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June 25,1975, The Day of Emergency, and India Story Beyond!
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the fact that the sun was on fire in national capital, yet the massive Ramlila Ground had no space left even before the start of historic rally. That was June 25, 1975 and it was…
Prince Charles: Commonwealth can choose to abandon Queen as head of state
London: Prince Charles has said that the choice of any of the Commonwealth member country to become a republic or abandon the queen as head of state was strictly theirs alone, and expressed “personal sorrow” at Britain’s legacy of slavery,…
Prez. Zelensky welcomes EU decision to grant Ukraine candidate status
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday welcomed the decision of the European Council to grant Ukraine candidate status for accession to the European Union (EU).
"Sincerely commend EU leaders' decision at the European…
Kuwait: Crown prince dissolves parliament, calls for early elections
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s crown prince on Wednesday dissolved parliament and called for early elections, Khaleej Times reported.
This comes amid a feud between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reform, .
Crown…
Over 2,500 feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake, of 6.1 scale
Kabul: The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan reached 1,100, more than 1,650 people were injured, the Tolo News broadcaster reported.
Earlier, Amin Huzaifa, the head of the culture and information department of the Paktika…
Israel’s parliament dissolves itself in a bill as Govt. loses majority
Tel Aviv: Israel's unicameral parliament on Friday passed the bill to dissolve itself in a preliminary reading after the ruling coalition lost its majority.
The voting was broadcast by the official TV channel of the Knesset. The video…
Israeli FM, Blinken discuss Biden’s upcoming visit
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked on Tuesday over U.S. President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Israel in July.
Lapid is expected to serve as Israel's interim prime minister…
Russian player switches nationality to play Wimbledon
London: Doubles player Natela Dzalamidze will play at Wimbledon after switching her nationality from Russia to Georgia.
Dzalamidze made this switch following Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players in the wake of Russian…
Saudi crown prince Salman Al Saud starts diplomatic tour
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud left on Monday for an official diplomatic tour.
The Saudi Royal Court said that he will visit Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey upon the directives of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz…
Spain: worst wildfire in recorded history
Madrid: A wildfire caused by a lightening strike on Wednesday in the province of Zamora in northwest of Madrid has become the worst ever recorded in the history of Spain, regional authorities confirmed on Monday.
The fire in the Sierra de…
Russia is now China’s biggest supplier of oil
Moscow: As number of sanctions against Moscow continue to increase, Russia has become China's biggest supplier of oil as it sold discounted crude to Beijing.
This comes months after the two countries said that their friendship had "no…
Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage
Tokyo: A Japanese court on Monday ruled that government's ban on same-sex marriage is not 'unconstitutional'.
The Osaka court found the ban on same-sex marriage to be constitutional, saying "there have not been enough discussions among…
Hardeep Puri meets family of slain Afghan Sikhs
New Delhi: Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on Monday met with the grieving son of Sardar Savinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh who was killed in the terror attack on the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday and conveyed the condolence…
Israel, Turkey vow to boost cooperation
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Sunday pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries.
During a phone call, Erdogan and Herzog discussed Turkish-Israeli relations and…
France: Macron’s alliance leads legislative elections
Paris: President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble is leading the French legislative elections without winning the absolute majority in the new National Assembly, French news channel BFMTV reported on Sunday.
According to…
France to vote in crucial National Assembly election
Paris: French electors will vote on Sunday to elect members of the country's National Assembly with President Emmanuel Macron facing a tough challenge from the Far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, BBC reported.
Macron, who had once again won the…
Israel carries out rocket strikes on Gaza Strip
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it has carried out strikes against a weapons manufacturing facility and three military posts in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket launch from the enclave.
Earlier in the…
Bomb attack on Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, 2 killed
Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Saturday ‘strongly condemned’ the attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, that left two persons dead, including an Afghan Sikh. The UNAMA called for protection of all minorities in…
155 dead in Nigeria due to Lassa fever
Lagos: The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 155 amid government measures to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said.
In its latest Lassa fever situation report…
American NSA Sullivan tests positive for Covid-19
Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has contracted the coronavirus, the White House informed media.
"National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tested positive today for COVID-19," US National Security Council (NSC)…
