Nepal’s prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday amid protests by the opposition demanding a parliamentary probe into allegations that his home minister illegally took money from several companies before he entered politics. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former Maoist rebel chief in the Himalayan nation, formed a coalition cabinet in March with […]
London’s High Court will today hold a hearing to consider fresh assurances provided by the United States that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be able to rely on the First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and will not face the death penalty if extradited from Britain to the U.S. The hearing will determine if […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolences on the demise of President Raisi, saying that his […]
The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Monday in 49 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union territories (UTs). The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported a voter turnout of 47.53 percent till 3 pm. According to the poll body, Ladakh recorded the highest voter turnout (61.26 per cent) followed by West […]
The commerce ministry had organised a two-day “Chintan Shivir” for formulating strategies and standard operating procedures for free trade agreements. The Shivir organised on May 16-17, was attended by senior government officials of different departments, former government secretaries, and trade experts. Government officials who attended the meeting included representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry […]
Indian para athlete Deepthi Jeevanji on Monday set a world record of 55.06 seconds in the women’s 400m T20 category, at the ongoing Para Athletics World Championship 2024 in Kobe, Japan. After clocking 55.06 seconds in the women’s 400m T20 category, Jeevanji bagged a gold medal. In the qualifying round, Jeevanji secured her place in […]
Alexander Zverev warmed up for the French Open by winning his sixth Masters title when he beat first-time finalist Nicolas Jarry 6-4 7-5 in the Italian Open final on Sunday (May 19). It was a second title in Rome for the German third seed having won his first in 2017 when he was a 20-year-old […]
India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kollam in Kerala and a red alert for severe rainfall in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alapuzha and Idukki untill Tuesday. The districts, including Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, have received yellow alerts for rainfall for […]
The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Monday in 49 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union territories (UTs). The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported a voter turnout of 23.66 percent until 11 am. State-wise voter turnout figures are as follows: Bihar (21.11 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (21.37 percent), Jharkhand (26.18 […]
Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura made history as the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian to venture into space, joining the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight and the 25th flight for the New Shepard program on Sunday. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, […]
