Algiers, Aug 15 (UNI) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday called his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, and expressed his “regrets and apologies” for the burning of the Islamic holy book of Quran in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Danish diplomat said these acts were “intolerable and unacceptable,” and had run contrary to Denmark’s…
Mumbai, Aug 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar paid tribute to the freedom fighters who fought for the country’s independence from colonial rule and wished the countrymen on the 76th anniversary of independence on Tuesday. Pawar congratulated the police, fire, civil defence force, home guard force officers and soldiers of the state who…
Wuhan, Aug 15 (UNI) Seven people were dead in a rockslide Monday night in the suburbs of Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province, the local government confirmed. Falling rocks hit a passing van on a country road in Xingshan County at around 8:30 p.m. and all the seven people on board were killed, the county…
Paris, Aug 15 (UNI) Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France. The fire broke out at about 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT), French news channel BFMTV reported, citing local fire department. According to the local…
Makhachkala, Aug 15 (UNI) The number of those injured in an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, has risen to 66, Russian First Deputy Health Minister Viktor Fisenko said. “A total of 66 injured people, 10 of them in serious condition, are in Makhachkala’s medical institutions. Doctors are now fighting…
Buenos Aires, (UNI) A far-right Argentine presidential candidate, libertarian economist Javier Milei, has surprised many by winning the primaries, with his opponents close behind, voting results showed on Monday. Argentina’s presidential election is scheduled for October 22. The main contenders for the presidency are Sergio Massa, the incumbent economy minister running for the ruling Union…
Shimla, Aug 15 (UNI) The train services on narrow gauge Kalka-Shimla UNSCO heritage line between Jatough and Summerhill railway stations were disrupted on Monday due to a landslide. Superintendent of police for Shimla Sanjay Gandhi said that due to heavy rains, Kalka-Shimla railway track at 92/6 – 92/7 km between Jutogh and Summerhill railway stations…
Chennai/New Delhi, (UNI) Averring that the aspirations of the new India have infinite dimensions, President Droupady Murmu on Monday said ISRO keeps scaling new heights and India’s Chandryaaan-3 third moon mission was only a stepping stone of future space programmes as the country needs to go far ahead. In her Independence Day address, Ms Murmu…
Islamabad, Aug 15 (UNI) Two people were killed and 85 others injured in separate incidents of firing by residents of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi to celebrate the country’s 77th Independence Day on Monday, police and hospital administration said. The killed included a man and woman who received stray bullets which were fired in…
Kolkata, (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said, ” It is a matter of shame that despite achieving our freedom, we are not Independent. Is there Independence in Kashmir? ” ” The PM made tall claims about Bengal panchayat polls despite being a Prime Minister. This was not befitting of the PM’s…
