Los Angeles, Feb. 26 (UNI) NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, which was initially flagged as a potential threat, poses no significant danger to Earth in 2032 or beyond. The near-Earth asteroid, nearly the size of a football field, was first discovered in December last year. Experts previously projected a 3 percent chance of…
Jakarta, Feb 26 (UNI) Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Indonesia’s eastern province of East Nusa Tenggara was temporarily closed on Wednesday following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, according to the flight navigation service AirNav Indonesia. I Nyoman Oka Wirama, an official from AirNav Indonesia, told local media that the…
Manila, Feb. 26 (UNI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a loan of 200 million U.S. dollars to enhance the development of climate- and disaster-resilient sewerage and drainage infrastructure in Kolkata, India. The project will construct 84 km of combined trunk and secondary sewerage and drainage pipelines, 176 km of…
Khartoum, Feb 26 (UNI) At least 19 people were killed in a crash of a Sudanese military plane in Sudan’s Omdurman, media reported on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the Alrakoba newspaper reported that a military plane had crashed near Omdurman, killing the crew and officers on board. The Sudanese army later confirmed the crash…
Canberra, Feb. 26 (UNI) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged over 2 billion U.S. dollars to fund transport projects in the country’s second-most populous state in a major pre-election commitment. Albanese on Wednesday announced over 3.3 billion Australian dollars (2.08 billion dollars) for road and rail projects in the state of Victoria. Of the…
Kabul, Feb. 26 (UNI) At least 36 people have died and 40 others were injured in rain-related incidents throughout Afghanistan, Mullah Janan Saeq, the spokesman for the national disaster authority, said Wednesday. More than 300 residential houses have been either completely or partially destroyed due to the disaster, the official said, noting that the flash…
Chennai, Feb 26 (UNI) Senior BJP Leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the Mahashivarathri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore on Wednesday evening. The celebrations began at 1800 hrs this evening and will continue till 0600 hrs on Thursday morning. Mr Shah reached the Isha Yoga Centre, located at Velliangiri foothills,…
Bhopal, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav paid tribute to Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary. CM Dr. Yadav said that the life of ardent patriot Veer Savarkar is a unique example of sacrifice and penance for the Indian society. During the period of India’s independence, Veer Savarkar lit the flame of the feeling…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) The Supreme Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy, in a land de-notification case dating back to his tenure as Chief Minister of Karnataka. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday dismissed Kumaraswamy’s plea seeking immunity under…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) The Indian Army has signed a contract worth Rs 80.43 cr for the procurement of 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems with L&T Ltd, under the Buy Indian (IDDM) category. ACADA has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, and marks a…
