Antananarivo, May 22 (UNI) Madagascar has officially ended its polio epidemic, with no new cases reported since September 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “This achievement marks a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts towards polio eradication,” the WHO announced in a statement Tuesday. The outbreak, which began in 2020 in Madagascar,…
Tehran, May 22 (UNI) Iran on Wednesday executed a man who carried out a deadly armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran in 2023. The man attacked the diplomatic mission on Jan. 27, 2023, with a Kalashnikov rifle, killing a staff member and injuring two others, Tehran Police told local media in the wake of…
Ottawa, May 22 (UNI) Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on Wednesday that she is summoning the Israeli ambassador over Israel Defense Forces’ warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank. Anand confirmed that four of Canada’s personnel were part of the delegation when Israel Defense Forces fired shots. Anand wrote on her…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with T-Works, India’s largest prototyping center, established by the Government of Telangana, to accelerate product innovation in the manufacturing and engineering sectors. UST will serve as the systems integrator, offering end-to-end solutions and providing a launch pad…
Disciplined Lifestyle is a Tradition of Indian Culture: CM Dr. Yadav Governor and CM Present Awards for Excellence in the 100-Day Ni-Kshay Camp Campaign 100-Day Ni-Kshay Camp Campaign Honor Ceremony and ‘Healthy Liver Mission’ Launched at Raj Bhavan Bhopal : Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel praised the efforts of the Madhya Pradesh government for conducting the 100-day…
United Nations, May 22 (UNI) UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of sanctions by Western countries against Syria. In his briefing to the Security Council, Pedersen noted that U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that he would order the cessation of sanctions on Syria. The European Union on…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said 35 railway stations across the state are being renovated at a cost of Rs 2,560 crore under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. “In the last Union Budget, the Modi Government allocated Rs 3,042 crore for railway development in Kerala, as against the average…
Moscow, May 22 (UNI) China and Russia have pledged closer exchanges and cooperation in various fields at the subnational level through two major mechanisms with fresh impetus. On Tuesday, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended a chairpersons’ meeting in Moscow…
Thiruvananthapurm, May 22 (UNI) Noted columnist and prominent nationalist thinker S. Gurumurthy has said intelligent nations rise above history whereas the less fortunate ones are hostages of history. Gurumurthy said India has evolved the idea of nationhood which is based on mutual respect towards all religious communities, whereas the idea of nationhood of Pakistan is…
Kabul, May 22 (UNI) A total of 3,319 Afghan families with 18,640 members returned home from neighboring Iran and Pakistan over the past week, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Wednesday. The refugees have come home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar…
