Washington, June 17 (UNI) US President Donald Trump instructed members of his team to try to arrange a meeting with Iranian officials as soon as possible, CNN reported, citing a source. Earlier, Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early and ordered the US National Security Council to be ready for a meeting in the…
Mumbai, Jun 16 (UNI) BSE Sensex on Monday rebounded by 677.55 to close at 81,796.15, after two straight sessions of losses, despite lingering concerns over rising geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran that continued to impact the global market sentiment. National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose by 227.90 points to settle at 24,946.50 The Sensex…
Galle, June 17 (UNI) The new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) gets underway on Tuesday with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Bangladesh in the first of a two-Test series at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, a ground where the visitors have never tasted victory in the format. Since their first Test encounter…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticised the Congress party for suppressing the rights of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) following Karnataka government’s decision to scrap an earlier caste survey and conduct a fresh one, which involved a public expenditure of over Rs 165 crore. Addressing a press conference here,…
New Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the plea of Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham seeking interim relief in a money laundering case, questioning the maintainability of his fresh application after a previous rejection by a three-judge bench. A vacation bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice PB Varale…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) challenging an Allahabad High Court order that restrained its district president in Pilibhit from filing further writ petitions related to the alleged eviction of the party from its office in Pilibhit. However, the…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Soon after the government issued a notification declaring the 16th Caste Census to begin from 2027, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the opposition Congress party of always cheating and suppressing the rights of OBCs. “The OBC community has always been betrayed by the Congress. If the Congress…
Amaravati, June 16 (UNI) The Meteorological Centre has forecast thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam over the next five days. In its daily weather report issued on Monday, the Met Centre said similar weather conditions are expected in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during the next…
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that during the latest wave of missile strikes on Israel, they used “new methods” to force Israeli air defence systems to attack each other. “During this operation, thanks to the use of new methods and capabilities in intelligence and equipment, the multi-level defence command…
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iranian lawmakers on Monday approved Seyed Ali Madanizadeh as the country’s new Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, after the previous one was impeached. During an open session of parliament in the capital Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian, lawmakers voted 171 in favor and 67 against, with eight abstentions, to…
