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German rail union cancels planned 2 day strike after employers meet minimum wage demand

A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany said Saturday that it was cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one of its key demands.

Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis at Vatican and seeks backing for Ukraine's peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, later saying he sought support for Ukraine's peace plan from the pontiff, who in the past has offered to try to help end the full-scale war launched by Russia a year ago.

'Ukrainian counteroffensive won't target Russian territory'

Zelenskyy said Ukraine's goal is to free the territories within its internationally recognised borders

Rwanda: 135 killed, over 20K displaced in recent flooding

20 national roads, 12 power stations and eight water treatment plants were also destroyed

Syria's main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past

The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over the past decade by claiming deadly bombings, threatening revenge against Western \"crusader\" forces and dispatching Islamist religious police to crack down on women deemed to be immodestly dressed.

Pak PM wants 'PTI arsonists' in jail within 72 hrs

Setting a deadline of 72 hours for the arrest of culprits involved in violence that erupted after PTI chief Imran Khan was picked up, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said \"it is time to do or die or now or never\".

Erdogan's leadership in balance as Turkey votes in pivotal elections

Turkey is voting Sunday in landmark parliamentary and presidential elections that are expected to be tightly contested and could be the biggest challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced in his two decades in power.

Shaky start to ceasefire as Israel & militants end 5 days of fighting

The latest round of fighting was sparked on Tuesday when Israeli jets killed 3 Islamic Jihad leaders

Google to expand its Dark Web monitoring tool to all Gmail users

Google has announced that it will expand its Dark Web monitoring to all Gmail users in the US and later to international markets.

Quarterly earnings, inflation, FII to drive key equity benchmarks

The Indian stocks market surged by at least one per cent during the last week.

Overall 5G connections to 3.2 bn in Asia-Pacific to grow in 2025

5G connections in the Asia-Pacific region, both mobile subscriber and IoT connections, will grow from 574 million in 2021 to 3.2 billion in 2025, growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.9 per cent, according to a new report.

Coal ministry to hold seminar on sustainable energy sources today

The Ministry of Coal will organise a seminar -- Just Transition Roadmap -- in collaboration with Coal India (CIL) under the G20 Presidency of India, in Mumbai on Monday.

India, EU to hold first ministerial meet tomorrow to review FTA, market access

The first ministerial meeting of India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will be held in Brussels (Belgium) on Tuesday to review, among other things, the progress of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and address issues of mutual market access, well as cooperation in several areas of mutual interest.

Let's build Twitter 2.0 together, new CEO Linda Yaccarino tells Musk

The upcoming Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, on Sunday said she is prepared to build Twitter 2.0 and transform the business together with Musk and millions of platform users.

FPI bought equity worth ₹18,617 crore in May

'There is a distinct change in the FPI strategy with a clear tilt in favour of India'

EX-IIT Prof operated upon without family consent

Neurosurgeons at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) operated upon an 85-year-old ex-IIT Roorkee professor whose urgent brain surgery was held up due to lack of consent from the family for the past over 20 days.

BJP's Muslim candidates get overwhelming response in UP civic polls

The ruling BJP received overwhelming response in Muslim-dominated areas in the Uttar Pradesh urban local bodies polls.

'Punished for being patriot,' ex-NCB officer who handled Aryan Khan case on CBI raids

The former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer, Sameer Wankhede, who is accused of allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on cruise case, on Saturday alleged that he was being punished for being a patriot.

'CM Ashok Gehlot and I will have to fight unitedly against corruption, but...'

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who is undertaking a five-day 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' in Rajasthan, on Sunday said that he is receiving the support of the people as the issues raised are \"essential\".

After delivering Karnataka, Congress' strategist Kanugolu to look for victory in MP

With the historic mandate in Karnataka, Congress strategist for the southern state, Sunil Kanugolu has now been tasked to bring similar results in Madhya Pradesh, people familiar with the development said.

'Will implement all five promises': Kharge after Cong victory in K'taka

During campaigning for the K'taka elections, Cong sought to keep the narrative to local issues

Manipur: 124 civilians displaced during violence return to Moreh

Assam Rifles, in collaboration with state government agencies and local opinion makers, successfully facilitated the safe return of 124 displaced civilians who took refuge in safer areas along the Indo-Myanmar border due to the security situation in Manipur in the first week of May.

Kerala woman medico murder: Accused has no mental issues, say doctors

Doctors at a government medical health centre in Thiruvananthapuram have held that the accused in the murder of Kerala woman doctor, Dr. Vandana Das, has no mental issues.

Migrant worker from Bihar beaten to death in Kerala's Malapuram; Eight arrested

Kerala police have arrested eight people in connection with the lynching of Rajesh Manjhi. Police said Manjhi was lynched by a mob who caught him after he fell from the sunshade of a house near Kondotty

Liquor deaths: Stalin announces ₹10 lakh to family of deceased

Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin, has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those who died after consuming alleged spurious liquor in Marakkanam of Villupuram district, a statement from the chief minister's office said on Sunday.

Shivakumar vs Siddaramaiah: Poster war for 'next CM'breaks out

After Congress registered a thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, the next question that arises is who would be the next chief minister.

With Karnataka gone, BJP's Mission South hits a roadblock

Karnataka was considered the gateway to south India for the saffron party

Bad days ahead for BJP in national politics: Kalyan Banerjee

Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee said on Sunday that the defeat of the BJP has started a countdown and bad days are ahead for the BJP in the national political arena.

Police recover more than one crore in stolen money from ATM refilling agency employee

The Chandannagar police commissionarate and Serampore police have arrested five persons involved in the theft of money meant to be refilled in various ATMs in the district.

KMC to suspend assistant engineer if illegal construction not reported at initial stage

Aiming to become stricter with illegal construction, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to suspend the assistant engineer (AE) concerned, if such activities are not reported at the initial stage of such constructions, informed the mayor of KMC, Firhad Hakim today.