New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday slammed Opposition leaders for creating ruckus in Parliament and alleged that they have “insulted the House by lowering the dignity” of the budget session. Addressing a press conference, Kiren Rijiju said, “The way the leaders of some parties commented during the budget session…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held by an 8:1 majority that States have the power to levy royalty on mineral rights and that the Union law – Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 – does not limit their power to do so. The…
Panama City, July 25 (UNI) At least 10 undocumented migrants drowned when a sudden rush of river water swept them away as they were attempting to cross Panama’s Darien Gap on foot, the National Border Service said Wednesday. According to the National Border Service, the Public Ministry was informed of the incident in the event…
Paris, July 25 (UNI) The men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics kicked off with a dramatic and controversial upset as Morocco triumphed over two-time Olympic champions Argentina with a 2-1 victory in Saint-Etienne on Wednesday, July 24. The opening match was disrupted by an extraordinary incident when a pitch invasion by fans halted…
Paris, July 25 (UNI) India’s table tennis sensation Manika Batra is gearing up for a thrilling face-off against Great Britain’s 18-year-old prodigy, Anna Hursey, in the opening round of the women’s singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Manika, seeded 18th, is no stranger to the Olympic spotlight, having reached the third round in Tokyo…
Srinagar, July 25 (UNI) Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday laid a wreath and paid homage to Naik Dilwar Khan, who was killed in a gun battle in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The wreath laying ceremony was held at the Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps headquarters in Badami Bagh. Senior Army, civil,…
Mexico City, July 25 (UNI) The number of people killed after three containers exploded at a tequila distillery in the western Mexican town of Tequila has risen to six, local authorities said Wednesday. Following cooling and debris removal work, state and municipal firefighters discovered the body of a sixth factory worker “inside a retention pit,…
Bogota, July 25 (UNI) A drone attack on a soccer field in southwest Colombia’s Cauca department killed 10 people, including a minor, Tuesday night, military officials said Wednesday. The attack was carried out by dissidents of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, in the El Plateado district of the city of Argelia,…
Moscow, July 25 (UNI) The defendant in the Moscow car bombing case, Yevgeny Serebryakov, who was detained in Bodrum, is being prepared for possible extradition, and he has passed medical control, Turkish media reported on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, two people were injured in a car explosion in a courtyard of a house on…
Bhopal: The 24-day program for newly appointed Trainee Supervisors at HRDC BHEL Bhopal was inaugurated recently in the presence of B.K. Singh, General Manager (HR) & Swagata S. Saxena, HOD, HRDC. The 34 newly appointed Trainee Supervisors (Civil, Mechanical and HR Branch) from Corporate Office (Noida), various BHEL units (Bhopal, Haridwar, Bangalore Trichy), Power Sector…
