London, Jan 5 (UNI) UK actress Glynis Johns, who is known for her role as Winifred Banks in 1964’s “Mary Poppins” musical fantasy comedy film, has died at the age of 100 in Los Angeles, CNN reported, citing the actress’s manager. Mitch Clem was quoted as saying that Johns died “peacefully” on Thursday morning at…
Jakarta, (UNI) Four people were killed and 37 others wounded as two trains collided in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday morning, rescuers and officials said. According to local media ANTARA, the victims were four train crew members: a driver, an assistant driver, a steward, and a security officer. Meanwhile, a total of 478 passengers…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider a plea for an urgent hearing on an application by a group of Hindu women, for cleaning the water tank at Gyanvapi Mosque where a ‘Shivlinga’ was claimed to have been found during the survey by the court-appointed Commissioner. Advocate Vishnu Shankar…
New Delhi, Jan 05 (UNI) The Indian Railways on Friday signed an MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to reduce energy and water consumption lowering GHG emissions. Indian Railways has set the “Net Zero Carbon Emission” target by the year 2030. As per an official statement, The Railway and CII have renewed their MoU…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has iterated its full faith in the use of EVMs in elections, and dismissed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s request that the I.N.D.I.A bloc be given an opportunity to put forth its views on VVPAT to the apex poll panel. The ECI said “there was…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday nominated Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal and renominated sitting MPs ND Gupta and Sanjay Singh as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Singh s currently in jail in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. The party’s Political…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully flight-tested ‘fuel cell’ to assess Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel cell operation in space and to collect data to facilitate the design of systems for future missions. The national space agency in a statement on Friday said that it has tested a 100 W…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to make his stand clear on the AAP Government’s allegations, that the funds meant for the free medical treatment for road accident victims under Farishtey scheme have been stopped. The Court said, that if it is found that the…
Srinagar, Jan 5 (UNI) Hundreds of devotees on Friday thronged the Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake here on the annual Urs of the first Caliph of Islam, Hazrat Ameer-ul-Momineen Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA). People, including men, women, and children, visited the Hazratbal Shrine. The holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was displayed…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (UNI) A couple of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were injured, one of them sustained head injuries, when they were attacked by scores of mobs, said to be the followers of TMC leader Sahjahan Sheikh at Sandeshkhali as the central probe agency went to raid the house of the politician in relation to…
