Monthly Archives: June 2024
Two injured in collision between two trains near Madhopur in Punjab’s Sirhind
PATIALA: Two persons were injured while others had a narrow escape after a collision between a passenger and a goods train near...
Himachal Pradesh may see 2019 redux, but Congress hopeful too
SHIMLA: Even as most exit polls predicted a repeat of the BJP’s resounding victory in 2014 and 2019, when it won all...
BJP ahead in Haryana, Congress set to improve tally: Exit polls
CHANDIGARH: The exit polls post the Lok Sabha elections state that the BJP is ahead of the Congress in Haryana but will...
Iran announces death of senior military general
TEHRAN: A high-ranking general in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has died after an illness, Iran's state TV reported Saturday. Gen. Vajihollah Moradi was...
Four soldiers killed in IED blast in Pakistan
PESHAWAR: At least four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed while three others injured in an IED blast in the country’s restive northwest...
Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible flashfloods
JAKARTA: A volcano in Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km high ash cloud, the country’s volcanology agency...
Donning rainbow shirt, Thai PM joins Pride parade
BANGKOK: Rainbow flags filled the streets of Bangkok on Saturday at the start of Pride Month as Thailand inches closer to recognising...
No permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed, says Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting...
Sunita Williams set for her third space flight in NASA Boeing Starliner
WASHINGTON: Indian-origin Sunita Williams’ piloted ‘Starliner’ is set to launch into space today, after the joint mission of US space agency NASA...
ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority in S Africa
JOHANNESBURG: The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a...