REBEL BJP LEADER DEFEATS EKNATH SHINDE NOMINEE
NEW DELHI: Eknath Shinde was in for a rude shock as his party candidate, Narendra Darade, suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of rebel BJP leader Gokul Gite in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Nashik district local governing body constituency. The votes were counted Monday for the June 18 elections to 11 seats in the […]
ISRAEL UNCOVERS HEZBOLLAH’S UNDERGROUND DRONE FACTORY IN LEBANON
NEW DELHI: Israeli troops have uncovered what they describe as a large underground Hezbollah drone facility hidden beneath a mountain in southern Lebanon, close to the Israeli border. According to The Times of Israel, the site was being used both to assemble Iranian-made drones and launch them toward Israel. Israeli military officials said the facility […]
A WORLD IN WARS UNLEASHED BY ‘TUGHLAQS’
You may, or may not, call it a World War. But the world is indeed engulfed by several conflicts that refuse to end, each causing misery to innocent civilians, each causing destruction of nature-blessed resources that cannot be renewed. Technology has ensured that war-mongers can do this without crossing borders and losing men in uniform […]
Diplomacy back in action in Switzerland as US and Iran struggle to put the process in motion
New Delhi, 20 June— In a move to give diplomacy a chance, mediators Pakistan and Qatar are holding a series of meetings in Switzerland to start the technical talks between Washington and Tehran to put the process of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by US President Dondald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday […]
Protest to continue at Janatar Mantar till Pradhan resigns, announces CJP chief Dipke
New Delhi, 20 June— In an announcement reflecting toughening of stance, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday said he will not leave Jantar Mantar until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan puts in his papers while asking Delhi Police to extend permission to let the protest continue. Innovating the till now mode of protest and […]
Popular outrage erupts after a Nagpur student allotted Abu Dhabi as NRRT-UG centre
New Delhi, 20 June—The Opposition trained its guns on the Modi government after popular outrage erupted on Saturday after a NEET-UG aspirant from Maharashtra’s Nagpur was allotted an examination centre in Abu Dhabi for the re-examination to be held on Sunday. Leading the attack, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi charged the […]
TORCHLIGHT PROTEST IN BANGLADESH AGAINST DISRESPECT TO LORD RAM
NEW DELHI: The Hindu community in Bangladesh held a torchlight procession in Dhaka on Friday in a protest against the alleged disrespect to Lord Ram. The students alleged that a violent mob had recently desecrated the statue of Lord Ram by placing a shoe on it, an act they described as a grave insult and […]
PM MODI TO INDUCT THREE INDIA-BUILT SHIPS INTO INDIAN NAVY TODAY
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is set ot induct three indigenously built ships on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presiding over the ceremony in Kolkata on Sunday at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. The three ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, will be inducted at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port […]
INDIA TO HOST BRICS MEET ON CYBER THREATS
NEW DELHI: India will host the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting on June 22-23, bringing together senior security officials from member countries to deliberate on a range of evolving global security concerns, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The two-day meeting, to be held under India’s chairship of the grouping, will be […]
UDDHAV THACKERAY OFFERS TO RESIGN
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has offered to step down as party president amid a possible fresh wave of rebellion within the party. However, he struck a defiant note, asserting that his workers remained confident and that he was ready to face any challenge as long as he had the support of […]
