HM Amit Shah to visit Rajkot today

Rajkot, May 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday will visit Rajkot to take an update on the fire incident and the subsequent actions taken by the administration. The Home Minister, who is on a pilgrimage to Somnath, will arrive at Hirasa Airport around 3 PM. He is scheduled to a detailed briefing […]
‘Anti-Sanatan mindset’: BJP slams INDIA bloc for questioning PM Modi’s meditation

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday slammed the INDIA bloc for being “anti-Sanatan” and questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. “What has happened to Congress and the INDIA bloc? If the Prime Minister says something, they have a problem. If he […]
Battleground Bengal: Fate of 124 candidates to be sealed in 7th phase of LS polls on June 1

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The fate of 124 candidates will be sealed on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections for nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. The nine Lok Sabha constituencies that will be going for polls on June 1 include Kolkata – Dakshin and Kolkata – Uttar […]
PM Modi continues meditation in Dhyan Mandap at Vivekananda Rock Memorial

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was meditating at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari. The first visuals that emerged from the Memorial show him in deep meditation in Dhyan Mandap, a hall at the Memorial. Early in the morning, PM Modi prayed at the Kanyakumari confluence. […]
All eyes on UP’s final phase as PM Modi seeks third term from Varanasi

Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) The stakes are high for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh and the eyes of the entire nation will be fixed on this phase as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term from Varanasi. There is no guessing who will emerge as the winner […]
K’taka sex video scandal: Prajwal Revanna arrested from Bengaluru airport (Ld)

Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) Absconding JD-S MP Prajwal Revanna, the prime accused in the alleged sex video scandal in Karnataka, was arrested from the Bengaluru International Airport soon after his arrival from Munich, Germany, in the wee hours of Friday. Sources confirmed that 33-year-old Prajwal Revanna was taken into custody by the Central Industrial Security […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 36,224

Gaza, May 31 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 36,224, according to a statement by health authorities in the Palestinian enclave. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 53 Palestinians and wounded 357 others, bringing the total number of injuries to 81,777 since […]
Slovak PM Fico discharged from hospital

Bratislava, May 31 (IANS) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from hospital and taken to his apartment in Bratislava, the media reported. The F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica said on Thursday that Fico had a further medical check-up which confirmed that his health had improved and that he had […]
US permits Ukraine to strike Russian targets with its weapons near Kharkiv

Kiev, May 31 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s administration has given Ukraine permission to strike certain areas inside Russia with US-provided weapons, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported, citing foreign media. According to the report, Washington allowed Kiev to use US-provided weapons for counter-fire purposes and solely against sites near Russia’s border with Ukraine’s eastern […]
Iran’s leader urges greater Iran-Syria cooperation to overcome West’s pressure

Tehran, May 31 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said his country and Syria should further expand their cooperation to overcome political and economic pressure from the US and Europe. He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his accompanying delegation in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to […]