Bengal records 28.30 pc polling, over 1400 complaints filed
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was flooded with complaints of poll-related tension and violence, even as the average percentage of polling till 11 a.m. for the nine Lok Sabha constituencies in the state was relatively higher at 28.10 compared to the national average of 26.30 per […]
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal casts his vote in Ludhiana with parents
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday cast his vote in Ludhiana, Punjab, where voting is underway for 13 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase. “Voted in Ludhiana with parents,” Aggarwal posted on X social media platform, with an image where he is seen with his […]
Paramedic killed, another wounded in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon
Beirut, June 1 (IANS) A paramedic from Hezbollah’s Islamic Health Authority was killed, and another was wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting an ambulance in the western sector of southern Lebanon, a Lebanese military source said. The source, who spoke anonymously, said on Friday that the ambulance was burned after an Israeli drone targeted it […]
Hezbollah official killed in Israeli strike on Lebanese village
Beirut, June 1 (IANS) A Hezbollah official was killed, and another member injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a motorcycle in the village of Yaroun in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told the media. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said on Friday that an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle with two air-to-surface missiles in […]
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners captured in war
Moscow/Kiev, June 1 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 75 prisoners who were captured during their ongoing war, the Russian Defence Ministry said. The prisoner swap was carried out as a result of a negotiation process mediated by the UAE, the Ministry said on Friday in a statement. The freed Russian soldiers will be […]
2 terrorists killed in military operation in Pakistan
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistani security forces successfully killed two wanted terrorists and injured two others two days ago in an intelligence-based operation conducted in the northwest Peshawar district, the military said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said on Friday in a statement that the operation targeted a […]
NATO chief wants allies to equitably share burden of aid to Ukraine
Prague, June 1 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said here that he has proposed a multi-year financial commitment for Ukraine and urged its allies to share the burden equitably. Speaking at a press conference after an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, Stoltenberg said on Friday that the allies agreed that maintaining support […]
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier Eisenhower
Sanaa, June 1 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has said that they had launched ballistic missiles at the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea and the attack was accurate. The group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Friday in a statement that the attack was “in response to last night’s multiple airstrikes launched by […]
US ex-president Trump to appeal conviction in hush money trial
New York, June 1 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Trump said: “We’re going to be appealing this scam,” […]
Five Nordic states pledge continued support for Ukraine
Stockholm, June 1 (IANS) Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland issued a joint statement here, pledging continued support for Ukraine. The statement came as Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended […]
