New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, challenging recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. The amendments allegedly curtail citizens’ rights to access election-related records, raising concerns about…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary of Punjab to submit a complete comparative medical report of farmers’ leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 49 days. The reports, including Dallewal’s latest vitals, are to be handed over to the Registrar (Judicial)…
Seoul, Jan 15 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in presidential residence Wednesday, becoming the country’s first sitting president to be kept in custody over his short-lived martial law imposition. A joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office of Investigation (NOI), and the defense…
Lima, Jan 15 (UNI) At least five people, including three children, lost their lives in a large fire that broke out Monday night in a community in the southern Peruvian region of Arequipa, local authorities said Tuesday. The fire started around 11:00 p.m. local time Monday (0400 GMT Tuesday) in the Carlos Portocarrero Dongo settlement…
Sydney, Jan 15 (UNI) Hundreds of train services across Sydney, the capital city of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), have been delayed or cancelled as workers struck on Wednesday. Commuters into the city were told to expect major delays on Wednesday as work bans put in place by the Electrical Trades Union (ETU)…
Bratislava, Jan 15 (UNI) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico doesn’t plan to visit Kiev to discuss the halt in Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Tibor Gaspar said on Tuesday. Gaspar, who is visiting Moscow with a Slovak parliamentary delegation, told the News Agency of the Slovak Republic that…
Los Angeles, Jan 15 (UNI) Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal southern California including the areas of the wildfires in greater Los Angeles, said the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday. The “particularly dangerous situation” will go into effect Tuesday and last through Wednesday for swaths of Los Angeles…
New Delhi, (UNI) Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of engaging in petty politics by using bomb threats to schools for political gain, just ahead of the upcoming elections. This came after BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asked AAP to clarify its…
Madrid/New Delhi, (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Madrid, called on President Pedro Sanchez and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also called on King Felipe VI. In posts on X, the EAM said: “Called on President @sanchezcastejon of Spain today in Madrid. Conveyed greetings of PM @narendramodi. “Recalled…
Rourkela, Jan 15 (UNI) Team Gonasika secured their second win of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 and kept their semi-finals hopes alive after beating JSW Soorma Hockey Club 2-1 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here. Nilam Sanjeep Xess (33`) and Lee Morton (59`) scored the goals for Team Gonasika while Pawan Rajbhar scored…
