Khartoum, Apr 3 (UNI) A number of people were killed and wounded on Tuesday in a drone attack on a gathering of an Islamist brigade in Atbara city in northern Sudan’s Nahr al-Neel State, said the state’s security committee. “A group of worshipers were attacked by a drone while performing sunset prayer after the iftar…
Dakar, Apr 3 (UNI) Newly-elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed Ousmane Sonko, leader of the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (PASTEF) party, as prime minister, an official of the presidency announced Tuesday. Sonko, 49, is the current mayor of Ziguinchor and the leader of the PASTEF party, which was…
Tokyo, Apr 3 (UNI) Japan’s weather agency on Wednesday downgraded a tsunami warning for islands of the southern Okinawa prefecture to a tsunami advisory, while still urging people there to stay away from coastal areas. A 30-centimeter tsunami was observed at the island of Yonaguni at 9:18 a.m. local time, while small waves of 20…
Cairo, (UNI) Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath on Tuesday as president of Egypt for a third consecutive term in office, serving until 2030, the state-run Nile TV reported. In an aired ceremony held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Parliament in the New Administrative Capital, Sisi vowed to “protect the republican system, respect the…
Taipei/Beijing, Apr 3 (UNI) A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of China’s Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.81 degrees north latitude and 121.74 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 12 km, said…
Bhopal: The Bhopal Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested four people for committing robbery in a running train. The accused used to commit loots on railway platforms and trains and used to escape when the train used to slow down. The plaintiff Rajesh Soni had informed GRP Bhopal that on March 26 he was travelling…
Patna, Apr 2 (UNI) TMC MP and Hindi film actor of yesteryears Shatrughan Sinha, popularly known as Shot-gun, on Tuesday said that BJP would not cross 175 mark in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Sinha told media persons here that BJP under no circumstances, would get more than 175 seats in ongoing Lok Sabha elections….
Jammu, Apr 2 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, R R Swain on Tuesday said that three persons have been arrested and seven others are identified in drone delivery cases. The DGP said action has been initiated against them as per the law in the 48 hours long operation in the bordering Rajouri…
New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team is all set to embark on a significant journey as they left from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Monday night, heading towards Australia for an intense five-match Test series. The series is scheduled to kick off on April 6 in Perth, marking an…
New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accept Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna unconditional apology in the contempt proceedings related to the misleading advertisements case and asked them to file a fresh affidavit. A bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah came…
