4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China’s Ningxia

Beijing, Jan 2 (UNI) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Yongning County in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Thursday at 10:01 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored at 38.4 degrees north latitude and 106.22 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of…

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7 killed in shooting in Montenegro, gunman at large

Belgrade, Jan 1 (UNI) Seven people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Cetinje, a town in southwest Montenegro, the national broadcaster RTCG reported. It also said the incident happened at around 3 P.M. local time, reportedly starting with a violent confrontation in a local cafe. The suspected gunman, 45-year-old…

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Maharashtra to carry out third party check of medicines

Mumbai, (UNI) The Maharashtra government has decided to carry out third-party check of samples of medicines supplied through the state’s medical goods procurement authority, a minister said on Wednesday. Taking part in a review meeting of his department, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Aambitkar directed that samples of medicines supplied through the Maharashtra…

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Djokovic & Kyrgios beaten in doubles in Brisbane

Brisbane, Jan 1 (UNI) Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios were knocked out of the men’s doubles in the second round at the Brisbane International after a narrow defeat by top-seeded pairing Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus. Kyrgios, 29, lost a gruelling three-set match to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Sunday on his return to singles competition…

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Disciplined Australia seek WTC reward in Sydney

Sydney, Jan 1 (UNI) A victory in the final Test in Sydney would not only see Australia reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade but also secure their spot in the ICC World Test Championship final. With South Africa having secured a thrilling victory over Pakistan in Centurion, and Australia having overcome India in Melbourne,…

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Defence Ministry declares 2025 as Year of Reforms

New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) The Defence Ministry has declared 2025 as the ‘Year of Reforms’ that will aim at transforming the Armed Forces into a technologically advanced combat ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations. Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with all the Secretaries of his Ministry on the eve of the…

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