Uganda
- India
Customs officials seize heroin worth Rs 17 crore at Mumbai airport; foreign national held
Mumbai: The airport customs has seized 2.4 kg of heroin worth Rs 16.8 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after arresting a foreign national, an official said on Monday. According…
- India
‘Different India’ now capable of meeting security challenges: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that forces troubling India for long are now aware that this is a “different India”, which is capable of giving them a…
- World
Uganda’s Parliament passes bill criminalising identifying as LGBTQ
Kampala: Uganda’s Parliament has passed a bill to criminalise people identifying as LGBTQ and under which a person can be jailed for up to 10 years. As homosexual acts are already illegal…
- World
Uganda registers 16.9% increase in road accidents in 2022: Report
Kampala: Uganda registered a 16.9 per cent increase in road accidents in 2022, a new police report said here. According to the Annual Crime Report 2022, the country registered 20,394 cases of…
- World
At least nine killed in New Year stampede in Uganda
Kampala: At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a New Year stampede in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, police said on Sunday. According to the police, the incident involved several…
- World
King Charles celebrates arrival of Ugandan Asians, Indians to UK 50 yrs ago
London: King Charles III welcomed members of the Asian community, including Indians, who came to the UK some 50 years ago after they were expelled by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The first…
- India
Indian from Gujarat shot dead in Uganda, cop detained
Kampala: Kuntaj Patel, a 24 year-old Indian businessman from Gujarat, has been allegedly shot dead by a police constable in Kisoro town of Uganda, local media reports said. Police constable Elioda Gumizamu,…
- World
65 Ugandan health workers quarantined over Ebola
Kampala: At least 65 health workers in Uganda have been put under quarantine after getting in contact with Ebola cases, a ministry of health spokesperson said. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Ministry of Health spokesperson…
- Offbeat
Cop in Uganda aims catapult at reporter for asking ‘irrelevant questions’?
Adding to the slew of “attacks” on journalists, a police spokesperson in Uganda was photographed with a catapult that he allegedly aimed at a reporter. An image circulating on social media claims…
- Middle East
52-yr-old Indian man wins Rs 7 cr lottery in Dubai Duty Free
Abu Dhabi: A 52-year-old Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 1 million dollar (Rs 7,45,96,500) in Dubai Duty Free draw on Saturday, February 19. The winner of the draw Indraneel…
- India
Ugandan national held with heroin capsules worth Rs 7 cr in stomach
New Delhi: A Ugandan national was arrested by customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for trying to smuggle heroin capsules worth Rs 7 crore by swallowing them, an official said…
