Daily Archives: June 6, 2022

Rajnath Singh to visit Vietnam from June 8-10, to hand over patrol boats

New Delhi, 5 Jun: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over 12 high-speed guard boats to Vietnam during a three-day visit to the Southeast...

FIH Hockey 5s: Indian men’s team emerges champions, beats Poland 6-4 in final

Lausanne, 5 Jun: A magnificent India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 in a pulsating final to clinch...

French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal wins 14th Roland Garros and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam

Paris, 5 Jun: Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a straight-sets rout of Casper...

Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord’s

LONDON, 5 Jun: Former captain Joe Root gave his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s, carrying England to victory...

Khelo India Youth Games: Daughters of farm labourers make up most of Andhra kabaddi...

Panchkula, 5 Jun: Weightlifter Kajol Sargar, who is the daughter of a tea vendor, became the first gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth...

Bajrang claims bronze in Almaty, maiden international gold at senior level for Aman

Almaty, 5 Jun: Bajrang Punia got his act together to claim a bronze medal after ultra-defensive tactics resulted in his opening-round defeat even as...

Kiren Rijiju claims AAP insulting officials working in tribal affairs ministry

New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI): Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday alleged the Aam Aadmi Party was insulting officials working in the Ministry of...

India’s efforts to protect environment multi-dimensional: PM

New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending...

Assam college runs tea garden, helps poor students earn money by plucking leaves

Tezpur (Assam), Jun 5 (PTI) A government college in Assam's Sonitpur district has engaged its poor students to work in a tea garden on...

World Environment Day: Nagaland CM stresses on sustainable living

Kohima, Jun 5 (PTI) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday appealed to people to live sustainably with nature by "choosing cleaner and greener...

India delivers consignments of medical supplies to Sri Lanka: Official

Colombo, Jun 5 (PTI) India on Sunday delivered consignments of essential medicines to a hospital in Sri Lanka to bridge the shortage of medical...

49 killed in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

Dhaka, Jun 5 (PTI) A massive fire and a series of subsequent explosions at a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh killed at...

3 dead, 11 wounded in downtown Philadelphia shooting

Philadelphia (US), Jun 5 (AP) Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday...

Jaishankar meets Czech Members of European Parliament; discusses India’s ties with EU and Indo-Pacific

Prague, Jun 5 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a meeting with a delegation of Czech Members of European Parliament and...

Nepal starts exporting additional 144 MW electricity to India

Kathmandu, Jun 5 (PTI) Nepal has started exporting an additional 144 MW of electricity generated by its Kaligandaki hydropower plant to India through its...

Pak to raise defence spending by Rs 83 bn; armed forces to get Rs...

Islamabad, Jun 5 (PTI) Pakistan's armed forces are likely to be allocated Rs 1.4 trillion (USD 7.6 billion) in the budget for the next...

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms

KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 5 (AP) — Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine’s government with early Sunday airstrikes in Kyiv that...

North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles

SEOUL, South Korea , 5 Jun (AP) — North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on...

Death toll in Iran building collapse rises to at least 38

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , 5 Jun (AP) — The death toll in a catastrophic tower collapse in southwestern Iran rose to at least...

Supreme Leader acknowledges Iran took Greek oil tankers

TEHRAN, Iran, 5 Jun (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Saturday that Iran took two Greek oil tankers last month in...