Helsinki, June 2 (UNI) Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was in a clear lead over former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir in the Icelandic presidential election, according to partial results from all constituencies published on Sunday. With 86,551 of the around 160,000 votes counted, Tomasdottir had 32.4 percent of the vote, compared with 26.3 percent for Jakobsdottir, reported…
Kuwait City, June 2 (UNI) Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah as the Crown Prince of Kuwait, the Kuwait State Television reported on Saturday. Born in 1953 in Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah previously served as prime minister in the country from 2019 to 2022. Graduating…
Gangtok, June 2 (UNI) Steamrolling all opposition, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) was on course to a landslide win, with victories/leads in all but one constituency in the 32-strong Sikkim Assembly, for which the vote count was underway on Sunday. As per the Election Commission of India, Chef Minister Prem Singh Tamang-led SKM has…
New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to surrender to Tihar Jail authorities Sunday afternoon, following the expiry of his 21-day interim bail. Before his surrender, Kejriwal plans to visit Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and meet with his party workers and…
New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called the exit polls, telecast by news channels on Saturday, predicting the NDA sweeping the election as a “Modi poll” and expressing confidence that the India bloc will win 295 seats. When asked about his reaction to the exit polls, Gandhi said, “This…
New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a series of key meetings with top officials at the PMO on Sunday ranging from cyclone Remal damage assessment to the ongoing heatwave conditions across North India, as per the official sources. The review meetings with officials that come after his whirlwind…
Itanagar, June 2 (UNI) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh appears to sweep the State Assembly polls as the Saffron party is leading in 28 constituencies after it won 10 seats unopposed, while its rival Congress is ahead in one seat. As per initial trends available with the Election Commission, BJP is…
New York, (UNI) In a warmup match ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup, India clinched a commanding 60-run victory over Bangladesh here on Saturday. Bangladesh, chasing a formidable target of 183, struggled to gain momentum and were restricted to 122/9 in their 20 overs. India’s innings had a shaky start with Sanju Samson falling…
Chennai, (UNI) In a heartfelt message, veteran cricketer Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from representative cricket, expressing gratitude for the overwhelming affection, support, and love he has received over the years. “Having given it plenty of thought for some time now, I have decided to move on from playing representative cricket. I officially…
New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) A clutch of exit polls on Saturday predicted a clean sweep for BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi heading for a hat trick. At least four Exit polls, NewsX-D-Dynamics, Jan Ki Baat, Republic Bharat-MATRIZE and Republic TV-PMARQ, have projected over 350 seats for NDA, while Congress…
