UNSC refers Palestinian application to become full UN member to committee

April 9, 2024 9:35 PM

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UNSC refers Palestinian application to become full UN member to committee

The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member.   Malta’s U.N. Ambassador Vanessa Frazier proposed to the committee that met yesterday to consider the ap...

Indian Coast Guard Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call at Muara, Brunei

April 9, 2024 9:28 PM

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Indian Coast Guard Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call at Muara, Brunei

Indian Coast Guard's Pollution Control Vessel - Samudra Paheredar made a port call at Muara, Brunei, as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to ASEAN countries. Defence Ministry said, during the three-day visit, the crew of Pollution Control Vessel will engage in professional interactions focusin...

Bihar: Seven people including five children died in fire tragedy in Rohtas

April 9, 2024 9:23 PM

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Bihar: Seven people including five children died in fire tragedy in Rohtas

Seven people including five children died on Tuesday in a fire tragedy in Ibrahimpur locality under Kachwa police station area in Rohtas district, Bihar.   Local villagers said the accident took place in a thatched house due to a spark from a nearby transformer. Two women were also charred to death ...

EC arranges 98,114 polling stations for Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra

April 9, 2024 9:12 PM

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EC arranges 98,114 polling stations for Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra

The Election Commission has arranged 98,114 polling stations for the Lok Sabha General elections in Maharashtra. There were a total of 64,508 polling stations for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.   According to the State Election Commission, the highest number of 8,382 polling stations are in Pune. The...

J&K: 3.7 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar

April 9, 2024 9:12 PM

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J&K: 3.7 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar

In Jammu and Kashmir, an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck the mountainous Kishtwar district in the Chenab Valley on Tuesday. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said that the earthquake occurred at 4:44 PM at a depth of 10 km with a magnitude of 3.7 ...

Bangladesh hopes to rescue crew members of hijacked ship by this month

April 9, 2024 8:01 PM

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Bangladesh hopes to rescue crew members of hijacked ship by this month

Bangladesh State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday expressed hope that the 23 crew members of hijacked Bangladeshi ship "MV Abdullah" could be rescued by this month. The state minister told journalists at his secretariat office in Dhaka today that the entire situation is now u...