New Delhi, Oct 25 (UNI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved subsidy worth Rs 22,303 crore on Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the Rabi season 2023-24 to ensure that farmers get fertilizers at affordable rates despite uptrend in international market. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS)…
Chennai, Oct 25 (UNI) In a tragic incident, three speech and hearing impairment children, all teenagers, were run over by an EMU suburban train in Urapakkam while crossing the track on Tuesday evening. Police sources said the boys, all residing in Karnataka and had come down to Chennai for puja holidays to their relatives house,…
Bengaluru, (UNI) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Angelo Mathews as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lanka squad. Mathews, who has played 221 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Pathirana failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained during a warm-up match and…
Washington, Oct 25 (UNI) Congresswoman Elise Stefanik congratulated Republican Mike Johnson for being elected speaker-designate of the U.S. House of Representative Tuesday evening. “Congratulations to speaker-designate Republican Mike Johnson,” Stefanik posted on her X profile, formerly Twitter.
Mumbai, (UNI) Quinton de Kock has overtaken Virat Kohli as the leading run-scorer at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The South African opener hit an inspired 174 against Bangladesh in Mumbai on Tuesday to become the leading run-scorer in the tournament after five games. De Kock’s stunning effort at the Wankhede Stadium was…
Jerusalem, Oct 25 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it conducted a strike against Palestinian fighters in the West Bank, using a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), in response to a fire at Israeli security forces. “A short while ago, IDF and Israel Border Police forces conducted counterterrorism activities in Wadi Bruqin,…
Washington, Oct 25 (UNI) The United States welcomes Kyrgyzstan repatriating 83 women and children from the Al-Hol camp in Syria and stands ready to cooperate with other nations on their repatriation efforts, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. “The Kyrgyz Republic’s repatriation of 83 women and children from the al-Hol displaced persons camp in…
Stockholm, Oct 25 (UNI) Stockholm is ready to take responsibility as a NATO member and has much to contribute to the alliance. “Sweden is ready to take responsibility in NATO. We have unique capabilities which we can contribute [to the alliance],” Kristersson said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens…
Washington, Oct 25 (UNI) Approximately 24 US troops have been injured in attacks on American bases across Iraq and Syria since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict, a US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson told Sputnik in a statement. “Multiple one-way attack drones launched against US and Coalition forces were engaged with one destroyed at al-Tanf…
Jammu, (UNI) The nine days long All India Devotional Song Competition came to musical conclusion with Laisal Roy from Chandigarh winning the title in the mega final of the competition at Katra in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. An official here on Tuesday said that the function concluded last night amidst chanting of Bhajans,…
