Baghdad, Feb 22 (UNI) The Iraqi military said on Friday that its forces had destroyed 25 sites used by Islamic State (IS) militants in a mountainous area in northern Iraq. Forces from Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service carried out an operation in the Makhmour area, some 100 km southeast of Nineveh’s provincial capital, Mosul, and destroyed 18…
Gaza, Feb 22 (UNI) Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday, according to a senior Hamas official, after Israeli authorities determined that a body returned by Hamas on Thursday was not her. The official,…
Beirut, Feb 22 (UNI) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday called on the United States to continue supporting the Lebanese army with equipment and resources to help it carry out its national security duties, particularly in southern Lebanon. During a meeting with a U.S. congressional delegation led by congressman Darrell Issa in Beirut, Aoun also…
New Delhi, (UNI) As the landscape of modern warfare evolves with new and sophisticated threats, the Indian Army is taking proactive measures and is significantly strengthening its Air Defence Systems. Interacting with mediapersons here, Director General, Army Air Defence Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D’Cunha said that Air Defence systems have been inducted with the concept…
New Delhi, (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held an inspiring educational interaction with the students of the rural and tribal community of Santokba Dholakiya Vidya Mandir, Dang District, Gujarat at Gujarat Bhawan, here. The program not only served as a source of inspiration for all these rural and tribal students, but it…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Supreme Court has permitted separatist leader Yasin Malik to appear virtually in a case concerning the 1990 killing of four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, overturning a lower court’s directive for his physical production. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had challenged the Jammu court’s order requiring Malik to be physically…
Pune, (UNI) Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said here on Thursday that he has decided to show ‘Chhava’ film to one lakh citizens of the constituency for free so that everyone can get inspiration from the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. ‘Chhava’, directed by Laxman Utekar, which tells the heroic story of Chhatrapati Sambhaji…
Bhopal: Government doctors in Madhya Pradesh organized protests across various hospitals and medical institutions, symbolically burning effigies of substandard medicines. The protest was held at Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, highlighting the ongoing concerns regarding the quality of medications being supplied to government healthcare facilities. Dr. Rakesh Malviya, convener of the Medical Federation, emphasized that substandard…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (UNI) India overcame a 0-1 deficit to win 3-1 against Ireland in the ongoing FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 (Men) at the world-class Kalinga Hockey Stadium here on Friday night. It was an equaliser from Mandeep Singh (22′) that set the tone of the match for India while Jarmanpreet Singh (45′) and…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) In a relief to Direct-To-Home (DTH) service providers, telecom and broadcast regulatory TRAI on Friday recommended reducing License Fee to 3 per cent of AGR, to be reduced to “zero” by the end of 2026-27. “No authorisation fee (License Fee) after the end of FY 2026-27”, the Telecom Regulatory Authority…
