 47th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. In a post on X, Dr Jaishankar shared a photograph with Araghchi and conveyed his congratulations to him, the government, and the people of Iran. The…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, party leader OP Dhankhar and MCD Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh on Wednesday welcomed newly elected municipal councillors and other office-bearers from Kerala at the New Delhi Railway Station upon their arrival here. Thiruvananthapuram’s Mayor VV Rajesh, Deputy Mayor GS Asha Nath, and other representatives…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) In a transformation that is being seen as one of the fastest infrastructure shifts in independent India, Indian Railways has electrified more route kilometres in the last 11 years than in the previous six decades combined, pushing the Broad Gauge network to 99.4 per cent electrification. Replying to a question…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Delhi cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday approved Metro Phase V(A) expansion project comprising three new corridors totalling 16 kilometers in length, with 13 metro stations. The estimated cost of the entire project is Rs 12,014.91 crore, with the Delhi Government’s budgetary share being Rs 2,940.46…
