Bar Mumbai Shiv Sena winner’s oath-taking as MP: Losing candidate’s notice to LS officer
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) In an unprecedented development, a losing candidate in the recent Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North West has shot off a legal notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General seeking to bar the winner, Shiv Sena’s Ravindra D Waikar, from taking oath as an MP. The notice was sent by Advocate Asim […]
BSP cadres seek change in leadership for party’s survival
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) After a series of setbacks, the BSP cadres are now talking in hushed tones about the need for a change in leadership. The BSP leadership has stubbornly refused to hold any brainstorming sessions while the party’s vote share has touched rock bottom at 9.5 per cent in 2024 from 19.43 per […]
India now has 3,600 deeptech startups, ranks 6th globally: Nasscom
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India now ranks sixth among the top nine deeptech ecosystems globally with 3,600 such startups, which received $850 million funding last year, a Nasscom report said on Thursday. From 3,600 startups, over 480 were established last year — two times higher than the number established in 2022 — according to […]
US Army kills senior Islamic State official in Syria
Washington, June 20 (IANS/DPA) The US Army has said they have killed a high-ranking member of the Islamic State terrorist militia in Syria in an airstrike. “US Central Command conducted an airstrike in Syria, killing Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, a senior ISIS official and facilitator,” the US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a […]
Another Indian-American on strong track to be elected to US Congress
New York, June 20 (IANS) “Samosa Caucus” — the group of Indian-Americans in US Congress — has a strong chance of getting another member next year with the victory of Suhas Subramanyam in the Virginia Democratic primaries. He won the intra-party election on Tuesday to pick the Democratic candidate to contest the November general election […]
Sri Lankan president reveals plans to promote competitive, digitalised green economy
Colombo, June 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has revealed plans to create a new commercial bank, an economic commission and an institute called “Enterprise Sri Lanka” to promote a competitive and digitalised green economy, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of an international industry exhibition […]
Hezbollah head says ‘fight without limitations’ in case of war with Israel
Beirut, June 20 (IANS) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has pledged a fight “without limitations” if Israel starts a war with the militant group. Speaking during a memorial ceremony for a Hezbollah commander killed last week by an Israeli strike, Nasrallah said on Wednesday that his group has prepared itself “for the most difficult ways,” warning […]
Israel eases security restrictions near Gaza
Jerusalem, June 20 (IANS) Israel’s Home Front Command has announced the lifting of security restrictions in numerous communities near the Gaza Strip, marking a significant easing of measures since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023. The new guidelines, applicable to the “Gaza Envelope” area extending up to 7 km from the Gaza border, exclude 25 […]
10 Palestinian security personnel of merchant trucks killed by Israeli army in Rafah: Sources
Gaza, June 20 (IANS) At least 10 Palestinian security personnel of merchant trucks were killed by the Israeli army in Rafah City in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security and medical sources said. Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua on Wednesday that Israeli aircraft targeted a group of security personnel securing commercial goods […]
Canada declares Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ‘terrorist entity’
Ottawa, June 20 (IANS) Canada has declared Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, as a “terrorist entity”. Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Wednesday afternoon, saying that Canada will use all of the tools at its disposal “to combat the terrorist activity” of the IRGC. Thousands […]
