INDIA bloc will not allow ‘bulldozer nyay’ to run on Parliamentary system: Kharge

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised the Central government over the implementation of three new criminal laws, saying that the INDIA bloc will not allow ‘bulldozer nyay’ to run on the Parliamentary system. “After the political and moral shock in the elections, Modi and the BJP are pretending to […]
Recruitment of 77,305 done without irregularities, says Maha Dy CM

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that the state has set a record with the recruitment of 77,305 in various departments during its two-year rule and that the entire process took place without irregularities. “The government had announced the recruitment of 75,000 on various posts. But the government […]
SP celebrates Akhilesh’s birthday by planting trees, holding ‘bhandaras’

Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday launched a week-long sapling plantation drive and organised ‘bhandaras’ (community feasts) and blood donation camps to mark the 51st birthday of its president Akhilesh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party is organising a statewide “PDA tree” plantation programme from July 1 to July 7 in every village […]
Dignity of women lost under ‘Taliban’ regime of Trinamool in Bengal: Tripura CM

Agartala, July 1 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the dignity of women is completely lost under the ‘Taliban’ regime of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. “Today, the dignity of women is completely lost under the Taliban regime of Trinamool in West Bengal,” Tripura Chief Minister wrote on X. He added […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 37,877: Health authorities

Gaza, July 1 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 37,877, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 43 people and wounded 111 others, bringing the total death toll to 37,877 and injuries to 86,969 since the […]
4 killed, 20 injured in natural gas explosion in Turkey

Istanbul, July 1 (IANS) A natural gas explosion in Turkey’s western province of Izmir killed four people and injured at least 20 others, the media reported. According to a state-run TRT broadcaster, the explosion occurred at 2:43 p.m. local time at a business on the ground floor of a building in Torbali district. TRT reported […]
1 Palestinian killed, 5 injured in Israeli attack in West Bank

Ramallah, July 1 (IANS) One Palestinian man was killed and five others injured in an Israeli drone attack targeting a house in the Nour Shams refugee camp in the city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, Palestinian sources said. “One Palestinian dead and five injured, including two in serious condition, arrived at Tulkarm Governmental […]
3 killed in tourist plane crash in France

Paris, July 1 (IANS) Three people have died after a small tourist plane crashed in France, the media reported. The aircraft would have hit a high voltage line before crashing onto the A4 highway at around 3:45 p.m. local time on Sunday near the French town of Collegien, about 30 km from Paris, BFMTV news […]
French parliamentary polls close with high turnout, exit poll indicates far-right tops vote share (Lead)

Paris, July 1 (IANS) Snap polls to the 577-member French National Assembly on Sunday witnessed a heavy turnout in the first round, surpassing the voting percentage of previous elections over the past four decades, while exit polls indicated the far-right, fresh from its European Parliament election triumph, is forecast to gain the most votes overall […]
Iraqi forces defuse 6 bombs hidden at al-Nuri Mosque

Baghdad, July 1 (IANS) Iraqi explosive experts have defused six bombs, believed to have been planted by Islamic State (IS) militants years ago in the historic al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, a police source said. “They were homemade bombs planted in a complex way, but the explosive experts have dismantled them without causing any casualty,” Major […]