India most-represented nation in Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2024
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India is the world’s number one best-represented nation in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024, said Phil Baty, the British magazine’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, on Wednesday. In a post on X, Baty shared the development and also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading this successful internationalisation drive. […]
Karnataka’s Min for IT/BT Kharge launches new scale-up programme for startups in California
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s Minister for IT/BT, announced ‘Hypergrowth Global Karnataka’, a global late-stage scaling programme at London Tech Week, stated an official release on Wednesday. Minister Kharge made the announcement at the event in San Francisco, California, last evening. “The Government of Karnataka is committed towards making Bengaluru the best place […]
Six newly elected Himachal MLAs take oath
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) The newly elected six legislators, who won the bye-elections, took oath as members of the Legislative Assembly here on Wednesday. They were Anuradha Rana, Rakesh Kalia, Ranjit Rana and Vivek Sharma of the Congress, and Sudhir Sharma and I.D. Lakhanpal of the BJP. With the four belonging to the ruling Congress, […]
BJP resolves to regain lost ground in UP through by elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has decided to regain lost ground by winning the 10 assembly seats where by-elections are to be held in the coming months. These seats are those that will be vacated due to the resignations of those legislators who have been elected to the Lok Sabha in the […]
Chandrababu Naidu’s remarkable comeback to become CM for fourth time
Amaravati, June 12 (IANS) It was an emotional moment for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu as he took oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh here on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and thousands of people. The 74-year-old became Chief Minister for the fourth time […]
Qatar, Egypt receive Hamas response to Gaza truce proposal: Ministry
Doha/Cairo, June 12 (IANS) Qatar and Egypt have received a response from Hamas regarding the proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by the Qatari Foreign Ministry. Hamas and other Palestinian factions responded on Tuesday to “the most recent proposal for a ceasefire deal and the exchange of prisoners and […]
Blinken ‘hopeful’ on Gaza ceasefire after Hamas signals acceptance
Jerusalem, June 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Hamas’ welcoming of a United Nations resolution that backs a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict was a “hopeful sign”. Blinken, currently on a visit to the Middle East to sell the ceasefire deal, made the remarks after Sami Abu […]
Hong Kong passports of six ‘absconders’ cancelled using new law
Shenzhen, China, June 12 (IANS/DPA) Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday said they are cancelling the passports of six activists who “absconded” to the UK, using powers from a controversial new national security bill in the Chinese special administrative region. The Hong Kong government said in a statement that the six men “continue to engage in […]
4.8 magnitude quake jolts South Korea; 15 aftershocks reported
Seoul, June 12 (IANS) A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the southwestern county of Buan in South Korea on Wednesday, the weather agency said. The quake struck 4 kilometers south-southwest of the North Jeolla county, 204 km south of Seoul, at 8:26 a.m. at an estimated depth of 8 km, according to the Korea Meteorological […]
Vladmir Putin revamps govt body supervising Russia’s defence industry
Moscow, June 12 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a presidential decree to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its board by appointing new members including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. The commission is a government body responsible for supervising Russia’s defense industry. The newly appointed members also include Anton Alikhanov, minister of […]
