INDIA-IRAN PORT PACT / US warns of ‘potential risk of sanctions’
Any country having business dealings with Iran runs the risk of sanctions, the United States has said, noting that it is aware that Iran and India have signed a deal concerning the Chabahar port.
INDIA ELECTION / AAP will be made accused in liquor policy case: ED
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be made an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam, which has seen three of its key leaders - including party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - land behind bars, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed the Delhi High Court.
MYANMAR CONFLICT / Recruits march to training as junta presses conscription
Myanmar’s embattled junta is pressing ahead with military conscription, state media said yesterday, with video footage showing new recruits being marched to training centres across the country.
US military aid ‘on its way’
American military aid for Ukraine is “on its way”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Kyiv yesterday, as Russia pressed on with a new offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
Putin to visit China on May 16-17 to deepen ties with Xi Jinping
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on May 16-17, the Kremlin said yesterday, using the first foreign trip of his new six-year term to underscore the deepening partnership with China’s Xi Jinping.
450,000 displaced from Rafah since May 6
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said yesterday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began issuing evacuation orders for the south Gaza city eight days ago.
Modi files nomination from Varanasi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended himself against criticism that he is stoking divisions between Hindus and Muslims to win national elections as he filed his nomination yesterday for re-election from Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities.
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 35,173
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday that at least 35,173 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants
Imran Khan warns govt of countrywide protests over power, gas tariff
The incarcerated founding chairman of PTI and former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday warned the government that countrywide protests would be launched if the government would further increase power and gas tariff
Biden signs into law ban on Russian nuclear reactor fuel imports
President Joe Biden signed into law a ban on Russian enriched uranium on Monday, the White House said, in the latest effort by Washington to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
14 killed as billboard falls during dust storm in Mumbai
At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when a billboard collapsed during a dust storm and unseasonal rains in Mumbai's Ghatkopar locality yesterday, civic officials said today
Gaza officials warn health system 'hours from collapse' due to fuel shortage
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that the besieged Palestinian territory's health system is "hours away" from collapse, after fighting has blocked fuel shipments through key crossings
US sanctions test China's 'no limits' friendship with Russia
China's trade with Russia has hit record highs in recent years, drawing accusations that it is helping buoy its longtime ally's economy, with President Vladimir Putin due to visit Beijing in May.
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, received the transplant in March in a four-hour surgery that the hospital at the time called "a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients."
Japan to introduce online booking for Mount Fuji trail
An online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular trail was announced on Monday by Japanese authorities trying to fight overtourism on the active volcano
Biden in the line of fire over Israel arms ultimatum
US President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his ultimatum that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off of some US weapons
Putin removes defence minister Shoigu
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia's military leadership more than two years into its Ukraine offensive
Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes
Indian polls: Voting begins in 4th phase; 96 seats up for grab
Millions of Indians today began casting their votes in the fourth phase of polling in parliamentary election encompassing 96 constituencies across ten states and union territories
Gaza bleeds on as death toll tops 35,000
Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early yesterday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, as the death toll in the Palestinian enclave exceeded 35,000 people.
96 constituencies go to polls in 4th phase today
A string of high-profile ruling BJP and opposition politicians will be in the fray as millions of Indians cast their votes 96 constituencies across ten states and union territories in the fourth phase of India’s marathon Lok Sabha elections today.
