- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP congratulates Gopi Thotakura on becoming first Indian space tourist
Amaravati: The ruling YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh on Monday congratulated Gopi Thotakura for achieving the distinction of being the first Indian to go to space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff…
- India
Gujarat ATS arrests 4 ISIS terrorists planning ‘suicide attack’ from Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four suspected ISIS terrorists from the Ahmedabad airport after receiving a tip-off two weeks back. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, May 20, ATS…
- Middle East
Israel plans to expand Rafah operation despite US concerns
Tel Aviv: Israel intends to expand its military operation in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip to defeat Hamas and to free the hostages the militant organisation is still holding,…
- Middle East
Iran to hold memorial services for Raisi on Tuesday
Tehran: Memorial ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are planned in Iran for Tuesday after they were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Iranian news agency Tasnim…
- Middle East
Israel blasts ICC chief prosecutor over Gaza war arrest warrants
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has sharply criticised the request for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant by the Chief Prosecutor of the International…
- India
India declares state mourning on Tuesday over Iran President Raisi’s death
New Delhi: India on Monday declared one day of state mourning on May 21 as a mark of respect to Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,…
- News
GenAI emerges as key theme in firms’ discussions in Q1 this year: Report
New Delhi: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a key theme in companies’ discussions in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, a new report said on Monday. According to the…
- India
ED seeks extension of CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved an application before a special court here seeking a 14-day extension of judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal upon the expiry…
- India
15 killed as pickup truck falls into deep gorge in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: At least 15 people were killed after a pickup truck, in which they were traveling, fell into a deep gorge in a forest area in Chhattisgarh on Monday, May 20. Over…
- Bollywood
Gauahar Khan finally gets to vote after facing ‘difficulties’ at Mumbai polling booth
Mumbai: Actress Gauahar Khan claimed on Monday that she finally got to cast her vote after facing a lot of ‘difficulty’ at the polling centre in Mumbai. “Yes, finally I have done…
- Middle East
Iran’s Khamenei approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim President
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president in the wake of Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Khamenei also ordered five…
- India
Kerala passes ordinance to increase 1,200 new wards
Thiruvananthapuram: A special cabinet meeting here on Monday chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan passed an ordinance to add one new ward in all the local bodies in the state. The ordinance…
- World
EU sends condolences after Iranian President’s death in chopper crash
Brussels: European Council President Charles Michel expressed condolences on behalf of the European Union after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter accident. “The…
- India
Mamata Banerjee tones down her observations on Ramakrishna Mission
Kolkata: In the face of massive criticism from different quarters of the society on her remarks against the monks of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and ISKCON, West Bengal…
- Technology
Affordable internet service Starlink now available in Fiji: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that affordable satellite internet service Starlink is now available in Fiji, a day after the billionaire launched the service in Indonesia. Musk said…
