K’taka HM says special court to be set up for trial in minor girl beheading case
Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara met the parents of the minor girl who was recently beheaded by a man in Kodagu district and said that steps will be taken to set up a special court for the trial in the case to provide justice to the victim’s family. Home Minister Parameshwara […]
Telangana CM asks departments to increase state’s revenues
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday directed all revenue-generating departments to work in coordination to increase the state’s revenues. He asked officials to set monthly targets to achieve annual revenue targets for 2024-2025. The Chief Minister warned that strict action will be taken against those evading tax payments. He […]
UN body says aid delivery to Gaza ‘almost impossible’ amid intensified fighting
Gaza, May 17 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that distributing humanitarian aid “is almost impossible” in Gaza, due to the irregular fuel supply and interrupted communications amid the ongoing intense war between Israel and Hamas. OCHA in a statement posted on social media platform X […]
US House votes to resume arms supply to Israel
Washington, May 17 (IANS/DPA) The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill aimed at forcing President Joe Biden to resume arms deliveries to Israel which had been paused. The text was passed on Thursday with 208 Republican votes and 16 votes from Biden’s Democrats, but is likely to fail in the […]
UN raises India’s 2024 growth rate to 6.9 pc; remains world’s fastest-growing large economy
United Nations, May 17 (IANS) Indian economy’s growth rate projection for this year has been raised by 0.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent from the forecast made in January by the UN and it retains its position as the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The better outlook is fueled by lower inflation, robust exports, and […]
ICJ holds hearing on South Africa’s plea against Israel’s operations in Gaza
The Hague, May 17 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened its two-day hearings on Thursday regarding South Africa’s request to halt Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. South Africa’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela told the judges that his country has returned to the court “due to the continuing annihilation of the Palestinian […]
NASA upbeat about greater space cooperation with South Korea
Washington, May 17 (IANS) The US space agency NASA expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus. Mark Clampin, NASA’s astrophysics division director, and John Wisniewski, a NASA scientist for the SPHEREx, a future space observatory, attended an […]
New Caledonia ‘calmer’ as France sends reinforcements
Bangkok, May 17 (IANS/DPA) France is sending security reinforcements and essentials to its overseas territory of New Caledonia following days of unrest in the country. The French High Commission said it was now a “calmer and more peaceful situation” in the country, although overnight curfews and a ban on gatherings remained in place. Five people, […]
North Korea slams ‘planned’ South Korea-US military drills, warns of ‘catastrophic aftermath’
Seoul, May 17 (IANS) North Korea on Friday denounced a plan by South Korea and the US to stage their joint annual military drills in August, warning that they could face a “catastrophic aftermath” if they carry out the exercise. The Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) by Seoul and Washington is a “nuclear attack exercise” against […]
First India-Russia consultations on visa-free tourist exchange set for June
Kazan, May 17 (IANS) The first consultations between Russia and India on the launch of a visa-free group tourist exchange are scheduled for June, and a bilateral agreement is to be signed by the year-end, Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, told Russian state-owned […]
