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January 9, 2024 6:48 PM

Taiwan Issues Alert as Chinese Satellite Crosses Airspace Before Election

Taiwan's government has issued security alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace ahead of presidential election. In a message, Mobile phone users were advised to be aware for their safety. Taiwan said its defence ministry was tracking the trajectory of the satellite to ap...

January 9, 2024 5:38 PM

Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Central Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

An earthquake of magnitude&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;jolted the&nbsp;central Japan causing strong shaking but no tsunami warning has been given yet.&nbsp;The quake occurred at 2.29 pm IST today. '' ''According to the&a...

January 9, 2024 3:52 PM

Addition of three new lines add up 200MW to present transmission capacity between India and Nepal, enhancing the overall transmission capacity to 1400 MW.

The 11th meeting of the Joint Steering Committee on Power Sector Cooperation was held in Chitwan, Nepal. This was co-chaired by Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India and Mr. Gopal Prasad Sigdel, Secretary (Energy), Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, ...

January 9, 2024 1:50 PM

US designates ten nations, including China and Pakistan as countries of Particular Concern for severe violations of religious freedom

US, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the country has designated China, North Korea, Pakistan, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Myanmar as &quot;Countries of Particu...

January 9, 2024 1:49 PM

French PM 'lisabeth Borne sets to step down

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is set to step down after less than two years into her tenure. In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Ms Borne had shown &quot;courage, commitment and determination&am...

January 9, 2024 8:54 AM

Franz Beckenbauer football player passed away at 78 in Germany

Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded among the greatest football player of all time, has died yesterdy at the age of 78 in Germany. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a social media post expressed grief over the death of Beckenbauer and called him One of the absolute greats of football.&nbsp;&a...

January 9, 2024 8:48 AM

Israeli soldiers take control of Hamas's Bureij Battalion headquarters in Gaza

In Gaza, the Israeli soldiers took control of Hamas's Bureij Battalion headquarters yesterday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the headquarters includes a massive underground weapons manufacturing facility- the largest such...

January 9, 2024 8:42 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 jolted Talaud Islands, Indonesia

In Indonesia, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 jolted the Talaud islands, according to the National Center of Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 2.18 AM, IST today. There were no immediate reports of loss of life or property in the reg...

January 9, 2024 8:25 AM

Several Maldivian leaders call for action including initiating No Confidence motion against the government after recent anti-India comments by its Ministers

Several organisations in Maldives have called for positive relations between Maldives and India, while calling the posts and comments by the suspended Maldivian deputy ministers as irresponsible. Our correspondent reports that pressure is rising on the government as several Maldivian leaders have te...

January 9, 2024 7:40 AM

Members of Hindu American community hold car rally across Houston, US

In the United States, Members of the Hindu American community yesterday held a car rally across Houston, in view of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Over 500 riders, carrying saffron banners with an im...

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