Kerala Health Minister’s staffer led attack on Rahul Gandhi’s office: Congress
Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D.Satheesan on Saturday alleged that state Health Minister Veena George’s staff member led the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists in vandalising Wayanad Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi’s office. He made the allegations while interacting with the media after visiting the vandalised office. “What has the SFI got to […]
Ukraine readies to cede key battleground city
KYIV: Ukrainian forces prepared on Friday to retreat from the strategic city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting, a setback that could pave the way for Russia to seize a larger swath of eastern Ukraine. The announcement came shortly after the European Union granted Ukraine candidate status in a show of support for the […]
US not waiting for Taliban request to help Afghan quake victims
WASHINGTON: The United States has started sending humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan after Wednesday’s earthquake without waiting for a formal request from its Taliban rulers, the State Department said. A powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, killing more than a thousand people, and causing injuries to many more. “US humanitarian partners are already responding, including […]
Patna High Court to buy Apple iPhone for all judges
The Patna High Court has issued tender inviting suppliers or authorised dealers to provide Apple iPhone 13 Pro for all judges, an official said. A letter in this regard was issued from the office of the special duty officer of Patna High Court on June 21 (Tuesday). As per the tender, reputed firms authorised dealers, […]
Kuwait crown prince dissolves parliament, calls for early polls
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s crown prince on Wednesday dissolved parliament and called for an early election following a stand-off between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reform. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in a televised speech that decrees would be issued for the dissolution of parliament for “elections in coming months”. Kuwait’s […]
UK hit by biggest rail strike in over 30 years
LONDON: Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network’s biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus — or simply not bother at all. The RMT rail union argues the strikes are necessary as wages have failed to […]
Sharad Pawar invites Owaisi to discuss presidential elections
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has invited All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi for a meeting on Monday to discuss the presidential elections. Owaisi has deputed AIMIM’s leader Imtiaz Jaleel for the meeting. “NCP chief Sharad Pawar invited Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi for a meeting to discuss the upcoming presidential elections. Owaisi […]
Nepal police fire teargas to break up fuel price protests
KATHMANDU: Police in Nepal’s capital fired teargas and charged at protesters with sticks on Monday to break up a demonstration by students against fuel price hikes, officials and witnesses said, in a sign of growing public discontent over rising inflation. State-owned monopoly Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) on Monday raised the price of one litre of […]
Smriti Irani tests Covid positive
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday announced that she has tested Covid positive. She made the announcement in a tweet, where she apologised to residents of Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar for not attending a programme organised by the BJP, ahead of the June 23 Assembly bypoll there. “I seek pardon of Rajendra […]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian worker was shot dead by Israeli forces on Sunday while crossing a security barrier in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said. The Palestinian health ministry identified the man killed as Nabil Ghanem, 53, from the West Bank city of Nablus. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Ghanem was among the tens of […]