Tokyo, July 3 (UNI) The election campaign for Japan’s House of Councillors, or the upper house of the Diet, was officially launched on Thursday. The 17-day campaign will determine whether the ruling coalition, currently a minority in the lower house, can retain a majority in the chamber by securing at least 50 of the 125…
New Delhi, July 3 (UNI) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has announced that the Monsoon session of the Parliament will begin on July 21 and continue till August 21. Rijiju on Wednesday said that President Droupadi Murmu has approved the government’s proposal to convene the Session while highlighting that no Parliament sittings will be…
London, July 3 (UNI) Home favorite Emma Raducanu knocked out former champion Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3 to reach the women’s singles third round at the Wimbledon Championships. In the match played on Wednesday Raducanu, 22, held the upper hand throughout, while the 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrousova struggled with unforced errors. After…
Beirut, July 3 (UNI) Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has reaffirmed that the Lebanese group will not give up its weapons, citing a “real and strategic threat” from Israel. Speaking during an Ashura Council event on Wednesday in Beirut’s southern suburb, Qassem said, “Our weapons are for confronting Israel, and we will never give up this…
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 3 (UNI) Host nation Switzerland upset basketball powerhouse France 86-79 in overtime in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarterfinals in its first-ever appearance at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup. France, ranked No. 3 in the world, had finished third, second, and second in the past three editions of the…
Jakarta, July 3 (UNI) Four people have been confirmed dead, 38 are missing, and 23 others survived after a passenger ship sunk in the Bali Strait of Indonesia on Thursday, a senior official from the East Java Search and Rescue Office, Tholeb Vatelehan, said. The wooden vessel, KM Tunu Pratama Jaya, was traveling from Ketapang…
New York, July 3 (UNI) A small aircraft reportedly crashed near the Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, injuring at least five people, said local officials. The incident occurred on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. local time (2130 GMT). All five injured individuals were transported to the Cooper University Hospital situated near Camden. Local authorities…
Sacramento, United States, July 3 (UNI) A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest effort to shut the nation’s asylum door, ruling that the White House overstepped both Congress’s immigration statutes and the Constitution. In a 128-page opinion, Judge Randolph D Moss of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on…
New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and other involved agencies for dismantling a global drug network. Shah reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating drug cartels, regardless of their location, in order to safeguard the nation’s youth. In a post on X, Shah…
Hyderabad, July 2 (UNI) Sleuths of Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at the residence of suspended Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) official Shiva Balakrishna at Rajendranagar in the city on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering probe against him. The raids were also conducted at the residence of Balakrishna’s brother Naveen Kumar’s house…
