Do not loot financial aid meant for drought-hit farmers released by Centre: K’taka BJP to Cong govt
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged the Congress-led Karnataka government not to steal the financial compensation of Rs 3,454 crore meant for the farmers reeling from drought in the state and send it to those states where the party was not in power. Speaking to media persons, Opposition […]
Cong govt set to give quiet burial to Neha Hiremath murder case: K’taka LoP
Hubballi, May 1 (IANS) Karnataka’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka claimed on Tuesday that the Congress-led state government is set to give a quiet burial to MCA student Neha Hiremath’s murder case after three or six months when it vanishes from the public memory. The BJP leader made the remarks while speaking to […]
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy seeks time to respond to Delhi Police notice in doctored video case
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has sought time to respond to the notice in Home Minister Amit Shah’s doctored video case, a source said on Wednesday. His lawyer has sent an email to the IFSO unit of Delhi Police, the sources added. Besides Reddy, four Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) […]
ISL: Chennaiyin FC extend contract of goalkeeper Samik Mitra until 2027
Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Goalkeeper Samik Mitra has signed a contract extension with Chennaiyin FC that will keep him at the club till 2027, the Indian Super League (ISL) club announced on Wednesday. Mitra joined the Marina Machans from the Indian Arrows in 2020 and has played a total of 22 matches for the team […]
Israel ready to make far-reaching concessions for Gaza deal: Reports
Cairo/Tel Aviv, May 1 (IANS/DPA) During the ongoing negotiations in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war, details have emerged about a proposal for an agreement submitted by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Egyptian officials, that the proposal – which Israel was involved in drafting but […]
Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza truce deal
Tel Aviv, May 1 (IANS) The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived in Israel where he will meet the country’s President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to push forward the Gaza ceasefire deal . This is the seventh visit of Blinken since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out […]
Crew of Israeli-linked ship seized by Iran in full health: Iranian official
Tehran, May 1 (IANS) A senior Iranian maritime official has said the entire crew members of an Israeli-linked container ship seized earlier this month by Iran’s naval forces near the Strait of Hormuz were safe and in full health. The caretaker for maritime affairs at Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO), Ali Akbar Marzban, made […]
Leaders of Egypt, Qatar pledge to resume peace efforts in Gaza
Cairo, May 1 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani have pledged to resume efforts to end the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict. During a phone conversation, the two leaders discussed the latest developments and joint efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Presidency […]
Ukraine’s agricultural exports via Black Sea return to pre-conflict level
Kiev, May 1 (IANS) Ukraine’s agricultural exports via Black Sea ports have reached pre-conflict levels, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior diplomat. Since last summer, Ukraine has exported about 25 million tons of foodstuff through the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny, said Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, […]
Palestinian presidency blames US support for Israel’s possible Rafah attack
Ramallah, May 1 (IANS) The Palestinian presidency has said that Israel would not dare to continue its assault in Gaza without US support. Palestinian Presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh made the remarks in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements earlier on Tuesday that an invasion of Rafah is imminent, according to the Palestinian […]
