Telangana set for intense three-cornered fight in May 13 polls
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) Telangana is heading for an intense three-cornered fight in the majority of the 17 Lok Sabha seats on May 13. Five months after coming to power in this southern state, the Congress is facing a stiff challenge from the BRS and the BJP. Barring 3-4 seats where one party appears to […]
J&K: Sajad Lone gets ECI notice for violation of MCC
Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) People’s Conference (PC) Chairman and party candidate for Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in J&K, Sajad Gani Lone has received an ECI notice for violating MCC. The ECI notice has been issued over the posting of a video by Lone on his X handle. In the notice, the DEO Kupwara has asked […]
‘Our achievements will enable lotus to bloom again,’ says Anurag Thakur at launch of roadshow
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur, who has returned to the Lok Sabha from the Hamirpur seat four consecutive times since 2008, is one of the most prominent faces in the fray from Himachal Pradesh that will go to the polls on June 1. He believes when one works and delivers, […]
Eminent Punjabi poet and Padma Shri awardee Surjit Patar dies at 79
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Acclaimed Punjabi writer and poet Surjit Patar has passed away at the age of 79 due to a heart attack on Saturday at his residence in Ludhiana, his family said. Patar, who penned ‘Lafzan Di Dargah’, a popular poetry, was honoured with Padma Shri in the field of Literature and Education […]
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Odisha, Jharkhand today
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Odisha and Jharkhand on Saturday for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. From Odisha, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address his first public meeting in Kandhamal at 10:30 a.m., followed by another in Bolangir at 12:15 p.m. and Bargarh at 1:45 p.m. Later, […]
Ukraine to face ‘critical phase of war’ in next two months: Commander
Kiev, May 11 (IANS) Oleksandr Pavliuk, a Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said the country will face a “critical phase of war” in the next two months, the media reported. Russia will continue to focus on the offensives in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, but also may strike the northeastern districts of Kharkiv and […]
Israeli airstrike kills first aid responder, communication technician in Lebanon
Beirut, May 11 (IANS) A first aid responder and a telecommunication technician were killed during an Israeli airstrike in Tayr Harfa, a town located in the southern border area of Lebanon, Lebanese military sources reported. The sources told Xinhua news agency anonymously on Friday that an Israel drone fired an air-to-surface missile toward a team […]
Death toll from Brazil storms rises to 116
Sao Paulo, May 11 (IANS) The death toll from deadly storms in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 116, the Civil Defense agency said. Another 143 people were missing, with 756 injured and around 400,000 evacuated, according to the agency’s latest update released on Friday as quoted by Xinhua news agency […]
Israel ramps up strikes on Rafah following failed truce talks
Gaza, May 11 (IANS) Israel has begun intensive bombardment of Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah after the talks on the Israel-Hamas truce held in Egypt’s Cairo collapsed two days ago, a local source said. The number of casualties is not immediately available, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The Kuwait Hospital in Rafah has been […]
UNGA votes to upgrade Palestine’s observership to special status, bypassing US veto (2nd Ld)
United Nations, May 11 (IANS) The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to upgrade Palestine’s status in the world body while keeping it as an observer, in a move aimed at bypassing the US veto of full observership. In the shadow of the Israeli invasion of Gaza and faltering efforts for a ceasefire, the landmark […]
