Daily Archives: June 5, 2024

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense ends because of an injured knee

PARIS, 4 Jun: Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, ending his title defense and meaning he will...

Gambhir is a shrewd tactician, will make a good coach for Indian team: Lalchand...

Mumbai, 4 Jun: Former India coach Lalchand Rajput says Gautam Gambhir is the right candidate to take Indian cricket forward since he is a...

Marcell Jacobs succeeded Usain Bolt as Olympic 100-meter champion, he still flies ‘under the...

ROME, 4 Jun: Hardly anyone outside of Italy had heard of Marcell Jacobs before he succeeded Usain Bolt as the Olympic 100 meter champion...

Bravo’s inclusion as bowling coach was a fantastic move: Afghan coach Trott

Providence, 4 Jun: Afghanistan chief coach Jonathan Trott on Tuesday said the decision to rope in Dwayne Bravo as the team's bowling coach for...

Sergio Perez stays at Red Bull in F1 with contract extension to 2026

MILTON KEYNES, 4 Jun: Sergio Perez is staying with Red Bull after signing a two-year contract extension with the Formula 1 team through 2026. The...

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the...

BEIJING, 4 Jun (AP) — Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles on Tuesday as China tried to silence the 35th anniversary of...

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off...

BEIJING, 4 Jun (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far...

Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

BARCELONA, Spain, 4 Jun (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for...

Sunak and Starmer prepare for their first debate as disruptor Farage roils UK election...

LONDON, Jun 4 (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to face off in a televised debate...

Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route

NICOSIA, Cyprus, 4 Jun (AP) — The president of Cyprus said Tuesday that he won’t “open another route” for irregular migration by letting through...

A military training plane crashes in central Turkey, killing its 2 pilots

ANKARA, Turkey, 4 Jun (AP) — A military plane crashed during training on Tuesday, killing its two pilots on board, Turkey’s defense ministry announced. The...

German authorities see Islamic extremist motive in Mannheim knife attack

BERLIN, 4 Jun (AP) — German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the...

Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in...

MANILA, Philippines, 4 Jun (AP) — The Philippine military chief on Tuesday said the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs dropped...

A volcano erupts on a central Philippine island, sending hundreds into evacuation centers

MANILA, Philippines, 5 jun (AP) — A volcano belched a plume of ash and steam into the night sky in the central Philippines in...

Slovenia lawmakers convene for a vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, 4 Jun (AP) — Slovenia’s lawmakers on Tuesday convened for a vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state. The government endorsed a...

NDA sweeps Assam LS polls, wins 11 seats; Cong gets three

Guwahati, 4 Jun: The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday swept the Lok Sabha elections in Assam bagging 11 of the 14 seats while Congress bagged...

Leaders of a particular religion worked against NDA in NE: Himanta

Guwahati, 4 Jun: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the NDA lost the Lok Sabha seats in Nagaland and Meghalaya...

Israel, Hamas should work towards  permanent ceasefire

United States President Joe Biden's announcement of a comprehensive new plan for a permanent ceasefire in war-torn Gaza provides a window of opportunity to...

Time for hard decisions

By Inder Jit (Released on 15 January 1980) Good government, we were once taught, was no substitute for self-government. Following independence, we learnt to our cost...

A grand shock for the BJP

Editor, Though the BJP/NDA will manage to secure a third term in the national arena, albeit by a much reduced margin, it's indeed heartening that...