New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) On track to achieve its capex target, national transporter Indian Railways has spent Rs 1,92,446 crore or 76% of the gross budgetary support for the current financial year 2024-25 (FY25) in the first nine months of the fiscal to ramp up its network, replace old assets and modernising overall rail…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) The Indian Navy has dispatched a specialised team to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in the flooded coal mine in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district of Assam. The team, comprising one officer and 11 sailors, includes highly trained clearance divers skilled in deep depth…
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Chinese seismologists have recorded 515 aftershocks after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Tibet Autonomous Region (also known as the Xizang Autonomous Region) in the country’s southwest, the China Earthquake Networks Center said on Wednesday. “As of 8:00 a.m. [00:00 GMT] on January 8, a total of 515 aftershocks were recorded,…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) After the ‘Piyari Didi’ scheme, the Congress on Wednesday announced its second guarantee, the ‘Jeevan Raksha’ scheme, promising health insurance of up to Rs 25 lakh. Addressing a press conference at the DPCC headquarters here, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, along with Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, said,…
New Delhi, Jan 08 (UNI) The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on two bills related to ‘One Nation One Election’ began in New Delhi on Wednesday. The JPC is supposed to scrutinise the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill and discuss the related aspects of the bills, which will pave the way for…
Caracas, Jan 8 (UNI) Seven foreign mercenaries, including two from the US and three who arrived from Ukraine, have been detained in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday. “Only today we detained seven foreign mercenaries, including two important mercenaries from the United States… Two Colombian killers have been apprehended in different parts of the…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (UNI) The cancellation of a dinner meeting for SC/ST legislators, MPs, and leaders has further exposed the simmering power struggle within Karnataka’s ruling Congress. The meeting, planned by Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara, was called off on the instructions of AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, following objections raised by Deputy Chief…
Berlin, Jan 8 (UNI) NATO will send about 10 ships to the Baltic Sea to protect underwater infrastructure, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported, citing sources. The NATO navy will begin arriving in the Baltic Sea at the end of the week and will remain there until April, the report said on Tuesday. The ships will be…
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Rescuers searched into the night for survivors after a major earthquake killed at least 126 people and damaged more than 3,000 buildings in a remote part of the Chinese region of Tibet, near Everest, media reports said. Additionally, over 30,000 residents have been relocated as the search for survivors continued into…
Kyiv, Jan 8 (UNI) New Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said on Tuesday that she has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Bern was ready to act as an mediator in the Ukraine settlement process. “During today’s phone call with [Ukrainian] President Zelenskyy, I assured him of [Switzerland’s] ongoing support for Ukraine—most notably through our many…
