Sao Paulo, Jan 3 (UNI) Up to 725 traffic accidents have been reported over the New Year’s holiday in Brazil, killing 56 people and injuring 903 others, the Federal Highway Police said Tuesday. The fatalities were 25 percent lower than a year earlier, the police said in a statement. The New Year holiday, along with…
Tokyo, Jan 3 (UNI) Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening. The crash forced the airport to shut down all runways for several hours on Tuesday evening, leading to cancellations of 226…
Lakshadweep, (UNI) The Union Government is committed to develop port infrastructure facilities in all the lslands of Lakshadweep, as they are the lifeline of archipelago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Speaking at a public function at Agatti, the Prime Minister said the Centre is completely committed to the overall development of Lakshadweep including…
Beijing, Jan 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 25 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines at 01:11:30 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 63.9 km, was initially determined to be at 8.38 degrees north latitude and 126.57 degrees east longitude.
Damascus, Jan 3 (UNI) The Syrian army on Tuesday intercepted nine drones launched by rebel groups in rural areas across Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama provinces in northern Syria, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said. The ministry said in a statement that it is of strategic importance to shoot down the drones, which posed potential threats…
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal A man in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife by burning her with a flammable substance. The incident occurred on December 26 at their residence in Kulkarni Ka Bhatta, where both the husband, identified as Santosh Mehra, a painter, and the wife, identified as Deepa,…
Riyadh, Jan 2 (UNI) Saudi Arabia has officially become a full member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, the Gulf Arab nation’s state television announced on Tuesday. Saudi state TV said that Riyadh’s membership of the bloc would bolster its image abroad. The leaders of the five BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China…
Tokyo, Jan 2 (UNI) Five people who were on board a Japan Coast Guard aircraft which collided with a passenger plane have been confirmed dead, local media reported on Tuesday citing police. A Japan Airlines aircraft with 379 passengers on board caught fire on a runway of Haneda airport after landing and colliding with a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (UNI) Describing secularism as a foundational pillar of India’s democracy, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi says the word secular is being used as a ‘pejorative’ by those now in power, resulting in increased polarisation in the society. “They say they are committed to ‘democracy’, but at the same time, they weaken the safeguards…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) The newly passed three criminal laws passed by the parliament recently have been challenged by a lawyer in the Supreme Court on Tuesday stating that these are more Draconian than the British Laws. A Public Interest Petition(PIL) has been filed before the Apex Court, challenging the three new criminal laws…
