Jerusalem, Jan 10 (UNI) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday with Israeli officials the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and urged the Israeli side to protect civilians in Gaza. Blinken’s visit marks his fourth trip to Israel since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October last year. The international…
Damascus, Jan 10 (UNI) A military bus carrying Syrian soldiers was hit by an explosive device in the desert near the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs Province on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the Syrian Defence Ministry said. The ministry specified that the fatalities included eight soldiers and one civilian, attributing…
Gaza, (UNI) The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,210 since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry announced in a press statement that the Israeli army has killed at least 126 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…
Lima, Jan 10 (UNI) Peru’s government on Tuesday declared an emergency along its northern border with Ecuador due to a surge of violence caused by criminal gangs in the neighboring country. Prime Minister Alberto Otarola announced that the emergency declaration would entail the deployment of an unspecified number of army troops to support police forces….
Tehran, Jan 10 (UNI) A blast and a consequent fire at a cosmetics factory in northern Iran injured 53 people and damaged the factory’s building and equipment on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The explosion of a gas cylinder used for filling cosmetic sprays sparked the fire at the factory in Simin Dasht…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) The Delhi Village Development Board on Tuesday approved projects worth Rs 250 crore for the construction of new roads in the villages of the national capital. “Emphasis will be laid on the construction of roads in the villages of Delhi, in this meeting today the board approved projects related to…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) The Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande called upon the NCC cadets to take up leadership role in various professions besides the armed forces. He also urged them to put their heart and mind into everything they undertake and become and become role models for the youth of the…
Kolkata, Jan 9 (UNI) Uttarakhand Under-23 team needed to score 123 runs more on the fourth and final day against Bengal in the Col C K Nayudu Trophy. Chasing 294 to win, Uttarakhand were 171/3 at stumps on Day 3 at the 22 Yards, Salt Lake, on Tuesday. Kamal remained unbeaten on 73 while Danu…
Paris, Jan 9 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, according to media reports. From 2020 to 2022, Attal served as the spokesperson of the government of former Prime Minister Jean Castex, then he became Minister Delegate for the…
Kolkata, Jan 9 (UNI) Celebrated classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan on Tuesday passed away at a city private hospital, official sources said. Padmashree Khan, who was 55, was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer at the Peerless Hospital on the EM Bypass. He was on artificial ventilation support. His end came around 15-45 hours, hospital sources…
