Tehran, Aug 20 (UNI) Iranian security forces detained on Saturday the last suspect in a deadly shooting at a Shiite holy shrine that shocked the nation last week, Intelligence Minister Ismail Khatib said. “The last suspect in the Shiraz terror case has been detained,” the minister was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. This…
Beijing, Aug 20 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands at 0148 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 51.69 degrees north latitude and 167.26 degrees west longitude.
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (UNI) A Tapas drone, being developed by DRDO, crashed on Sunday in a trial flight in a village of Chitradurga district. The visuals of the crash have gone viral on social media where the villagers are seen watching the crashed drone in an agricultural field. At present, the DRDO is vriefing the…
Srinagar, Aug 20 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Sunday that China has taken away grazing land in Ladakh. Talking to the media in Ladakh, he said the people of Ladakh say that China has entered Indian land and captured the grazing area. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Ladakh on Saturday on a two-day…
Bhopal, Aug 20 (UNI) In an acerbic assault on the Congress, Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah alleged on Sunday that the former possesses a tradition of casteism, dynasticism and corruption in stark contrast with the BJP, which focuses on development. During a press conference at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium in the capital…
Srinagar, Aug 20 (UNI) Army on Sunday identified the nine soldiers who died in an accident after their vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Ladakh on Saturday. The accident took place nearly 7 km away from Kyari town in Leh district on Saturday, when a small convoy of three Army vehicles was moving in…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (UNI) At least 20 people were burnt to death and 15 others injured on Sunday after a passenger bus hit a vehicle and caught fire in Hafizabad district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the rescue and health officials reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place early morning on the…
Bhopal, Aug 20 (UNI) Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah arrived on Sunday in the Madhya Pradesh capital thereby commencing a day’s visit of the state. The dignitary – who was on board a special plane – was received at the State Hangar by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Home Minister Narottam Mishra…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (UNI) The government will soon set up the Bureau of Port Security seeking to upgrade security across all the ports in the country, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday. Speaking at the 19th Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meeting today in Kevadia, Gujarat, the Minister…
