Bhopal: A 30-year-old man, employed as a guard at the Priyadarshini Park in the city, located at Polytechnic Square, died by hanging himself inside the park in the early hours of Wednesday, the police said. The man was a drug addict who had also been reeling under financial straits and thus took the extreme step,…
Oklahoma, (UNI) A gas pipeline has exploded in the US state of Oklahoma, with flames reaching almost 500 feet in height, the ABC7 broadcaster reported on Wednesday, citing the local fire department. The explosion occurred shortly before 9:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday (03:45 GMT Wednesday) in Beaver County, the broadcaster reported. Crews responding to…
Paris, (UNI) French police have arrested 18 farmers protesting near the wholesale Rungis market on the outskirts of Paris, which the government had warned them to stay away from, and seized their tractors, French media reported on Wednesday. The farmers were arrested for “obstructing traffic” in the area, and their equipment was towed to a…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (UNI) Eight people were killed, and seven others injured after an overloaded cab fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The passenger cab, carrying 15 passengers, skidded off the road while it was on way from Bujithalan village to Boniayar Uri and fell downhill, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla…
Ranchi, Jan 31 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday tendered his resignation, amidst speculations about possible legal action against him, sources said. Soren, who was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate for hours during the day in connection with a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam, has handed his resignation to…
New Delhi Jan 31 (UNI) India and Oman on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on procurement of defence material and equipment which would provide a framework for a new area of defence collaboration. The agreement was signed by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi in…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the new body of experts set up by the Centre for consultation on environmental and forest matters. The Court clarified that it will continue to monitor these matters and will exercise jurisdiction over the new panel that replaced court-appointed CEC. A bench of Justice…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) on Wednesday issued fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. This is the fifth summon to the Aam Aadmi Party chief to join the investigation on Feb 02, as per sources. The AAP chief has previously…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) Acting against non-compliance of banking rules, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday barred Paytm Payments bank from accepting deposits or credit transactions or top-ups in any customer accounts or any prepaid instruments such as wallets and FASTags after February 29, 2024. The central bank had in March 2022…
Islamabad, Jan 31 (UNI) An accountability court of Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14-year imprisonment in the gift case under the charges of taking and selling gifts from the Toshakhana (treasure-house) illegally, said a statement from Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Toshakhana is a repository…
