Port Moresby, Mar 25 (UNI) Local media reported on Monday that three people died and more than 70 houses were destroyed after a 6.9-magnitude quake jolted Papua New Guinea (PNG) over the weekend. Data from the U.S. Geological Survey indicated that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of the Pacific island country at about…
New Delhi, (UNI) Actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay and industrialist Naveen Jindal are among the big names in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) fifth list of 111 Lok Sabha candidates from 16 states released on Sunday. As per the list, Kangana has been fielded from Mandi seat…
Washington, Mar 25 (UNI) Israel agrees to the terms proposed by the United States for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages held by Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip and is awaiting a response from the movement on this matter, CNN reported, citing a source. The proposal was put forward by CIA…
Quito, Mar 25 (UNI) Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was shot dead inside a vehicle on Sunday, according to the National Police. The mayor of San Vicente, a city in western Ecuador’s Manabi province, was found dead along with Jairo Loor, an advisor and director of communication for the local government. “Inside the car, ballistic…
Bengaluru, Mar 25 (UNI) G Janardhana Reddy, a prominent mining baron and the sole MLA from Karnataka Rajya Pragathi Paksha, joined the BJP along with his wife Aruna Lakshmi. This move announced here on Monday in the presence of BJP leaders BS Yediyurappa and Vijayendra Yediyurappa, marked Reddy’s return to the BJP fold. Reddy expressed…
Chennai, Mar 25 (UNI) Police have registered cases against ruling DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Anitha r.Radhakrishnan for allegedly making some derogatory renarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Police sources said cases were registered against the Minister following a complaint from BJP Thoothukudi district President R.Chitranganthan for his remarks against…
Chennai, Mar 25 (UNI) Mr A.Ganeshamurthy, sitting MDMK MP, has been admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition on Sunday evening. The 77-year-old senior MDMK, who was elected from Erode Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, complained of vomitting and was rushed to a hospital in Erode in an unconscious state….
Hyderabad, Mar 25 (UNI) Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across Telangana on Monday with customary fervour and exuberance. The festival, which symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and welcomes the spring season, brought joyous scenes to many parts of Hyderabad, its twin Secunderabad, and other regions of the state. Revellers joyfully doused…
Dublin, Mar 25 (UNI) Irish Higher Education Minister Simon Harris was named leader of the governing Fine Gael party in an uncontested election, paving the way for him to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Leo Varadkar who formally resigned last week, Irish media reported. The 37-year-old politician is expected to become the youngest prime minister, or…
Ujjain, Mar 25 (UNI) Over 14 injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of Ujjain’s Mahakal temple during Holi festivities on Monday morning, police said. The injured have been admitted to the hospital. On receiving information about the incident, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav himself contacted the Ujjain administration and gave…
