Ukraine, UK sign security agreement

Ukraine, UK sign security agreement

Kiev, Jan 13  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have reportedly signed a security agreement. Zelensky said on Friday that the guarantees prescribed in the 10-year agreement will be in place until Ukraine joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. “We…

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 23,708

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 23,708

Gaza, Jan 13 The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,708, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has said. The ministry in a press statement on Friday said that the Israeli army killed 151 Palestinians and wounded 248 others during the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency reported. It…

Taiwan goes to polls amid warnings from China

Taiwan goes to polls amid warnings from China

Taipei, Jan 13  Some 19.5 eligible voters in Taiwan will cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a new President and Parliament amid growing warnings from China that Taipei’s future was at “crossroads”. Voters queued up outside polling stations across the country and voting will end at 4 p.m., reports CNN. Results are expected later…

Migrant apprehensions significantly drop at US-Mexico border

Migrant apprehensions significantly drop at US-Mexico border

Migrant apprehensions significantly drop at US-Mexico border Washington, Jan 13 Migrant apprehensions at Eagle Pass, Texas, on the US-Mexico border has significantly dropped from thousands in a day to about only 500 this week, according to officials. Overall migrant encounters on the US southern border topped 10,000 per day in mid-December, then dropped to about…

Texas Governor warns of ‘ultra cold temperatures’ in coming days

Texas Governor warns of ‘ultra cold temperatures’ in coming days

Houston, Jan 13 Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned of “ultra cold temperatures” in the coming days as a result of a severe winter storm, while also expecting the state’s electric grid will withstand. Dallas in northern Texas is to see a new record low of -10 degrees Celsius as temperatures across the region are expected…

4-meter ground upheaval observed after Jan 1 quake in Japan: Research

4-meter ground upheaval observed after Jan 1 quake in Japan: Research

Tokyo, Jan 13  A recent research found the powerful January 1 earthquake that rocked central Japan has caused ground upheavals as high as about 4 meters, local media reported on Saturday. A group of researchers made the announcement after surveying areas around Kaiso Port in the hardest-hit city of Wajima, which lies in the northern…

No license to bully..’ Maldives President makes fresh jab at India

No license to bully..’ Maldives President makes fresh jab at India

New Delhi, Jan 13  Amid the ongoing row, Maldives President Mohamad Muizzu, fresh from his China visit, made another indirect jab at India, accusing it of “bullying” his “small” nation. “We may be small but this doesn’t give them the license to bully us,” he said at a press conference on his return from China, according…

Delhi Police arrest two brothers after 24 years in kidnapping case

Delhi Police arrest two brothers after 24 years in kidnapping case

New Delhi, Jan 13  The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested two brothers after 24 years, who were wanted for kidnapping a worker at a shop in the Chandni Chowk area, an official said on Saturday. The fugitives were identified as Puneet Aggarwal (48) a resident of Gurugram, Haryana, and Vinit Aggarwal (50), a…

Jeweller’s 19-year-old daughter to turn Jain nun in Hyderabad

Jeweller’s 19-year-old daughter to turn Jain nun in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Jan 13  A 19-year-old girl from a rich family in Chittor, who should be enjoying life, modern amenities and fashion, will soon wear only white robes and lead an austere life. Leaving behind many worldly comforts that her Marwadi jeweller father can provide, Yogitha Surana will not use a fan, light, toothbrush, soap, shampoo…

Not believing in Lord Ram is an insult to Constitution: Dhankhar

Not believing in Lord Ram is an insult to Constitution: Dhankhar

Jaipur, Jan 12  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that not believing in Lord Ram is an insult to the Constitution as there is mention of Ram Temple in the Constitution as well. “Those who do not believe in Lord Ram are insulting the Constitution. Ram Temple is mentioned in the Constitution. If we…