Siliguri, June 17 (UNI) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Monday visited the accident site at Ranidanga and interacted with the injured in the hospital. As per the latest report, nine people were killed and 41 injured after a goods train hit the Sealdah bound Kanchanjunga Exp from Agartala (Tripura) at Ranidanga near Phansidewa in Darjeeling…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Manipur here and stressed on strategic deployment of central forces to restore peace and tranquility in the state. The Home Minister did a holistic review of security situation in Manipur and directed to…
St Vincent, June 17 (UNI) In a thrilling showdown that summarised the drama of Group D, Bangladesh secured their place in the Super 8 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 by defending the lowest total in the tournament’s history. Facing a must-win situation against Nepal, the Tigers showcased a nerve-wracking yet historic performance…
St Lucia, June 17 (UNI) Sri Lanka showcased their prowess in all three departments to secure a comfortable 83-run victory against the Netherlands in their final match of the 2024 T20 World Cup here on Monday. Despite an early setback, key contributions from the top and middle order propelled Sri Lanka to a formidable 201-6…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) In a rare occurrence, the Delhi airport on Monday afternoon witnessed a brief power outage which affected check-in and boarding operations. Many flyers took to micro-blogging site ‘X’ to air their frustrations over power failure. “Around 2 PM today, Delhi Airport’s Main Receiving Sub-station (MRSS) detected a significant voltage spike…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the top US security official briefed the PM on the progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation, particularly under the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). The PM said in a post on…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to occur over many parts of the country for the next 3-5 days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely to continue over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya for the…
Patna , June 17 (UNI) Taking cognizance of the irregularities and question paper leak incidents in the competitive examinations, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday directed the authorities to frame a strict law to check them. During a high level meeting attended by Deputy Chief Ministers and the higher authorities of various departments, Kumar…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) The suspense over Rahul Gandhi retaining either the Rae Bareli or the Wayanad Lok Sabha seats came to an end on Monday, when the former Congress president decided to retain his family bastion of Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli. The decision was taken at a meeting that took place at the…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) BJP on Monday announced names of incharges and co-incharges for upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Party’s statement, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav has been appointed as in-charge of Maharashtra while Ashwini Vaishnaw has made co-Incharge. Dharmendra Pradhan and Biplab Kumar Dev have…
