Ethiopian PM appoints three new Cabinet members including FM
Addis Ababa, Oct 19 (IANS) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed three new Cabinet members, including a new Foreign Minister. According to the Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister on Friday, Gedion Timothewos has been appointed as the East African country’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier this month, former Foreign […]
Uganda reports 49 new mpox cases
Kampala, Oct 19 (IANS) Uganda reported 49 new mpox cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections in the country to 145, according to authorities. The country’s Ministry of Health on Friday said that Kampala, the capital of Uganda, recorded 27 new cases of the disease, the highest in the East African country over the […]
Nepal’s former Home Minister arrested over alleged cooperative fraud
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (IANS) Nepal’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane was arrested over his alleged involvement in cooperative fraud and organised crime. A team of the Central Investigation Bureau under Nepal Police took Lamichhane on Friday evening away from his party’s central office in Kathmandu, as the Kaski District Court issued […]
NATO must not be party to war: Scholz
Berlin, Oct 19 (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his unwavering support for Ukraine during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden in Berlin, but Scholz stressed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must not become a party to the war. “We stand with Ukraine as long as it is needed,” Scholz […]
Yahya Sinwar died from gunshot to his head
Tel Aviv, Oct 19 (IANS) The autopsy reports of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s body revealed that he was killed by a gunshot wound to his head during an intelligence-based ground raid in southern Gaza. Sinwar, who led the politburo of Hamas, was found by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah. […]
BJP, AAP responsible for Delhi’s worsening pollution crisis: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Congress leader Pramod Tiwari criticised both the BJP-led Central government and the AAP government in Delhi for the worsening air pollution crisis in the national capital. He remarked, “Promises were made to make the Yamuna River water drinkable, but it is now not even suitable for bathing.” He accused Arvind […]
J&K minister’s humane gesture earns praise
Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) A Jammu & Kashmir minister earned public praise after he stopped his escorted cavalcade to personally assist two road accident victims in Srinagar. Minister Satish Sharma was on his way to Srinagar International Airport on Friday evening when he saw a father and his son injured in a road accident near […]
Forest teams continue search for leopard sighted near Hyderabad Metro station
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Forest Department officials continued their search for a leopard that was sighted near the Miyapur Metro Rail station in Hyderabad. Two teams of 10 forest officials assisted by the police were participating in the search operation behind the Metro Station in the Miyapur area in Kukatpally. District Forest Officer (DFO) Laxman […]
Body of MBBS student who died in Russia flown to Delhi: MP CM
Bhopal, Oct 19 (IANS) The body of the MBBS student Srishti Sharma, a resident of Maihar in Madhya Pradesh, who died in a road accident in Russia, has been brought to New Delhi, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday. CM Yadav informed that Srishti’s body would be brought from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, […]
Omar Abdullah condemns terrorist killing of non-local in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday condemned the killing of a non-local by terrorists in Shopian district. Omar said on his X on Friday, “Very sorry to hear about the death of Ashok Chouhan at the hands of militants in South Kashmir. These attacks are abhorrent & must […]
