Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan’s new President
Taipei, May 20 (IANS/DPA) Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was sworn in and took office as the self-governing island’s President on Monday. According to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry, more than 500 foreign guests from 51 delegations attended the inauguration ceremony and related activities, including the national leaders of eight countries that maintain […]
Turkey sends drone, rescuers to aid search for Iranian President after helicopter accident
Ankara, May 20 (IANS) Turkey has sent a drone to participate in the search and rescue operations for the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, which had an accident in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. “Based on the request made by the Iranian authorities through the Foreign Ministry, an Akinci UAV and a Cougar-type […]
Israel Parliament to reconvene today, Oppn to move no-confidence motion
Tel Aviv, May 20 (IANS) The Israel Parliament, Knesset, will reconvene on Monday after a six-week wartime recess. The opposition Labor Party will move a vote of no-confidence against the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Labor Party in a statement on Sunday night said that the Netanyahu government had failed miserably […]
Iran’s Cabinet holds emergency session after President Raisi’s helicopter crash
Tehran, May 20 (IANS/DPA) The Iranian Cabinet has convened for an emergency meeting in light of the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian, state media reported. The first Vice-President, Mohammad Mokhber, chaired the meeting late Sunday evening, state news agency IRNA reported. He initiated further measures for the rescue operation. […]
Slammed by the West, Iranian President Raisi built bridges of friendship with India
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Starting as a cleric before moving to the judiciary where he had to solve complex legal cases, and then to politics, where he had to handle tricky issues as Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi had a varied and successful career. Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash as he was returning […]
India stands with Iran in time of sorrow: PM Modi on demise of Ebrahim Raisi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and said that India is with Iran in the time of sorrow. Expressing shock at the demise of the Iraninan leader, PM Modi said his contribution to strengthening ties between the two nations will be […]
Iranian Prez Ebrahim Raisi feared dead, helicopter wreckage found
Dubai, May 20 (IANS) All passengers and the crew of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter are feared dead in the crash, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir-Hossein Kolivand announced. “No signs of alive passengers have been found after the discovery of the crashed helicopter location,” he said on IRIB TV channel. The helicopter […]
Israel war cabinet calls emergency meet after Iran President‘s helicopter wreckage found
Tel Aviv, May 20 (IANS) The Israel war cabinet on Monday called an urgent meeting after the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) announced that Iran’s President‘s helicopter was found but not in a ’good condition’. The IRCS Chief, Pir-Hossein Kolivand in a statement said that the wreckage of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter was […]
Wrecked helicopter carrying Iranian President, Foreign Minister found
Tehran, May 20 (IANS/DPA) The chief of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has confirmed that rescue and search teams have identified President Ebrahim Raisi’s crashed chopper. The chopper also had Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian and seven others on board. After a search operation lasting several hours, the emergency services were still around 2 kilometres away […]
Shahid Kapoor says ‘every vote matters’ as he shows his inked finger
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor was among the early voters on Monday morning, joining the likes of Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, and Janhvi Kapoor to cast his vote. On Monday morning, Shahid took to his Instagram stories and shared a picture of himself sitting in a car, wearing a white T-shirt and sunglasses. […]
