Former US president Donald Trump celebrated the election of fellow populist Nigel Farage to Britain’s parliament on Friday, neglecting to mention the new prime minister, Keir Starmer. Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party won the third largest vote haul, but under Britain’s electoral system it took just five seats while Starmer’s Labour party swept into office … Read more
President conferred Shaurya Chakra upon Parshotam Kumar, member of Village Defence Committee New Delhi: Six CRPF personnel, including four posthumous, were decorated with military gallantry medals by President Droupadi Murmu during a defence investiture ceremony held in New Delhi on Friday. The family members of Inspector Dilip Kumar Das, Head Constable Raj Kumar Yadav and … Read more
Biden said that he had some infection during first TV debate with his rival Donald Trump. Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he was exhausted due to a heavy cold and lingering jetlag as he sought to explain his dismal debate performance against Donald Trump. “I was sick, I was feeling terrible,” he … Read more
The police have registered a case of accidental deaths (Representational) Nagpur: A Kerala-based couple faced with mounting debts due to cancer treatment died by suicide in Nagpur, a police official said. Riju Vijayan alias Vijay Nair (42) and his wife Priya Nair (40) allegedly consumed a soft drink laced with poison on Wednesday, the Jaripatka … Read more
New York: Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying “all indications” show his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk called it … Read more
Supreme Court said it cannot brush aside “brazen acts” that lead to destruction of environment New Delhi: The battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP over who was responsible for “illegal” felling of trees in Delhi’s ridge area intensified on Friday after the BJP alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave the green … Read more
The BJP on Friday appointed Satish Poonia, Rajasthan BJP’s ex-president as Haryana state in charge. Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday appointed Satish Poonia, Rajasthan BJP’s ex-president as Haryana state in charge. Mr Poonia has been amongst BJP in-charge and co-in-charge appointed for 24 states by BJP President J.P. Nadda. He has also … Read more
Joe Biden told supporters Friday he was staying in the White House race. Washington: A defiant President Joe Biden told supporters Friday he was staying in the White House race and would defeat Donald Trump again, despite fellow Democrats’ concerns he lacks the capacity to go head to head against his rival. “Let me say … Read more
The ruins were discovered in the sandy desert district of Zana (Representational Photo) Lima: A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, alongside skeletal human remains which may have been offerings for religious rituals. The ruins were discovered … Read more
Keir Starmer got down to work as Britain’s new leader Friday, appointing his ministerial team after his centre-left Labour party’s landslide general election victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer named Rachel Reeves the UK’s first woman finance minister and appointed David Lammy as foreign secretary following his election win to become Labour’s first … Read more
Ramgarh (Jharkhand): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday criticised Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for replacing tribal leader Champai Soren as Chief Minister, alleging that the move was driven by a desire for ‘dynastic control’. Speaking in Ramgarh, Mr Chouhan accused Mr Soren of prioritising the interests of a single family. “What was the … Read more
The Labour Party secured 412 seats in the 650-member House of Commons. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the BJP on Friday after the Labour Party in the UK secured a landslide victory in the general elections there, saying “ab ki baar, 400 paar” finally happened but in another country. … Read more