(UNI) As many as twelve people died and two injured in a clash between two groups of armed civilians in southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local officials said. The clash occurred at around 1500 hrs local time ,Roberto Alvarez, spokesperson of the state security authorities said. A case has been launched against the accused and investigations are underway, Mr Alvarez added.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the attack on a church in southern Philippines, and called for swift punishment to the perpetrators, a statement said here on Monday. The Secretary-General expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. ‘The Secretary-General calls for the perpetrators of these crimes to be swiftly brought to justice,’ the statement said. The twin bombings ripped through the Jolo Cathedral in the island province of Sulu in southern Philippines. The attack occurred during Sunday morning services and around 20 people died and 80 injured. Mr…
More than six in 10 US citizens believe their country is heading in the wrong direction, while nearly seven in 10 gave negative opinions on the state of the country, a poll found. The poll, released by NBC News/Wall Street Journal on Sunday, showed that 63 percent of respondents said the United States is heading off on the wrong track, while 28 percent say the opposite. Records showed that the percentage of people who believe the country in the right direction is the lowest since July 2016. When asked how the state of the United States should be described today,…
Jason Holder, the Windies captain has become No.1 in the MRF Tyres ICC Test rankings for all-rounders after his sensational performance in Barbados which helped his side to a 381-run win against England. Holder on Sunday scored his maiden double-century in front of his home crowd in Barbados, and also picked two wickets in the match, helping him a jump of two spots to the top of the all-rounders’ chart. He surpassed Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to the top spot. He also rose sharply in the batting rankings, by a remarkable 25 spots, and now sits comfortably at…
A Delhi Special Court on Monday granted regular bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) case filed by Directorate of Enforcement under the provisions of Money Laundering Act. CBI Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj on December, 20 granted interim bail to Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case and further extended the interim bail till January 28. CBI has registered a case in July last year against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi and Sarla Gupta wife of…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର “କହେ ସାଲବେଗ ହୀନ ଜାତିରେ ମୁଁ ଯବନ, ଶ୍ରୀ ରଂଗା ଚରଣ ବିନୁ ନ ଜାଣଇ ଆନ”- ଓଡିଶାର ଘରେ ଘରେ ପରିଚିତ ଯବନ କବି ସାଲାବେଗଂକ ଏହି ଭାବପ୍ରବଣ ସ୍ବୀକାରୋକ୍ତି ଓଡିଶାର ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଜୀବନରେ ନୂଆ ଏକ ଜୀବନବୋଧ ଓ ଚେତନା ଉଦ୍ରେକ କରିଥିଲା। ଧର୍ମ ସହିତ ମାନବୀୟ ମୂଲ୍ୟ ର ସହବନ୍ଧନ ସବୁବେଳେ ନୂତନ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଚେତନା ଜାଗ୍ରତ କରିଥାଏ।ରାଜନୈତିକ ପୃଷ୍ଠଭୂମି ରେ ହୁଏତ ଯବନମାନେ ଆକ୍ରମଣକାରୀ ବା ହିନ୍ଦୁ ବିରୋଧୀ, ହେଲେ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଜୀବନରେ ସେମାନଂକ ଅବଦାନକୁ ଓଡିଶାର ଲୋକେ ଅନାୟାସରେ ଆପଣାର କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଇସ୍ଲାମ ର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ଓଡିଶାର ଚଳଣୀ ଓ ଜୀବନଧାରରେ ଅନେକ ନୂଆ ଉପାଦାନ ଯୋଡି ହୋଇଯାଇଛି। ସେସବୁକୁ ଆଜି ଆଉ ଆମ ଜୀବନରୁ ଅଲଗା କରିହେବନାହିଁ।ଯେମିତି ସାଲାବେଗଂକୁ ବାଦ ଦେଇ ଓଡିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟର ଭକ୍ତି ଧାରାକୁ ଆକଳନ କରିହେବ ନାହିଁ, ସେମିତି କଟକର କଦମ୍ ରସୁଲ୍ କିମ୍ବା ଏରସମା…
Ex-Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday slammed BJP leaders for their indecent remarks against Priyanka Gandhi saying that they showed their anti-women mindset. Singh, who came along with his wife on day long tour to Chhattisgarh, told some reporters here that ‘Priyanka represents a family which has a history of sacrifice. Her grandmother and father sacrificed their lives’. According to Singh, indecent remarks against her by BJP leaders reflect their narrow-mindedness. BJP has become frustrated with entry of Priyanka in active politics, he alleged. Singh said that Modi government utterly proved to be…
(UNI) India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday clinched the Indonesia Masters title as her Spanish opponent Carolina Marin retired hurt during the first game of the summit showdown here on Sunday. With the virtue of this win, London Olympic bronze medallist Nehwal bagged her first title on the BWF circuit in two years. During the final, the Rio Olympic gold medallist landed awkwardly on her right leg while going for an overhead shot, and looked in tears. When the match was stopped, the Spaniard was leading the game by 9-2. She tried to continue, but failed due to pain,…
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Mere Pyare Prime Ministe’ is all set to release on March 15. The film that deals with the social issue of open defecation represented not just India but Asia at the Rome Film Festival. The Official Selection of the Rome Film Fest presented three productions from three different continents. From Asia, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial ‘Mere Pyare Prime Minister’ was screened in Sala Petrassi. The film garnered an exceptional response with a standing ovation as well as four-star reviews at the event. Rakeysh attended the screening along with his wife Bharathi Mehra who is also the producer…
Nine Japanese companies have received envelopes containing typewritten messages with threats and white powder that appears to be highly toxic potassium cyanide, local media reported. The NHK broadcaster reported late on Saturday that most of the envelopes, postmarked Tokyo, had been delivered to companies based in Tokyo and Osaka, including two pharmaceutical firms, and one suspicious envelope had been received by a food company in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The police have already launched an investigation into the case, and discovered that white powder in at least some of the envelopes was proven to be deadly potassium cyanide,…
