Jessica Simpson gushes about sister Ashlee’s return to music stage
Los Angeles, July 22 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Jessica Simpson is thrilled about her sister Ashlee Simpson Ross’s return to the stage. Jessica celebrated Ashlee’s return as a solo music artist in a series of video clips shared on Instagram. The post featured clips of Ashlee, 39, singing her hit songs ‘LaLa’, ‘L.O.V.E.’, and ‘Pieces of Me’ […]
Union Budget: India to give further push to green energy
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Union Budget 2024-2025 will give a further push to prioritise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives to drive long-term economic growth and environmental resilience, experts said on Monday. Last month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) hailed India’s progress in the global energy transition, observing that the country […]
Retired soldier kills five family members in Haryana
Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) An ex-serviceman killed five members of his family by slitting their throats with a sharp-edged weapon in Haryana’s Ambala district, police said on Monday. The deceased comprised his mother, brother, sister-in-law and two children. Two injured have been admitted to hospitals. After the crime, the accused tried to cremate them at […]
Israeli leaders thank Biden for ‘steadfast support’ after he quits presidential race
Tel Aviv, July 22 (IANS) Israeli political leaders have expressed gratitude to US President Joe Biden for his backing of Israel throughout his long career after the Democratic incumbent announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, media reports said. Biden, who made his first overseas trip as a young Senator to Israel, […]
Israeli settlers injure 3 foreign pro-Palestinian activists in West Bank
Ramallah, July 22 (IANS) Three foreign pro-Palestinian activists were injured during an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra near Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian sources reported. The settlers assaulted the activists, two American women and one German man, with sticks while they were assisting Palestinian farmers in ploughing farmland and […]
Gaza refugee camp bombed 63 times by Israel in a week: Hamas
Gaza, July 22 (IANS) The Israeli army has bombed the central Gazan refugee camp of Nuseirat 63 times in seven days, killing 91 Palestinians and injuring 251 others, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. The Gaza-ruling faction on Sunday held the Israeli and the US administrations “fully responsible” for continued killings in the refugee […]
Vance ties Kamala Harris to Biden calling him ‘worst’ President
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Senator JD Vance, the Republican nominee for Vice-President, sought to tie Vice-President Kamala Harris, who could become the Democratic nominee for President, to President Joe Biden’s presidency, saying the latter was the “worst President in my lifetime” and Harris was with him every step of the way. Vance finds himself in […]
15 confirmed dead in China bridge collapse
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) Rescuers have found the bodies of 15 victims in a highway bridge collapse in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, local authorities said. A total of 1,630 professional rescuers, 205 vehicles, 63 vessels and six sniffer dogs were sent to search for the missing, officials said on Sunday evening as reported by Xinhua […]
Saudi Arabia expresses concern over military escalation in Yemen
Riyadh, July 22 (IANS) The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Kingdom is following with great concern the developments of the military escalation in Yemen after the Israeli attacks in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The Ministry said on Sunday that the attacks on Saturday aggravate the current tension in […]
Kamala Harris says she wants to ‘earn and win’ Democratic nomination
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US Vice-President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that she was honoured to get President Joe Biden’s endorsement and said it was the intention to “earn and win” the nomination of the Democratic party to run for the President. “On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary […]
