Lhasa, Jan 9 (UNI) A total of 1,211 aftershocks had been detected as of 3 p.m. Thursday after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, local authorities said. The largest aftershock had a magnitude of 4.4, and occurred about 18 kilometers from the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake,…
Dhaka, Jan 9 (UNI) Following reports of India extending the visa of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson Rafiqul Alam said that her visa extension has no bearing on the issue of her extradition. Addressing a weekly press briefing in Dhaka, Alam when asked about the matter, said: “As…
Mumbai, Jan 9 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Thursday lost further by 528.28 pts to settle at 77,620.21 on weak global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 162.45 pts at 23,526.50. The Sensex rose 58 pts in the opening session. It remained as the day’s high figure. Later, it slumped 606 pts at 77,542.92,…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) Kick starting the earning season on a positive note, IT major and Tata Group flagship company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported 12 percent jump in net profit at Rs 12,380 crore year-on-year during the third quarter (October-December) of current financial year versus Rs 11,058 crore in the same…
Etawah (UP), Jan 9 (UNI) Rajpal Singh Yadav, uncle of Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, died after a prolonged illness on Thursday. Rajpal Yadav was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, where he breathed his last. His body was brought to Saifai from Gurgaon, and his last rites were performed in a solemn atmosphere…
Scotland / New Delhi Jan 9 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday emphasised that Indian and Scottish parliaments need to learn from their experiences in the use of Artifical Intelligence (AI) and working together for global peace with a vision of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam’. OM Birla made these remarks at a meeting with John…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited the NCC Republic Day Parade Camp here and encouraged the cadets to continue striving for excellence and emphasised the fact that serving the nation goes beyond the Armed Forces. He also stated that the foundation laid by NCC…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) As a prelude to Aero India 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the Ambassadors’ Round-Table here on Friday. Ambassadors and High Commissioners from more than 150 friendly countries have been invited to participate in the event, a Defence Ministry statement said on Thursday. During the round table, the Ambassadors…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) BJP on Thursday slammed AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal for writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to include the Jat community in the OBC list. The BJP said Kejriwal has done nothing in the last 10 years of AAP rule in Delhi but his demand is not…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday demanded immediate intervention from the Election Commission, claiming that large-scale additions and deletions of voters are taking place in the New Delhi Assembly Constituency. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Atishi alleged, “Forms for the addition and deletion of voters are…
