Sanaa, Feb 21 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday that they had launched a missile attack against “an Israeli ship” in the Gulf of Aden. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the targeted ship is called “MSC Silver,” and his group hit it with several missiles. Sarea added his group…
Geneva, Feb 21 (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it has transferred 32 critical patients, including two children, from the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza in two life-saving missions in the past two days. An estimated 130 sick and injured patients and at least 15 health workers remained inside the hospital,…
San Francisco, Feb 21 (UNI) United Airlines confirmed on Tuesday that its flight 354 from San Francisco to Boston made an emergency landing on Monday due to a damaged wing. The company said there was “an issue with the slat on the wing of the aircraft” but did not specify the cause of the damage…
United Nations, (UNI) China’s Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday criticized the United States for the use of its veto power on an Algeria-drafted UN Security Council resolution, arguing it undermines consensus and worsens the situation in Gaza. Earlier in the day, the US vetoed a resolution that called for an immediate…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Chandigarh Mayor election, stating that the apex court has saved democracy from the fangs of an autocratic BJP. On a post on X, Kharge said, “The Supreme Court has saved Democracy from the fangs of an autocratic…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) BJP National President J P Nadda and three other candidates of the party on Tuesday elected ‘unopposed’ to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. The three other candidates elected unopposed to the upper house were diamond baron Govindbhai Dholakia, BJP leaders Jasvantsinh Parmar and Mayank Nayak. There were four vacant Rajya…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party’s Kuldeep Kumar on Tuesday validly elected as the Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold eight votes that were rejected by the presiding officer. Addressing the media, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended gratitude to the Supreme…
Jammu, Feb 20 (UNI) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crores here. The projects relate to several sectors including health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, and civic infrastructure among others. The Prime Minister also distributed appointment orders…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the eight defaced ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayor poll and video recording of the counting process following the contentious victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ordered to treat the eight invalidated ballots as valid. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The Congress on Tuesday reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his April 2014 promises made to the farmers where he had strongly advocated MSP. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, party leader Pawan Khera said, the farmers are demanding only what Modi had been seeking for…
