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'Nawaz Sharif to be Pak PM for 4th time'

After his re-election, Shehbaz said he would hand over PML-N presidentship to Nawaz Sharif once he returned home.

Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising & breakthrough prospects low

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China to try to cool down escalating tensions between the two powers that have set many around the world on edge.

At least 41, mostly students, killed in Uganda school attack

Attack took place at around 11.30 pm on Friday night at the Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe

Zelenskyy urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond ~ saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday.

Some Republicans are angry about Trump's prosecution, yet ready to vote for someone else in 2024

Kathleen Evenhouse took a break from her work in the corner of a small-town Iowa coffee shop to slam the federal criminal indictment of Donald Trump as patently political, the work of a U.S. Justice Department she says is awash in hypocrisy.

UN steps up criticism of IMF, World Bank, other pillars of global order

Antonio Guterres says the International Monetary Fund has benefited rich countries instead of poor ones

Vaishnodevi Board wins water conservation award for 3rd time

The award is in the category of 'Best Institution for Campus Usage'. The board bagged the First Prize in a row for the 3rd time.

Attestation ceremony of first batch of Agniveers of Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry held

Their training of 24 weeks has enhanced their physical fitness and endurance, sharpened their senses, made them mentally robust and taught them the skills of a soldier necessary to achieve victory in battle

Let them call me 'mad' if they want to, I am 'mad' because of the love of my people: Mann

The CM quipped that everyone knows the dubious character of Sukhbir, his family and about their sins against the state and its people.

PM to lead mass Yoga demo at UN HQ on 21 June to herald IDY

Nine years ago, Modi had proposed the observance of International Day of Yoga at the same location

Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again

Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage in the early hours on Saturday as the platforms failed to load and Instagram stories showed an error message while being loaded.

World Bank approves $150 mn loan to Kerala

To support the Resilient Kerala Program to continue strengthening the state's preparedness against natural disasters, climate change impacts, and disease outbreaks

'PDA' will defeat NDA in 2024, says Akhilesh Yadav

Urging bigger parties to show ‘a big heart’ and support strong regional state parties in the Lok Sabha elections next year, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that BJP will say farewell in Uttar Pradesh in 2024.

Mandaviya underscores importance of central-state collaboration for effective emergency management

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya today highlighted the need for strong coordination between central and state health institutions for effective management of floods and any other emergencies.

President Murmu hails IAF's role in conflicts with Pakistan

President Droupadi Murmu today highlighted the great role played by the brave warriors of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in defending the country in the wars with “the hostile neighbour” (Pakistan) in 1948, 1965 and 1971, saying their names were written in golden letters in the country's history.

Pralhad Joshi leads Parliamentary delegation to Uruguay

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi led a 10-member Parliamentary Goodwill Delegation to Uruguay from 14-17 June with the objective of strengthening and deepening bilateral relations between the two democratic nations, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said on Saturday.

Manipur requires a political solution, not mere deployment of police-military: Surjewala

Hitting out at the Central government, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday said that the violence-hit Manipur \"requires a political solution, not a mere deployment of police-military to handle law and order\".

Constitution is Bible, Quran & Gita for us: K'taka Home Minister

\"The Constitution is the Bible, Quran and Bhagavad Gita for us. It is the sacred scripture for every Indian when it comes to administration,\" said Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday.

Restoration of essential services underway in cyclone-hit Kutch

In the aftermath of cyclone Biparjoy wreaking a havoc, administrative systems are operating to restore essential services in the disaster-stricken talukas of Kutch district.

1 dead, 174 detained after violent protest in Gujarat

A mob clashed with police in Junagadh over an anti-encroachment operation

Another forester shot dead by poachers in Similipal

This is the second incident of forest staff being killed by poachers in the forest in less than a month. On 23 May, forest guard Bimal Kumar Jena was shot dead by poachers and the forest as well as the police had reportedly launched a flushing out operation in the area

Telangana home minister says women wearing short dresses invite trouble

Telangana home minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali has once again landed in a controversy saying that women wearing short dresses invite trouble.

BJP leader SG Suryah sent to 14-day judicial custody

BJP leaders Nirmala Sitharaman, BL Santosh condemn the BJP leader's arrest

KMC instructs councillors to identify unlisted properties

Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor Firhad Hakim today instructed its councillors to identify the properties of the civic bodies for enlistment in the list of its immovable assets.

Civic body to do another survey of subsidence zone

Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering conducting another survey of the buildings that were affected in the three mishaps during tunnelling work at Bowbazar since 2019.

After Bhangar, Guv to visit other violence-prone areas

In the wake of continuing political clashes and violence in Bengal ahead of the 8 July panchayat polls, Governor CV Ananda Bose has decided to visit the different trouble-prone areas of the state.

Mamata's focus on women for rural votes

She passed on instructions to party leaders at a meeting at her Kalighat residence

WB govt planning to induct 9,000 trainee recruits into police force urgently: Suvendu

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday alleged that the state government is planning to induct 9,000 trainee recruits urgently into the force in a \"hasty manner\" to make up for the shortfall of police personnel needed during the coming Panchayat election.

Panchayat poll violence: TMC leader murdered in Malda

A Trinamool Congress leader -- the husband of a former panchayat member of the party, has been murdered in broad daylight at Sujapur in West Bengal's Malda district on Saturday.

Sikkim rain: Army rescues tourists; CM urges preparedness

As torrential rainfall lashed several areas in the Himalayan state of Sikkim yesterday, around 3500 tourists were stranded in landslides and other rain-related incidents near Chungthang in North Sikkim.