Bogota, Jan 14 (UNI) The number of people killed in a landslide in Colombia’s Choco Department rose to 33, with 20 others sustaining injuries, Colombian magazine Semana reported on Saturday, citing local officials. On Friday, a landslide occurred on the road between the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in the Carmen de Atrato municipality in…
Moroni, Jan 14 (UNI) The Comoros, an archipelagic nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, will hold the 2024 presidential election on Sunday. There are six candidates competing against each other to become the head of the republic, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani from the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC), who may win the…
Washington, Jan 14 (UNI) US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration had privately sent a message to Iran regarding attacks by Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea. “I’ve delivered — we’ve delivered it privately, and we’re confident we’re well prepared,” Biden told reporters when…
Islamabad, Jan 14 (UNI) Five soldiers and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, an army statement said. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said late Saturday night that an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Buleda area of Kech district of…
Srinagar, Jan 14 (UNI) Minimum temperature witnessed a fall in Kashmir valley after settling above normal the previous night. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said that the minimum temperature recorded at Srinagar was minus 4.2°C last night, which was below 2.1°C against the normal of -2.1°C. Srinagar witnessed a record 15.0°C maximum temperature on the previous…
Imphal, Jan 14 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Jatra, slated to cover about 6,200 Kms in 66 days, is all set to start from Manipur’s Khongjom on Sunday. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge will flag off the rally from Khongjom War Memorial in Thoubal district . The Thoubal district administration has ordered that…
Santiago, Jan 14 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 26 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile at 01:08:13 GMT Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 126.7 km, was initially determined to be at 21.14 degrees south latitude and 68.49 degrees west longitude.
New Delhi, (UNI) India on Saturday took strong objection to the recent visit of British High Commissioner in Pakistan to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming it as “highly objectionable” and “unacceptable”. The Government of India lodged a strong protest with the British government over the development. British High Commissioner in Pakistan Jane Marriott visited Mirpur in…
10th Biennial MP State Judicial Officers’ Conference held Bhopal: Speaking at the 10th Biennial MP State Judicial Officers’ Conference in Bhopal’s Ravindra Bhavan, Supreme Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna highlighted that Madhya Pradesh has a higher pendency rate for criminal and civil cases, standing at 1:4, compared to the national rate of 1:3. As the chief…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) Oil retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hyderabad-based Trinity Cleantech have signed a pact to set up fast charging points for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers in the state of Uttar Pradesh. “This alliance aims to provide the adoption of electric two-wheelers (e2Ws) and electric three-wheelers (e3Ws) through the establishment of…
