June 2024

Rome: The Italian Senate has approved a controversial constitutional reform put forward by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government. A total of 109 members voted in favour of the reform in the smaller of the two chambers of…

Brussels; Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that he is willing to endorse Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's bid to become the next Secretary General of NATO. "Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte's bid for NATO…

Riga: Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics visited the border fence being built on his country's eastern EU external border with Russia. Wearing a military uniform, he inspected the construction work near Karsava together with border…

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the White House to lift all restrictions on weapons shipments to Israel, imposed by US President Joe Biden's administration over the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza's…

Tehran; At least four people were killed and more than 120 others injured in a magnitude-5.0 earthquake that jolted Kashmar County in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi, the media reported. Out of those injured,…

Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea is "cause for great concern", the US government said. "The deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea is something that should be of concern," the US…

Washington; NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the importance of expanding cooperation between the Western military alliance and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, amid a visit to North Korea by Russian President…

Vladivostok: Russia's Pacific Fleet began deploying its forces as part of the exercises scheduled to take place from June 18 to 28, local media reported on Tuesday. "The Pacific Fleet forces have initiated the deployment from their…

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi on Tuesday. The Prime Minister, thereafter, will witness Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat and will also offer prayers at Kashi…

Bhopal; Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday resigned from his post as the MLA from Budhni, Madhya Pradesh. Chauhan, the former four-time Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, resigned after he was inducted to the Union…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has no respect for the democratic setups of the country although her party Trinamool Congress frequently accuses the Centre and the BJP of violating democratic norms, former Union…

New Delhi/Imphal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review the law and order situation in Manipur, which has been ravaged by ethnic violence since May last year. Manipur government…

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge announced on Monday that Rahul Gandhi, who was elected from both Kerala's Wayanad and UP's Raebareli in the recent Lok Sabha elections, will relinquish the former seat…

New Delhi; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the visiting US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan of deepening the India-US strategic partnership during his third term. "Met US National Security Advisor Jake…

Kolkata: The death toll in the train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district where a goods train hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express on Monday morning has risen to nine, officials said. The took place close to the…

Patna: The severe heat waves and high humidity in Bihar claimed 22 lives in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. With the Meteorological Department issuing an alert for heat waves for the next 72 hours, people have been…

Frankfurt (Germany), June 18 (IANS) Slovakia made a sensational European championship debut by stunning Belgium 1-0 in their opening match in Group E in Euro 2024 here on Monday. An early Ivan Schranz goal was enough for Slovakia to beat…

Tarouba (Trinidad): New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson bowled the most economical spell of 4-4-0-3 in T20I history against Papua New Guinea as the Black Caps wrapped up their campaign with a seven-wicket victory in ICC Men's T20 World Cup on…

Singapore; Hitaashee Bakshi registered her career-best finish in an international event as she finished third at the US $ 100,000 Singapore Ladies Masters, sanctioned by the China LPGA. Hitaashee shot 1-under 71 totalled 4-under 212 for…