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- Middle East
Lebanese PM urges parliament to elect new President in time
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for the election of a new President for Lebanon within the constitutional time frame before President Michel Aoun’s tenure ends on October 31, a…
- India
India’s rank in Global Innovation Index has improved: President Murmu
Ahmedabad: India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index has risen from 81st to 40th, President Droupadi Murmu said here on Tuesday. She was speaking after launching `herSTART’, a platform for women entrepreneurs…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav elected Samajwadi Party president for third time
Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav was on Thursday unanimously elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the third consecutive time, said the party’s secretary general Ram Gopal Yadav. Declaring the result of the election at…
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President Droupadi Murmu in Bengaluru
Every challenge makes us think about a need to face and prevent its concurrence. Today we need to prepare ourselves to face not just traditional challenges but the unforeseen ones,” she said…
- India
President Murmu asks scientific community to pursue path of social responsibility
Bengaluru: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called on the scientific community to pursue a path of social responsibility. “Every challenge makes us think about a need to face and prevent its concurrence.…
- India
Gandhi family has no issues with me contesting for party chief: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the Gandhi family has no issues with him contesting for the party president’s post. The Thiruvananthapuruam MP made a quick visit to…
- World
Biden not popular choice for White House in 2024, Harris could be
Washington: Most Democrats don’t want President Joe Biden to run again in 2024 but appear eager for someone other than him to be the nominee as his new approval ratings hit another…
- Politics
Congress prepares for first non-Gandhi president after 1998
New Delhi: The coming week Congress leaders will be filing nomination papers for the presidential poll. It now seems that apart from Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor,…
- India
Ex-IPS officers write to Murmu against Kejriwal’s ‘boorish’ behaviour with police personnel
New Delhi: More than two dozen retired IPS officers have written to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to “counsel” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against his “high-headed and boorish behaviour” with police…
- India
President Murmu arrives in London to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
London: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government. Queen Elizabeth II,…
- Middle East
Egypt’s President heads to Qatar for 1st visit after 4-yr row
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi headed to Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a two-day visit, the first-of-its-kind in four years, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency office. “The visit,…
- Bangalore
President Murmu to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced on Saturday that President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara celebrations this year. “Mysuru Dasara, which will be celebrated from September 26, will be…
- Middle East
Lebanese President hails UN peacekeeping mandate’s extension
Beirut: The UN Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an additional year reflects the determination of the international community to maintain security…
- India
Congress to announce poll schedule on Aug 28 for party president
New Delhi: The Congress has called a meeting of its Working Committee on August 28 to decide the poll schedule for party president’s post. “A virtual meeting of the CWC will be…
- World
SL President directed to ensure Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s return
Colombo: The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) ruled on Tuesday that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July amid the unrest triggered by the ongoing economic crisis,…
