Geneva, July 7 (UNI) The Swiss embassy in Tehran reopened today after being temporarily closed on June 20 due to instability in Iran. Ambassador Nadine Olivieri Lozano and a small team returned to Tehran on July 5, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said in a statement. According to the FDFA, the decision to…
Shimla, July 7 (UNI) In a major relief to families rendered homeless by the 2025 monsoon rains, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a monthly rent assistance of Rs 5000 to enable affected families to secure private accommodation. The decision comes in continuation of the notification from the Disaster Management Cell dated September 12, 2023,…
Jerusalem/Sanna, July 7 (UNI) Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea ports in western Hodeidah Province late last night. The strikes came minutes after the Israeli military issued an urgent evacuation warning on the social media platform X. Witnesses reported explosions in several locations along Yemen’s western coast, including the port of…
Moscow, July 7 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said that additional 10% trade tariffs would be imposed on any country that supported the “Anti-American” policies of BRICS. “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy,” Trump said on…
Moscow, July 7 (UNI) Russian air defense forces shot down six Ukrainian drones attempting to attack Moscow today, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Specialists from emergency services are working at the crash sites of the debris, Sobyanin wrote in his Telegram channel. “Thousands of drones have been launched at Moscow over the past months. In…
Abuja, July 7 (UNI) At least 21 people died and three others were injured yesterday after a truck and a bus collided head-on and went up in flames in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano. The accident, which occurred along the Zaria-Kano highway in the Kasuwar Dogo area, was caused by the bus driver’s route violation,…
Hanoi, July 7 (UNI) Eight people, including six adults and two children, were killed in a fire late Sunday night at a residential complex in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam News Agency reported. The fire broke out at around 10 p.m. local time at a ground-floor unit of an apartment complex in Phu…
Jammu, July 7 (UNI) The sixth batch of 8605 pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Yatra amid the chants of ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ this morning left for the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas here from Bhagwati Nagar based Yatri Niwas. Official sources said that the pilgrims left from the Jammu base camp in a fleet…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (UNI) Expressing solidarity with Palestine, CPI(M) has called for ‘Digital Protest’ against Israel. Calling upon the public to join a ‘digital protest’ in solidarity with Palestine, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby urged everyone to switch off their phones and computers daily from 9 pm to 9.30 pm. “A strong statement must be…
Birmingham, (UNI) India produced a resounding allround performance to clinch the second Test against England by 336 runs at Edgbaston today, sealing the match late on Day 5 after a spirited but ultimately futile lower-order fightback led by Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse. India’s first ever Test victory at Edfbaston has squared the five-match series…
