Shimla apples now grow in eastern UP
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will now grow apples from Shimla as the apple trees from Shimla have been successfully transplanted from the cold and high mountains to the plain region. This effort was spearheaded by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Belipar, the home district of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Three years ago, […]
Urban Naxalism: Maha govt tables public security Bill proposing jail term, powers to seize assets
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The state government on Thursday tabled the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024 in the Assembly to check ‘urban Naxalism.’ Tabled in the run up to the Assembly election, the Bill proposes more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and organisations and banned 48 frontal organisations. The Bill is […]
Italy braces for major heatwave
Rome, July 11 (IANS) A major heatwave will hit most major Italian cities this week, with temperatures forecast to be the hottest in the summer so far, according to authorities. On Wednesday, the Health Ministry issued an orange hot weather alert—the second highest level in the country’s four-tie system—for 13 cities, including key touristic places […]
Palestinian PM calls for unified government after Gaza ceasefire
Ramallah, July 11 (IANS) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa has called for a unified Palestine under a single authority and government once a ceasefire is reached in Gaza. During a meeting with UN officials, consuls, and ambassadors in Ramallah, Mustafa emphasised the need for unity and cooperation, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. “The day […]
Hezbollah targets Israeli positions in retaliation to attacks in Lebanon
Beirut, July 11 (IANS) Hezbollah has targeted Israeli artillery positions with missiles in response to an air attack that targeted the town of Jinta in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. In response to the attack, the fighters bombed the Israeli artillery positions in al-Zaoura in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights with dozens of Katyusha rockets, Hezbollah said […]
Iraq condemns Turkish incursion into Kurdistan
Baghdad, July 11 (IANS) Iraq’s National Security Council condemned Turkey’s military incursion into its Kurdistan region, calling it a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. In a statement on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said that the council demanded Turkey respect good neighbourliness and engage diplomatically. The Iraqi Prime Minister appointed a delegation to visit […]
OECD brands New Zealand as a ‘red tape country’
Wellington, July 11 (IANS) New Zealand is a country full of regulatory barriers, said a survey released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Thursday. New Zealand Minister for Regulation David Seymour stressed the need for New Zealand’s regulatory reform, citing areas that are found to be particularly overregulated including barriers to […]
Four security personnel, three terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Four security personnel and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement has said. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said on Wednesday that the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Hassan Khel area […]
Australia: Fire authority tackles polluted water after massive explosion in factory
Sydney, July 11 (IANS) Fire authority in the Australian state of Victoria is tackling polluted water after a massive chemical explosion triggered a “seventh alarm” blaze in Melbourne’s west. “We are currently managing runoff of contaminated water as a result of the firefighting effort and contaminants in the building,” Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) Deputy Commissioner […]
Amid deep North Korean-Russia ties, South Korea, Japan vow security cooperation with NATO
Washington, July 11 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to bolster security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) amid deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Yoon and Kishida on Wednesday shared the view as they met bilaterally on the sidelines of the NATO […]
