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Russian presidential poll: Set to secure 5th term, Putin delivers ‘victory speech’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a “victory speech” at his campaign headquarters in Moscow after preliminary results by the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) showed him securing his fifth term in…
- Middle East
Israeli PM slams int’l community for forgetting Oct 7 attack
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting criticised those “in the international community who are trying to stop the war now, before…
- Middle East
Rafah assault would make regional peace ‘very difficult’: Germany’s Scholz
Berlin: The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gazan city Rafah would make regional peace “very difficult,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday…
- India
Maharashtra: MVA partners seal seat-sharing agreement for LS polls
Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SS-UBT), Congress, and the NCP – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) are believed to have sealed the seat-sharing…
- India
Left, Congress to fight jointly in Tripura, CPI-M announces Tripura East candidate
Agartala: The CPI-M-led Left Front on Sunday, March 17, announced its candidate for the Tripura East Lok Sabha seat (ST) and decided to support the Congress in the Tripura West seat. After…
- India
Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother sent to 5 days CBI custody
Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Sunday sent Sheikh Alamgir, the younger brother of suspended Trinamool Congress leader and alleged mastermind of the attack on the ED and CAPF team at Sandeshkhali in…
- India
PM Modi chairs Cabinet meeting, seeks ‘100-day action plan’ of new govt
New Delhi: A day after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a Cabinet meeting during which he directed his…
- World
Russia’s presidential elections unique for several reasons
Moscow: For the first time in history, voting in the Russian presidential election is taking place over three days — from Friday to Sunday, media reported. It is the first presidential vote…
- News
No additional funds for CPEC: Pakistan assures IMF
Islamabad: Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it does not plan to allocate an additional budget to settle the Rs 493 billion dues of Chinese power plants, media reported.…
- India
Security forces will be deployed optimally for LS polls: J-K DGP
Jammu: J&K’s Director General of Police R.R. Swain said on Sunday, March 17, that the UT administration is in touch with the Centre over the number of security personnel required for the…
- Business
Midcap and small cap funds accounted for 87 pc of flows in FY24
New Delhi: Mid and small cap funds accounted for 59 per cent of assets under management (AUM) and 87 per cent of flows in FY24, global brokerage firm Jefferies said. Midcap and…
- World
UK advises Ukraine to go on defensive in east, continue targeting Crimea
Kiev: During a visit to Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Army Commander Antony Radakin have advised Ukraine’s senior leadership and military commanders on war strategy against the Russia as quoted…
- Business
Adani Group to invest Rs 1.2 lakh crore in FY25 in next phase of growth
New Delhi: In a bid to set the stage for the next phase of exponential growth, the Adani Group is aiming to invest about $14 billion (nearly Rs 1.2 lakh crore) across…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: Locals demand arrest of 3 TMC leaders
Kolkata: Fresh protests erupted at certain pockets in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Sunday after locals demanded the immediate arrest of three more local Trinamool Congress leaders. The three leaders include a…
- India
Electoral Bonds: EC releases fresh data on funding to political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers. The ECI…
