Singapore, Jan 5 (UNI) About 35 residents were evacuated early Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a vacant three-story semi-detached house in eastern Singapore, authorities said. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) reported that it was alerted to the fire at about 12:45 a.m.. Firefighters from the Kallang Fire Station and the Paya…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday commended Rohit Sharma for his decision to step down as captain following a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Speaking to the media, Gambhir described Rohit’s move to hand over the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah as a selfless and team-first decision, though it did…
Gaza, Jan 5 (UNI) The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Saturday evening that the Israeli army carried out 94 airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip over the past 72 hours, killing 184 people. In its statement, the office described the escalation as “dangerous and brutal,” targeting unarmed civilians and residential areas, particularly in…
Khartoum, Jan 5 (UNI) At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and El Fasher city in western Sudan’s North Darfur State. “The RSF militia on Saturday continued its systematic shelling against civilians in Karari locality in Omdurman…
New Delhi, Jan 05 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday repeated his attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), terming the AAP an ‘aapda’ again, and said they wasted ten years of Delhi and “any responsibility given” to the Arvind Kejriwal-led party will be “a punishment” to the people. Addressing BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate and address a one-day “Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0” programme, to be held at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan here on Monday. The programme will bring together 502 elected women representatives from Scheduled Tribes from 22 states/UTs, ensuring a diverse and inclusive group,…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, being held in Bhubaneswar from January 8-10, will see the participation of a large number of Indian diaspora members from over 50 countries, as well as the inauguration of a special Pravasi Tourist Train. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event…
Beirut, Jan 4 (UNI) At least 59 people were killed and 273 injured in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Saturday. “Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation carried out four massacres on families in the Gaza Strip, with 59 people dead and…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) The Congress will launch a countrywide campaign ‘Jai Bapu-Jai Bhim-Jai Samvidhan’ to tell the people how the BJP and RSS have been insulting not only Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar but also the Constitution for decades. The party also released a pamphlet in this connection on Saturday. Under this campaign, Chaupals…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (UNI) The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, being undertaken by two Indian Navy women officers — Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A — on Saturday left Lyttelton Port, New Zealand, for its third leg to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). This is the longest leg of the expedition…
