Sydney, Feb 4 (UNI) A 17-year-old girl died on Monday after being attacked by a shark at a beach on Bribie Island off the coast of Queensland, about 50 km north of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. local time. The Queensland Police Service said that the girl sustained…
Jakarta, Feb 4 (UNI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s North Maluku province early Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The agency had first issued the quake’s magnitude at 6.2 before revising it. The earthquake struck at 04:35 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (2135 GMT Monday), with its epicenter…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a significant directive restraining the Centre and state governments from taking any steps that would reduce forest areas without compensatory measures. A bench, comprising Justices B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran, was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the 2023 amendments to the Forest Conservation…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought clarification from the Union Government regarding the prolonged detention of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in correctional homes across India instead of deporting them to their native country. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan emphasized that once an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh is apprehended…
New Delhi, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an appeal challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision to quash criminal proceedings against former Karnataka BJP state president Naleen Kumar Kateel in an extortion case linked to the electoral bond scheme. A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar,…
New Delhi, (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House, and expressed gratitude for approving an urea plant in Namrup in the Budget 2025-26. He also termed the decision of the Central Government as a ‘game-changer” in the State’s developmental journey. During the meeting, both the…
Moscow, Feb 4 (UNI) The 16th world chess champion, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, called on Russia’s Arkady Dvorkovich to resign as International Chess Federation (FIDE) President. Earlier on Monday, 3 February, it was announced that FIDE and the Freestyle Chess Tour, co-organised by Carlsen, had failed to reach an agreement on cooperation due to disputes over…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Financial Services arm of Aditya Birla group Aditya Birla Capital Limited today reported a 3.7 per cent drop year-on-year in its Profit After Tax (PAT) at Rs 708 crore for the October-December quarter of FY25, versus Rs 735.76 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous financial year 2023-24. Net Interest…
Prayagraj, Feb 3 (UNI) The third Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh concluded on Basant Panchami in Teerthraj Prayagraj, with Akharas performing a grand and sacred ritual bath on Monday. According to the administration, millions of devotees took a holy dip in the sacred waters of Triveni Sangam during this sacred Amrit Kaal. As per the…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) A massive controversy erupted in the Rajya Sabha on Monday over Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s claims about the death toll in the January 29 stampede in the ongoing Maha Kumbh. “Before I start my speech, I pay tribute to the people who in thousands…
