Colombo, Oct. 17 (UNI) Municipal Council (CMC) has placed its disaster management and emergency response units on full standby from Oct. 16 to 28, following forecasts of heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorms across Colombo and nearby areas. The CMC added that emergency measures are in place to provide food, shelter, and aid where needed and…
Moscow, Oct. 17 (UNI) A Russian war correspondent was killed and another injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region while carrying out a journalistic assignment, Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. Ivan Zuyev, a journalist with RIA Novosti, was killed on Thursday while on assignment, and his colleague Yuri Voitkevich…
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (UNI) Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a memorial for victims of the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 that he is “determined” to secure the return of the dead hostages still in Gaza, and that the country will continue to fight terrorism with “full force”. Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments…
Washington, Oct 17 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said “great progress” was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary. He said the call on Thursday, the first with Putin since mid-August, was “very productive”, adding that teams from Washington and Moscow…
Manila, Oct. 17 (UNI) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded the magnitude of an offshore earthquake that struck Surigao del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning to magnitude 6 from 6.2. In an updated seismic report, the institute said the tremor, which occurred at 7:03 a.m. local time (2303 GMT),…
Lucknow, Oct 17 (UNI) In a bid to enhance collaboration and attract foreign investment to Uttar Pradesh, Invest UP hosted a productive and engaging online meeting with Anatoly Mikhailovich Garbuzov, Minister & Chairman, Department of Investment and Industrial Policy, Government of Moscow , along with a high-level delegation from Technopolis Moscow. The meeting was facilitated…
Lucknow, Oct 16 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has completely ruined the power system. In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, “Frequent power cuts and increased electricity tariffs have made life difficult for the people. The Power Corporation itself is flouting…
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Punjab Police DIG (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a bribery case and recovered ₹5 crore in cash during raids at his Chandigarh residence. According to CBI officials, DIG Bhullar had allegedly demanded ₹8 lakh through a middleman from a scrap dealer in…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) India today denied information about any conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in which the Prime Minister had ‘’assured’’ the US President that India would stop buying Russian oil. ‘’I am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the two leaders,’’ External Affairs Ministry spokesman…
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (UNI) Hyderabad Black Hawks defeated Goa Guardians 15-13, 20-18, 15-17, 15-9 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League (PVL) powered by Scapia at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, here on Thursday. Yudi Yamamoto was named the Player of the Match and the Hyderabad Black Hawks climbed up to sixth place on the table…
