New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) The government on Friday dismissed media reports that a satellite-based tolling system will be launched from 1st May and will replace the existing FASTag-based toll collection system. Giving clarification, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a statement said that no such decision has been taken by it or…
Raj-Language-Hindi Mumbai April 18 (UNI) The language controversy has come to the forefront in Maharashtra politics though the state has decided to implement the National Education Policy making Hindi a compulsory third language from standard I-V in Marathi and English medium schools in the state. Currently, only Marathi and English are being taught as mandatory…
Washington/New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it has arrested Harpreet Singh, wanted in India for multiple terror attacks in Punjab. He has links with Pakistan’s ISI and Khalistani terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), The FBI in a social media post said: “Today, Harpreet Singh, an alleged…
Chennai, (UNI) Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has downplayed the role of saliva in white-ball cricket, asserting that the traditional practice of using it to shine the ball has little to no effect in the limited-overs format. “I didn’t use saliva on the ball. I think it’s a myth. I don’t think it makes a…
Doha, Apr 18 (UNI) The death toll from US airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen’s western province of Al Hudaydah has reached 33, and 80 people have been injured, the Houthi Health Ministry’s directorate for Al Hudaydah said on Friday. “According to preliminary data, the death toll as a result of US…
Jerusalem, Apr 18 (UNI) Israel has extended its missile warning time for long-range threats from Yemen by three to five minutes, the military’s Home Front Command said on Thursday. The updated system, which took effect Thursday, aims to allow civilians more time to reach shelters and safe rooms amid renewed missile attacks by Houthi forces,…
Vienna, Apr 18 (UNI) Austria’s science minister has announced a slew of measures this week to provide security and a free environment for researchers from the United States, as the academic freedom are at risk following the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and dramatic research funding cuts. Eva-Maria Holzleitner, minister of women, science and research,…
United Nations, Apr 18 (UNI) The United Nations views the second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran this weekend as “a good sign,” and hopes it will yield positive results, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The second round of U.S.-Iran indirect negotiations will be held in Rome on Saturday, according to…
Lucknow, Apr 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the officials of the districts concerned to conduct relief work with full promptness in view of the storm, rain and hailstorm, an official spokesman said here. The CM has said that the officials should visit the area and conduct a survey and…
Ramallah, Apr 18 (UNI) Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli forces near the town of Osarin in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank on Thursday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry in a brief statement identified the killed victims as Jihad Adham Abdullah Adili, 17, and Saif Ghassan Jabr…
