You are acting like Centre’s puppet to destabilise govt: K’taka CM tells Guv on show cause notice
Mysuru, (Karnataka) Aug 2 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday slammed the show cause notice issued to him by the Governor regarding the alleged irregularities in MUDA and accused the Centre of misusing the Raj Bhavan to destabilise the elected government.
SC rejects plea seeking SIT probe into electoral bond ‘scam’
New Delhi, August 2 - The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a Special Investigative Team (SIT) probe under the supervision of a retired apex court judge into an alleged scam in poll financing using electoral
Paris Olympics: Indian Judoka Tulika Maan bows out in opener
Paris, Aug 2 - India's Tulika Maan's campaign in her maiden Olympics ended early as she crashed out in the opening round of Judo women's +78kg event at the Paris Games, here on Friday.
Plea on Ghatal LS poll: Calcutta HC directs inclusion of sitting MP as party
Kolkata, Aug 2 - Acting on the election petition filed by the BJP candidate from Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, Hiran Chatterjee, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that the sitting Trinamool Congress MP from that constituency, Deepak Adhikari be
Indonesia identifies over 100 new potential nickel reserve sites
Jakarta, Aug 2 - There are at least 100 additional sites in Indonesia with the potential to contain nickel reserves that remain unexplored, according to recent findings by the Geological Agency of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
Biden welcomes Americans returning home after prisoner swap with Russia
Washington, Aug 2 - Three American citizens, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and American green card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza, have returned to the United States after a prisoner swap with Russia on Thursday that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described as
No response from North Korea on South Korea’s offer for flood relief: Unification Ministry
Seoul, Aug 2 - North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea's proposal to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea for the damage caused by recent downpours in its northern border areas, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Saudi FM, Blinken discuss Mideast tensions over phone
Riyadh, Aug 2 - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed regional developments in the Middle East over the phone, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
South Korea’s Navy chief calls for solidarity against North Korea’s nuclear threats
Seoul, Aug 2 - South Korea's Navy chief has called for solidarity to deal with North Korea's nuclear threats during a US-hosted meeting of senior naval officers in the Indo-Pacific region, his office said on Friday.
Cambodia reports fresh H5N1 bird flu case, total infections mount to 8
Phnom Penh, Aug 2 - Another human case of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed on a four-year-old boy from southeast Cambodia's Svay Rieng province, raising the number of the cases to eight since the start of 2024, said a Ministry of Health's
Biden, Netanyahu discuss new deployments of US troops in Israel amid Iranian threats
Washington, Aug 2 - US President Joe Biden discussed new American military deployments to counter Iranian threats of direct attack against Israel during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night.
UK PM condemns far-right for violent demonstrations after Southport stabbing
London, Aug 2 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned far-right demonstrators for the violent disorder seen in parts of the country after a deadly knife attack in Southport on Monday.
For first time, UNSC to discuss reforming itself: Council President
United Nations, Aug 2 - For the first time, the UN Security Council will discuss reforming itself with the aim of building momentum for the long-stalled reform process, Council President Michael Imran Kanu has said.
Biden calls swap of prisoners a ‘feat of diplomacy’
Washington, Aug 2 - American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan were released by Russia on Thursday in an exchange of prisoners that has been described as the largest since the height of the Cold War.
Putin meets Russians freed after prisoner swap at Moscow airport
Moscow, Aug 2 - President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday met Russian citizens, who were detained in foreign countries and returned to their homeland after a prisoners' exchange deal, at Vnukovo Airport here.
Japanese Parliamentary delegation calls on EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, Aug 1 - A Japanese parliamentary and business delegation led by Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of House of Representatives of Japan, met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar in New Delhi as both countries continue to further strengthen their growing partnership.
JD(S) will take part in padyatra; Kumaraswamy will inaugurate it on Aug 3: BJP
Bengaluru, Aug 1 - The BJP announced on Thursday that the JD(S) would take part in the joint padyatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru seeking resignation of CM Siddaramaiah over allegations of corruption.
Vietnam’s gold demand hits highest level since 2014
Hanoi, Aug 1 - Gold bar and coin demand in Vietnam in the first half of this year reached 26 tonnes, the highest level since 2014, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the World Gold Council's Q2 2024 Gold Demand Trends report.
Bank of England cuts interest rate to 5 percent
London, Aug 1 - The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut its benchmark interest rate to five per cent, the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 1 - The operation of a textile plant in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province was resumed after more than two decades of suspension, General Director of the plant Mawlawi Mohammad Salim Sabir said on Thursday.