Annamalai to chair key TN BJP meet today, LS election performance on agenda
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai will chair a key meeting of the party at a private hall in Aminjikarai here on Monday. All the 66 district presidents, zonal presidents, state office-bearers, in-charge of the state, Sudhakar Reddy, and all the party Lok Sabha candidates will participate in the meeting. The […]
LS polls: HM Amit Shah, BJP chief J.P. Nadda to campaign in UP today
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda will be in Uttar Pradesh on Monday to campaign for the seventh and the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The Home Minister is scheduled to hold public meetings in Lok Sabha constituencies Kushinagar at 12:15 p.m., Salempur at […]
Hezbollah member among 3 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Beirut, May 27 (IANS) Israeli airstrikes targeting a town and a village in southern Lebanon on Sunday resulted in the deaths of a Hezbollah member and two civilians, with another civilian being injured, Lebanese military sources said. The anonymous sources said the Israeli army used for the first time a suicide drone to target a […]
40 killed in Israeli bombing on camp in Rafah: Palestinian media (Ld)
Gaza, May 27 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and some others injured on Sunday evening in Israel’s bombing of tents in northwestern Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported. Israeli forces fired about eight rockets toward the tents in a newly established camp crowded with thousands of displaced people […]
At least 28 killed in Israeli strike near Rafah: Palestinian medics
Tel Aviv, May 27 (IANS/DPA) An Israeli airstrike near the southern Gaza city of Rafah hit tents housing displaced people, Palestinian medics said on Sunday evening. The Palestinian Red Crescent said on X that there were “numerous” people killed and injured in the bombardment northwest of Rafah. Medics in the Gaza Strip spoke of at […]
Nikki Haley in Israel, to meet families of hostages
Tel Aviv, May 27 (IANS) Republican leader and former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley has reached Israel where she will tour the southern and northern provinces and meet with families of hostages held by Hamas. Member of Israel Knesset and former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon will accompany Nikki […]
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing biz leaders agree to form private-sector economic consultative body
Seoul, May 27 (IANS) Business leaders of South Korea, Japan and China have agreed to form a trilateral economic consultative body to promote economic cooperation and resolve pending issues, the country’s main business lobby said on Monday. Chey Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI); Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of the Japan […]
Severe weather with tennis ball-sized hailstones, tornadoes in parts US leave 15 dead
Washington, May 27 (IANS/DPA) Powerful storms have caused extensive damage in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States, with at least 15 lives lost. Rescue workers and police searched for victims in the rubble and treated dozens of injured people. Deaths were reported in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, according to US media […]
Australia prepares to help Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
Sydney, May 27 (IANS/DPA) Australia is poised to send help to the site of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide where 670 people are feared to have been killed. Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said government officials had been in touch with Papua New Guinea counterparts since Friday when the landslide occurred. “Ours are […]
Cyclone Remal leaves 7 dead in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) At least seven people died in Bangladesh due to the devastations of cyclone Remal, which lashed parts of the South Asian country with heavy rain and strong wind. The deaths were reported from five southern and southeastern Bangladeshi coastal districts. Apart from this, two people have been reported missing due to […]
