India reports 17,070 fresh Covid cases, 23 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 17,070 fresh Covid infections and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,07,189 with active cases now constituting 0.25% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s […]
Israeli parliament dissolves, set for fifth poll in 4 years
JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament on Thursday, forcing the country’s fifth election in less than four years, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid set to take over as caretaker prime minister at midnight. After the unanimous 92-0 vote, the centrist Lapid embraced outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whose year in charge of an unwieldy, eight-party coalition […]
Sec 144 to be imposed from tomorrow in Hyderabad ahead of BJP national executive meet
Ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Hyderabad, the Cyberabad Commissioner of Police M Stephen Raveendra on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) applicable under the limits of Cyberabad Metropolitan commissionerate area in the city from July 1 where the party meeting will be […]
First case of cat-to-human Covid transfer reported
LAHORE: Scientists in Thailand have reported the first solid evidence of a pet cat infecting a person — a veterinary surgeon — with Covid-19, though researchers say such cases of cat-to-human transmission are probably rare. As per a report published in the science journal Nature on Wednesday, researchers said the results were convincing, but were […]
Maha Governor asks Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow
With Maharashtra political crisis continuing, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has asked Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sema government in the state to prove his majority on the floor of the House on June 30. Regarding this, the Governor has written to the state Assembly secretary to convene a special session of the State Assembly on Thursday […]
If Putin was a woman, there would be no Ukraine war: British PM Johnson
Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really don’t think he would’ve embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the […]
PM Modi meets European Commission Prez on sidelines of G-7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of the European Commission, H.E. Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, yesterday, on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany. Prime Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen and I had an outstanding meeting earlier today. We discussed ways to deepen investment linkages, efforts to combat climate […]
Missile strike on crowded mall kills 10 in Ukraine
KYIV: A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 10 people and injured more than 40 on Monday, a regional governor said. “Ten dead and more than 40 people have been injured. This is currently the situation in Kremenchuk due to the missile strike,” said […]
PM Modi’s diplomatically packed two-day visit to Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Germany visit is packed with meetings with G7 leaders and partner countries along with discussions on issues ranging from environment, and energy, to counter-terrorism. PM Modi arrived in Munich on Sunday to attend the G7 summit. As per the Prime Minister’s itinerary, there will be a welcome ceremony at 12:00 PM […]
Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 150
ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Sunday forcibly intervened in a Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 150 demonstrators and a photographer, journalists on the ground and an NGO reported. The governor’s office had banned the march around Taksim Square in the heart of Istanbul but protesters gathered nearby under heavy police presence earlier than scheduled. […]