United Nations, Mar 22 (UNI) Another vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza by the UN Security Council could happen on Friday, if the American draft is not adopted, French Ambassador to the UN Nicolas de Riviere told reporters. At the moment, there are two draft resolutions in the UN Security…
Washington, Mar 22 (UNI) The United States has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s Attorney General Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement on Thursday. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, Nicaragua’s Attorney General, for…
Moscow, Mar 22 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said at a meeting with French politicians at the Elysee Palace that Ukraine could fall very soon, Politico reported, citing an unnamed meeting participant. “Ukraine can fall very quickly,” Macron was quoted as saying. The statement was made in the context of discussions of the upcoming elections…
Caracas, Mar 22 (UNI) Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on Thursday launched the process of nomination for presidential candidates in the July elections. “I congratulate all of you who have accepted this call in accordance with the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the laws of our country, by participating in this electoral…
Bhopal: Chief Electoral Officer Shri Anupam Rajan has said that nomination papers will not be submitted on the holiday. He said that the process of filing nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state has started from March 20. Due to 23rd March being a holiday under the Fourth Saturday (Negotiable…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) The Indian National Congress on Thursday released the third list of 57 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal and Puducherry. The party has retained Adhir Ranjan Choudhary from Baharampur constituency of West Bengal. Out of the 57 candidates, the…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested here on Thursday in the alleged liquor policy scam, even as his lawyers moved the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing challenging the Delhi High Court order denying him any protection. “CM is arrested,” Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj posted on…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, but cautioned the government that IT should have gone slower on the matter. A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, while hearing the writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on his refusal to swear in Thiru K. Ponmudi as a Minister, even though his conviction has been stayed by the Supreme Court A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud while…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from his official residence in connection with money laundering linked to the excise policy case. “CM is arrested,” Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj posted on X. An ED team reached…
