Results of LS polls to impact future prospects of leaders of all three political fronts in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) With the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections slated in less than a week from now, leaders of all three political fronts in Kerala will be spending anxious moments as they await the results, which will weigh heavily on their futures. In the 2019 polls, the Congress-led United Democratic […]
Heavy rains, landslide leave trail of destruction across northeast India, 36 dead in 4 states
Guwahati/Aizawl, May 29 (IANS) At least 36 people were killed in heavy rains and landslides in four northeastern states on Tuesday under the impact of Cyclone Remal while normal life came to a grinding halt in all the eight states of the region with road and rail links affected, officials said. While 27 people were […]
Student, two others killed as heavy rains lash Assam, cause flooding; Red alert issued for 10 districts
Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) At least three persons, including a school student, died in Assam in the last 24 hours due to heavy rains caused by Cyclone Remal in the state, and 10 districts have been put on Red alert as more downpours are expected, officials said on Tuesday. According to a State Disaster Management […]
‘A non issue’, Odisha CM reacts to BJP’s jibe over ‘controlling hand’ after video with Pandian goes viral
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday accused the BJP of making a non-issue an issue following a video showing former bureaucrat V.K. Pandian controlling the CM’s hand movements during an election meeting, triggering controversy in the state. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a video on X, in which Pandian, […]
Mani Shankar Aiyar stirs new row by terming 1962 Chinese invasion ‘alleged’, BJP hits out at Congress
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday landed his party in a fresh row by terming the 1962 Chinese invasion “alleged”. “In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India,” he said at the release of Kallol Bhattacherjee’s book ‘Nehru’s First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Independent India’s Foreign Policy’ at […]
Sizzling Rajasthan: Churu breaches 50-degree C mark, Pilani reels at 49-degree C
Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) Pilani in Rajasthan on Tuesday recorded the highest ever maximum temperature at 49-degree Celsius, while Churu sizzled at 50.5-degree Celsius to become the hottest place in the state on Tuesday. The previous highest maximum temperature recorded in Pilani was 48.6-degree Celsius on May 2, 1999. Churu’s all-time highest maximum temperature recorded […]
Civilian deaths in Rafah caused by unexpected secondary explosions, fire: Israeli army
Jerusalem, May 29 (IANS) The Israeli military has said its initial investigation findings indicated that it was unexpected secondary explosions and fire that caused dozens of civilian deaths in its airstrike on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday night. In a video posted on Tuesday on the website of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), IDF […]
Indian woman Army major to receive UN award for gender advocacy
United Nations, May 29 (IANS) Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here. Dujarric said that Guterres will present Sen with the 2023 Military Gender Advocate of […]
Global use of death penalty at highest level since 2015: Amnesty
Berlin, May 29 (IANS/DPA) The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Some 1,153 people were executed in 2023 across 16 countries, Amnesty said in a press release. The figure was up 31 per cent from 883 the previous year. […]
Saudi Arabia blasts Israel’s ‘continuous genocidal massacres’
Cairo, May 29 (IANS/DPA) Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel following deadly airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Riyadh condemned “the continuous genocidal massacres committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people without deterrence by continuing to target the tents of defenseless Palestinian […]
