Tehran, May 21 (UNI) Iran’s government decided on Monday that the country’s 14th presidential election would be held on June 28, the official news agency IRNA reported. The election date was determined in a meeting attended by Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, currently assuming the presidency, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei and Parliament Speaker Mohammad…
Tehran, May 21 (UNI) Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri said on Monday that the body of President Ebrahim Raisi would be buried on Thursday in the northeastern city of Mashhad. He made the remarks while elaborating on the planned measures for the holding of the mourning ceremonies of Raisi and members of…
Beirut, May 21 (UNI) A Hezbollah official was killed and a civilian wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli attack on a motorcycle in the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that an Israeli drone fired two air-to-surface missiles at the motorcycle that…
Tokyo, May 21 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 on Tuesday struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The temblor occurred at around 9:39 a.m. local time at a depth of around 50 km, measuring 4…
Bhopal: A 22-year-old man named Aamir Ali was shot and attacked with knives by a group of more than six assailants due to a past dispute. The attack took place as Aamir, along with his friend Faisal and two others, was on the way to the hospital to seek medical help for Faisal’s brother-in-law who…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on Monday over the loss of lives and injuries to the families of those injured in a road accident in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh. In a post on social media platform X, Modi said, “The road accident in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, is very painful. My condolences to…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are now “conspiring to take Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s life out of hatred and revenge”. Addressing a press conference here, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, “PMO and the BJP are planning a very…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) Amid severe heatwave conditions and the top poll body’s call for shedding the “urban apathy” tag, the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election covering 49 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and Union Territories (UTs) concluded on Monday with average voter turnout recorded at approximately 57.46% (till 7:45 PM). With…
New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Central Government on Monday declared a one day state mourning throughout the country on Tuesday, as a mark of respect for the Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs statement here, the National flag will be…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, Iranian authorities confirmed on Monday after overnight searches located the wreckage of the missing crashed chopper in a mountainous area. The accident happened on Sunday as…
