Russia claims to have shot down 17 Ukrainian drones
Kiev, April 28 - Russian forces shot down 17 Ukrainian drones over its territory on Sunday, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed as quoted by media reports.
German Minister urges universities to weigh China ties after spy case
Berlin, April 28 - Germany's Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, has called on universities to scrutinise any joint projects with China in the light of recent arrests over spying allegations.
UK PM Sunak again refuses to rule out July general election
London, April 28 - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again refused to rule out a July general election, amid speculation that a disastrous set of local election results for the Tories could force his hand.
Antony Blinken on Saudi visit from Monday, Gaza truce talks on table
Tel Aviv, April 28 - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from Monday.
IDF says more aid lorries reaching Gaza, UN confirms numbers are up
Gaza/Tel Aviv, April 28 - More humanitarian aid is reaching the Gaza Strip, with more than 400 lorries arriving on some days last week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman has said.
Iran condemns sanctions by US, UK, Canada
Tehran, April 28 - Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the sanctions recently imposed by the US, UK, and Canada on a number of Iranian defence-related individuals and entities.
Waqf Board case: Delhi court grants bail to Amanatullah Khan
New Delhi, April 27 - A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) complaint over non-compliance of its summons in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case.
ED’s claims on evidence destruction ‘baseless’, arrest ‘politically motivated’: CM Kejriwal in affidavit to SC
New Delhi, April 27 - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) submissions, wherein the probe agency had claimed that a total of over 170 mobile phones were changed/destroyed
Crew on seized cargo ship to be released soon, assures Iran Foreign Minister
New Delhi, April 27 - The 16 remaining Indian crew members on board a cargo ship seized by Iran are set to be released soon, Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian assured his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel in a telephonic conversation on Saturday.
‘Wait for few days…’, Kharge keeps suspense over Congress candidates in Amethi, Raebareli
Guwahati, April 27 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge kept suspense over party candidates in Amethi and Raebareli while defending Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala.
1,500 Sikhs join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab
New Delhi, April 27 - In a significant development, 1,500 members from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, along with Singh Sabha and other Sikh organisations, joined BJP on Saturday, just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Punjab.
Four power plants hit in massive Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine
Kyiv, April 27 - At least four thermal power plants were damaged as Russia again targeted Ukraine with a round of massive airstrikes overnight, the operator said on Saturday.
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on British oil tanker, US drone
Sanaa, April 27 - Yemen's Houthi group said early Saturday that they had launched a missile attack and hit a British oil tanker in the Red Sea and shot down a US drone in northern Yemen.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Maharashtra, Goa today
New Delhi, April 27 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will campaign in Maharashtra and Goa for the Lok Sabha elections.
Ex-Haryana CM Khattar addresses Vijay Sankalp rally in Gurugram
Gurugram, April 26 - Former Haryana chief minister and senior BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday addressed the Vijay Sankalp rally here to garner support for Union Minister and sitting MP Rao Inderjit Singh who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from
IAF chief confers 51 air warriors with Presidential awards
New Delhi, April 26 - The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, conferred Presidential awards on 51 air warriors on Friday.
Massive crowd greets PM Modi in Bareilly roadshow
Bareilly, April 26 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a massive roadshow in Bareilly to garner support for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Chhatrapal Gangwar.
BJP president JP Nadda to visit Odisha on April 28
Bhubaneswar, April 26 - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha on April 28 (Sunday) for election campaigning, a party leader said on Friday.
Mexican President urges US to stop issuing human rights report
Mexico City, April 27 - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has reiterated his request that the US government stop issuing the report evaluating the human rights situation in several countries, considering it a violation of sovereignty.
Blinken calls on China to press N.Korea to end its ‘dangerous’ behaviour
Washington, April 27 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he renewed calls for China to exert its influence to press North Korea to cease its "dangerous" activities and return to dialogue during his talks with top Chinese officials in