Ludhiana, Gurdaspur MPs submit resignations as Punjab legislators
Chandigarh, June 14 - Ludhiana MP and Congress' Punjab unit chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday submitted his resignation as legislator from Gidderbaha to the Assembly Speaker here.
Scholz calls Swiss-hosted Ukraine talks an early step to forge peace
Bari, Italy, June 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is keeping expectations low for the international peace conference in Switzerland aimed at helping chart a path toward the end of the war in Ukraine.
PM Modi hails India-Italy friendship after Meloni shares ‘Melodi’ selfie video
New Delhi, June 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded India-Italy friendship on Saturday, a few hours after his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni shared a selfie video of both leaders taken during the bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 Summit
Indian Army prepares for future drone wars with deadly ‘Nagastra-1’
New Delhi, June 15 - When tech billionaire Elon Musk says that future wars will be won by nations with the most effective drones, he is not bluffing at all.
Swati Maliwal case: Judicial custody of CM Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar extended
New Delhi, June 15 - A Delhi court on Saturday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar's judicial custody in the Swati Maliwal assault case, till June 22.
Sense, Nifty at all-time high as inflation cools this week
Mumbai, June 15 - Indian stock markets closed at an all-time high in the last week. This is the second consecutive week when Indian frontline indices Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 77,145 and 23,490 respectively.
Looking forward to working together with all political parties, says Minister Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi, June 15 - Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday appealed to the newly elected MPs to jointly work together and run the Parliament smoothly
Congress holds ‘Matka Phod’ protest in Delhi over water crisis
New Delhi, June 15 - The Congress on Saturday held a 'Matka Phod' protest in all 280 blocs of the national capital over the water crisis and accused the AAP government of failing to tackle the tanker mafia.
Delhi HC orders removal of video of court proceedings posted by CM Kejriwal’s wife
New Delhi, June 15 - The Delhi High Court on Saturday directed Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to remove a video of court proceedings that she posted on social media.
Fresh Raj Bhavan-Bengal secretariat tussle surfaces over swearing-in of newly elected MLAs
Kolkata, June 15 - A fresh tussle has evolved between the Governor’s House and the state secretariat in West Bengal over the oath ceremony of the two elected Trinamool Congress legislators in the recently concluded bypolls to two Assembly constituencies namely Bhagawangola in
Philippines says 21 of 22 Filipino crew on attacked ship in Red Sea rescued, safe
Manila, June 15 - Twenty-one of the 22 Filipino seafarers on board a commercial ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week have been rescued and safe, the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers chief said on Saturday.
US aid pier off Gaza to be temporarily removed due to bad weather
Washington, June 15 - Predicted high waves and stormy seas have prompted the US to temporarily remove a pier it set up to provide humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.
After presenting India’s views at G7, PM Modi returns to Delhi
New Delhi, June 15 - After attending the G7 meeting and holding multiple bilaterals during his day-long visit to Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday returned to Delhi.
International peace conference for Ukraine opens in Switzerland
Burgenstock, Switzerland, June 15 - An international conference opening in Switzerland on Saturday is set to discuss the first building blocks of a peace process in the Ukraine war.
Russia, Egypt to conduct joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean
Moscow, June 15 - Two warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet will participate in joint naval exercises with the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday.
EU ‘in principle’ agrees on frameworks for Ukraine, Moldova accession talks
Brussels, June 15 - The Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) has announced that EU ambassadors agreed "in principle" on the negotiating frameworks for the accession talks of Ukraine and Moldova.
Russia fires volley of missiles at Ukraine, including feared Kinzhal
Moscow/Kiev, June 15 - The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that Russia launched several attacks on Ukraine using various missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South Africa’s President
Cape Town, June 15 - Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), has been re-elected by the National Assembly as the President for the next five years.
India only South Asian country to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit
New Delhi, June 15 - India is the only South Asian country that will attend a Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend at Switzerland's Buergenstock resort near the city of Lucerne, according to a list of participating states released by the organisers.
2 hostages killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah: Hamas
Gaza, June 15 - Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Friday that two Israeli hostages were killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.