In an ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Britain, France, Spain, and Germany have said they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president unless he calls for elections. In tweets published on Saturday, the leaders of France and Spain, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez, said they would recognise Guado as “president in charge” if Venezuela is not given free elections, said an Euronews report on Sunday. “The Venezuelan people must be able to freely decide on their future,” said Macron, as did German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz. “If within eight days there are no fair, free and transparent…
Soon a Facebook user will be able to send an encrypted message to someone who has only a WhatsApp account as Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption into these apps. The three services will, however, continue as stand-alone apps, the New York report said, citing four people involved in the effort. Facebook said that it is working on adding end-to-end encryption, which protects messages from being viewed by anyone except the participants in a conversation, to more of its messaging…
(UNI) West Indies registered a comprehensive victory of 381 runs over England on Day four in the first Test of the three-match series, to take a 1-0 lead in Barbados on Saturday. Chasing a mammoth target of 628 runs, the visitors skittled for 246 runs. Off-spinning all-rounder Roston Chase retained the figures of 8/60. Chase ran through the England middle-order, dismissing Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Ben Foakes after lunch. Earlier in the day, the English team resumed their innings on 56/0 with Rory Burns (39) and Keaton Jennings (11) at the crease. Keaton Jennings was…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (UNI) French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeated Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Australian John Peers 6-4 7-6 (7-1) to win their maiden Australian Open men’s doubles title on Sunday. With the virtue of this win, Herbert-Mahut became the 8th doubles team to complete the Career Grand Slam. The French duo, fifth-seeded at the season’s first Grand Slam, broke Kontinen’s serve at 4-4 to clinch the first set by 6-4. The second set went on serve before Herbert and Mahut got the upper hand in the tie-breaker, winning the finale in an hour and 38 minutes at…
(UNI) Former New Zealand right-arm fast-medium bowler Ewen Chatfield has announced his retirement from the club cricket at the age of 68. The veteran cricketer, also known as ‘Naenae Express,’ played his last game of cricket for his beloved Wellington club Naenae Old Boys on Saturday. Co-incidentally, his career finished at the same place, where it started in February, 1968- the Naenae Park. Chatfield, who was always under the shadow of Sir Richard Hadlee, took the decision after getting thrashed all over the park, while playing for his club in Wellington. “It might seem silly, but I have standards, even…
Expressing his desire to have a pre-poll alliance with the Congress in Karnataka, former Prime Minister and JD(S) National President H D Devegowda said that “the formal talks with the Congress leaders on alliance will be held soon”. Speaking after holding a meeting of poll preparedness of Bengaluru City JD(S) MLAs, MLCs and Office bearers here on Sunday, the former Prime minister said that “so far no formal talks was held with Congress pre-poll alliance”. Stating that JD(S) will appoint Working President to Lok Sabha seats coming under the Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts, Mr Gowda said that “Rajya Sabha…
FM 100.9 MHz being broadcast from All India Radio, Port Blair has been declared as the 42nd FM Station of Vividh Bharati Network by Prasar Bharati. With this Port Blair city, the capital town of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and surrounding South Andaman regions have got first FM Radio Station, which was a long pending demand. To start with two hours of local programmes will be broadcast from Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair in the morning and for two hours in the evening. Meanwhile, the Civil Society has welcomed the move of Government to bless Andaman with its first FM…
The death toll in the blasts that hit a cathedral in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Sunday morning has climbed to 27 people, while the number of injured reached 77, local media reported, citing police. Earlier in the day media reported that one improvised explosive device had been detonated inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in the province’s Jolo municipality, while another bomb exploded near the building’s entrance. Previous reports indicated that at least 19 people had fallen victims of the attack and another 48 were wounded. According to the Rappler news portal, police…
Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram on Sunday took a jibe at Union Minister Arun Jaitley, rebuking CBI for naming top banking officials in FIR in the ICICI-Videocon loan case. In a post on social media, Mr Chidambaram said, ”CBI has received the ultimate certificate from the one, who has the best ring-side seat, the Finance Minister (on leave): ‘Adventurism and megalomania have overtaken investigators’!.” In a blog, Mr Jaitley cautioned the CBI against ‘investigative adventurism’ on Friday, a day after the agency named a string of top bankers in an FIR lodged against former ICICI Bank…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday – on his first radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme of the year 2019 – lauded the role of the Election Commission in conducting elections successfully at such a high scale and said the conduct of polls in the country should make every Indian feel proud about it. “The manner in which the Election Commission conducts elections in India, it is natural for all Indians to feel proud about it,” said Prime Minister in his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ through All India Radio. It is really appreciable that all out efforts are…
The city of places has one of the top most tourist destination in the country will be further boost with more air connectivity very soon. The Union government has approved to provide air connectivity to five prominent cities from Mysuru Airport, under it’s Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN)-3. Presently the Mysuru has only flight facility connection to Chennai, daily.