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Punjab FC promoted to ISL after securing Premier 1 License

I-League champions Punjab FC have been promoted to the Indian Super League (ISL), the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open

The Spanish superstar fails to recover from hip injury that has sidelined him since January

German economic minister's aide sacked over nepotism

Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck has dismissed his State Secretary Patrick Graichen amid a nepotism scandal concerning the selection of project partners and job positions.

South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, puts pressure on Virginia

South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near-total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place where women have unrestricted access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v.Wade was overturned.

Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; 29 shot down

One person died, two were wounded by a Russian missile that struck an industrial building in Odesa

China's loans pushing world's poorest countries to brink of collapse

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world's biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.

UN humanitarian chief calls for access, funding in Yemen

UN Under secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths has called for access and funding for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Yemen.

Leader of Thai opposition party that won election announces 8-party coalition plan to take power

The leader of the progressive opposition party that won a stunning victory in Thailand's national election said Thursday that eight parties have agreed to form a coalition government with him as prime minister, despite fears among supporters that his military aligned opponents may use the unelected Senate to block them.

China: Ukraine special envoy met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv

China said Thursday its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week.

Biden and Kishida meet in Japan

President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, \"When our countries stand together, we stand stronger\" a sign of how the economic and national security alliance between the two countries has grown.

G7 expected to be critical of Russia

Ukraine war, nuclear disarmament, development of Indo-Pacific region, economic security among priority agenda

AWS to invest $12.7bn in building cloud infrastructure in India

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of e-commerce giant Amazon, on Thursday announced plans to invest Rs 1,05,600 crore ($12.7 billion) into cloud infrastructure in India by 2030 to meet growing customer demand for cloud services in the country.

SBI net profit jumps 83 per cent to ₹16,695 crore in fourth quarter

The largest lender in the country -- State Bank of India -- on Thursday posted an 83.18 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 16,695 crore, against Rs 9,113.53 crore in the year-ago period.

REC registers highest ever quarterly & yearly profit of ₹3,001 cr & ₹11,055 cr respectively

The Board of Directors of REC Limited, on Thursday approved the audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023.

India poised to grow at 6.2 pc in 2023-24: Report

India is poised to grow at 6.2 per cent in the current financial year 2023-24 with improving macro stability indicating that the monetary policy will not have to turn restrictive, Morgan Stanley has said.

20pc tax to be collected at source from July under remittance scheme for some items

Tax Collected at Source (TCS) under Liberalised Remittance Scheme for the sale of overseas tour packages and any other remittance (such as for bonds, shares, and real estate gifts) through the usage of international credit cards is set to rise from this July.

Global stock markets rise in anticipation of US debt deal

Wall Street pointed modestly higher before the opening bell Thursday on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach an agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt.

Sensex extends losses for third day

ITC & SBI dragged down the key indices at the stock exchanges as their fourth quarter earnings didn't live up to market estimates

Gyanvapi mosque: SC to hear plea against HC order for determining the age of 'Shivling'

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on 19 May an appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing a \"scientific survey\", including carbon dating, of a 'Shivling' said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey last year.

After Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP wants quick decision on MLAs' disqualification

After the Shiv Sena (UBT), even the Nationalist Congress Party has demanded that the issue of disqualification of 16 MLAs - including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde must be decided quickly, here on Thursday.

G20: Security forces step up vigil on Pakistan building cross-border tunnels

Ahead of the high-profile G20's tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, security forces along the international border with Pakistan have stepped up vigil against crossborder tunneling by Pakistani agencies to push in trained terrorists.

With eye on polls, MP govt legalises 6,000 illegal colonies

With an eye on the State Assembly polls due at the end of this year, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has legalised more than 6000 illegal colonies located in urban areas across the state.

Meghwal as law minister a message for ensuring Raj Assembly poll win?

As Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the Union law minister, political circles here are discussing whether this is a big message for the state in the wake of ensuing Assembly elections.

Mayawati launches Lok Sabha polls preparation

After her party suffered a crushing defeat in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday gave a new slogan to the party cadre of \"Vote Hamara Raj Tumhara Nahi Chalega\" to be spread in the villages before the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Army, Assam rifles secure Manipur-bound goods trucks

Around 130 vehicles carrying essential items, food grains, medicines entered Manipur since 15 May

'Museums can act as mediums for global cultural exchange'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that museums are not just visiting places for youth, they are career opportunities and can act as the medium of global cultural exchanges.

TPC Curges dissidents from other parties to unite against KCR

Taking advantage of the infighting in the Telangana BJP, a resurgent Congress has urged several leaders who are currently in the BJP to join the party in order to unite and fight against BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao, even as BJP MLA Etela Rajender denied reports that he was considering parting ways with the saffron party.

Not fully happy, says Shivakumar's brother

As the Congress high command has decided to appoint Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, State party President D.K. Shivakumar's brother and MP from Bengaluru Rural, D.K. Suresh said he was \"not fully happy\" with the turn of events.

'Rahul Gandhi called me & asked to work together'

Everything is well and will be well and it's going to be well: D K Shivakumar

Illegal construction during LF rule concern for KMC

Rampant construction of illegal buildings during the Left Front regime has become a major concern for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as experts said these structures may collapse any day leading to disaster.