Monthly Archives: June 2024

I perform better when I have tough draw: Zareen ready for challenging bouts...

New Delhi, 12 Jun: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen is unperturbed about potentially facing tough opponents in the early stages of her maiden Olympics,...

At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Jun (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at...

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s...

CAIRO, 12 Jun (AP) — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140...

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop...

KYIV, Ukraine, 12 Jun (AP) — Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a...

French President Macron defends decision to call snap election, urges voters to defeat the...

PARIS, 12 Jun (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call sudden elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European...

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in...

GENEVA, 12 Jun (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection...

Hungary agrees not to veto NATO support to Ukraine as long as it’s not...

BRUSSELS, 12 Jun (AP) — Hungary agreed on Wednesday not to veto NATO support for Ukraine but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán insisted that his...

North Korea’s Kim hails Russia ties as Putin reportedly plans a visit

SEOUL, South Korea, 12 Jun (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia on Wednesday, as reports...

Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of...

HANOI, Vietnam, 12 Jun (AP) — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this...

Indonesian police arrest 6 suspected poachers over the killing of 26 endangered Javan rhinos

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 12 Jun (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros,...

The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade...

BRUSSELS, 12 Jun (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies...

State guesthouse needed in Vellore

ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: The lack of a guesthouse/Arunachal Bhavan in Vellore in Tamil Nadu is causing immense trouble to the Arunachalis who go there...

TSD urges valley’s residents to not construct houses rampantly

ZIRO, 11 Jun: The Tanii Supun Dukun (TSD) has appealed to "all the stakeholders and the residents of the Apatani valley" to not fill...

Focus will be to resolve remaining issues along border: EAM

NEW DELHI, 11 Jun: India will focus on resolving the remaining issues along the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on...

SC seeks Centre, NTA response on plea for fresh NEET-UG

NEW DELHI, 11 Jun: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) on a plea...

Need not pull each other down on basis of numbers: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, 11 Jun: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday asserted that he will make all efforts to take everyone along to ensure...

Apang mourns demise of prominent social activist

ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: Former chief minister Gegong Apang has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of prominent social activist, political leader and litterateur Ilo...

Aturto Season 2 to be held in Pasighat

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: Season 2 of the Aturto mixed martial arts (MMA) event will be held on 22 June at Farm Yard in...

Emergency preparedness in hospitals, cinema halls, shopping malls reviewed

ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: The disaster management department reviewed the safety measures and emergency preparedness in major hospitals, cinema halls and shopping malls in the...

Gandhi dubs union cabinet ‘parivar mandal’

NEW DELHI, 11 Jun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted the Modi government over dynastic politics and dubbed the NDA ministry a "parivar...