Dhaka, Jan 7 (UNI) Sporadic clashes have been reported after general elections began on Sunday morning in Bangladesh, in which local media reported a person was stabbed to death. A supporter for a ruling Awami League candidate was stabbed to death allegedly by supporters of an independent candidate at Tengor in Mirkadim of Munshiganj’s Sadar…
Srinagar, Jan 7 (UNI) Kashmir valley shivers as Srinagar recorded the season’s coldest night at -5.6°C on Sunday, freezing parts of Dal Lake and other water bodies. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the 2023–2024 season at -5.6°C, against the -5.4°C recorded a day ago. It was -3.7°C below normal…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout notice against ruling West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader Sahjahan Sheikh, a day after its officials were badly beaten up and their service cars vandalised by the alleged followers of the politician during a raid at the TMC leader’s house at Sandeshkhali in North…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) Amid prevailing cold wave conditions in the national capital, the Delhi government on Sunday extended the winter vacations from nursery to class 5 till January 12. “Schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days due to the prevailing cold weather conditions for students from Nursery to Class…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave on a two-day visit to London, United Kingdom (UK) on January 8, an official statement said here on Sunday. During his visit, the Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart, Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, official statement said. Both…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday wished India’s 1983 World Cup-winning Captain Kapil Dev on his 65th birthday. “Wishing the legendary @therealkapildev- #TeamIndia’s greatest all-rounder – a very happy birthday,” the BCCI posted on social media. The BCCI also shared a picture of Dev and his…
Kabul, Jan 6 (UNI) Afghanistan have named a 19-member squad for the three-match T20I series against India. Rashid Khan makes a comeback to the Afghanistan side for the first time since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. However, there are doubts over his availability for the three-game series given that he’s recovering from back…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (UNI) India plans to set up ‘Bharat Park’ in UAE where Indian goods showroom and warehouses will come up, facilitating other countries in the world to buy Indian goods from ‘Bharat Park’ as the payment system is secured in UAE, stated Union Minister of Textiles & Commerce Piyush Goyal. Speaking as chief…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached the house of a ‘key conspirator’ here in the weapon recovery case of 2022. The property of accused Aamir Mushtaq Ganaie, identified as one of the masterminds in the case RC -4/22/NIA/JMU, was attached today as ‘proceeds of terrorism’ by an NIA team…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (UNI) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for setting up more Gurukuls in the country, to not only provide modern education, but also protect India’s moral and cultural heritage. At a time when moral values are deteriorating due to imitation of foreign culture, Gurukuls must come forward to provide modern education…
