Centre orders merger of Cantonment with GHMC

Hyderabad: Long wait to merger of civil areas in Secunderabad Cantonment with GHMC ends, Ministry of Defence on Saturday issued order that to all the 61 Cantonments across India that csivil areas of Cantonment will be merged into Municipality. According to the officials, as per decision taken in the meeting that held on June 25, … Read more

Israel Minister Says Iran “Deserves To Be Destroyed” For War Threat

Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Iran’s message of an “obliterating war” made it worthy of destruction. ⁠”A regime that threatens destruction deserves to be destroyed,” Katz said in a post on X. He also said Israel will act with full force against Iran-backed Hezbollah if it does not stop firing … Read more

18 Killed, 42 Injured In Series Of Suicide Attacks In Nigeria

Nineteen “seriously injured” people were taken to the regional capital Maiduguri. Kano, Nigeria: At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said. In one of three blasts in the town of Gwoza, a female attacker with a baby strapped to … Read more

15-Year-Old Girl Dies In Maharashtra Hostel, Family Demands 2nd Autopsy

Latur: Relatives of a 15-year-old girl on Saturday staged a sit-in at a police station here, demanding a second autopsy following her accidental death at a government hostel for Scheduled Castes students. Police have now decided to conduct a second autopsy and also video-graph it as demanded by the family, said an official of Vivekananda … Read more

Man Attacks Israeli Embassy In Serbia With Crossbow, Shot Dead By Cops

Belgrade, Serbia: A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, in what the prime minister called a “terrorist act”. Police identified the assailant as being a “convert” to Islam, who was born in 1999 in the town … Read more

Russian Strike On Ukraine Town Kills 7, Zelensky Asks Allies For More Weapons

Kyiv: A Russian strike on the south Ukrainian town of Vilniansk killed at least seven people, Kyiv said, in an attack that came hours after Russia said a Ukrainian drone killed five people on its border village.  Both countries said two children were killed in each attack, in a deadly day in the more than … Read more

Rishi Sunak, Wife Akshata Murty Offer Prayers At London Temple Ahead Of UK Polls

The couple was greeted with loud cheers as its convoy drove into the grand temple grounds . London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty on the last weekend of the general election campaign prayed at London’s iconic BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as Neasden Temple. The couple was greeted with loud cheers … Read more

40 Killed, Over 200 Injured In Israeli Attacks On Gaza In 24 Hours

Gaza: At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 224 others injured in Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to health authorities controlled by Hamas. The latest casualties bring the total Palestinian death count to 37,834, with 86,858 injuries reported since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October … Read more

From President Murmu to Rahul Gandhi, Leaders Hail India’s T20 World Cup Win

New Delhi: As India clinches victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday, leaders across India congratulated and applauded the Men in Blue for their speculator victory. President Droupadi Murmu sent her heartiest congratulations to the Men in Blue and called the victory as “extraordinary.” Taking it to social media post on X, the … Read more

“Nothing New, No Real Progress”: Hamas Official On Ceasefire Deal With Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will continue the war until Hamas is totally defeated. Beirut, Lebanon: A senior Palestinian Hamas official said Saturday in Beirut that negotiations for an agreement with Israel on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal had not made any progress. A plan presented last month by US President Joe Biden, … Read more

Sri Lanka Police Arrest 200, Mostly Indians, For Online Financial Scams

Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 200 foreigners, the majority of them Indians, for allegedly engaging in online financial scams, a media report said on Saturday. The Criminal Investigations Department also found that funds obtained through such frauds have been deposited in bank accounts in the UK, Dubai and India. News portal NewsFirst.lk … Read more

UK’s Labour Party Commits To Stamping Out “Anti-India Sentiments”

Keir Starmer is leader of the Labour Party. (FILE) London: The UK’s Opposition Labour Party, hoping to win a mandate to form a government after the July 4 general election, has committed itself to stamping out anti-India sentiments within its ranks and building a strong strategic partnership with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration. The … Read more