North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, after the arrival of an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine here and the inaugural session of a new South Korea-US security dialogue, Seoul’s military said.
Imran apologises again for threatening female judge
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday again apologised for his controversial remarks against a female judge, saying he was sorry if he crossed the line.
New Zealanders welcome return of tourism: Survey
About 89 per cent of New Zealanders agree that tourism is good for the country, up from 83 per cent a year ago, according to a new survey published on Wednesday.
Wildfires in Greece raze forests
Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, destroying forests and homes and spurring evacuations, as authorities braced for a new heatwave that was likely to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country.
UK’s MI6 boss says Putin under pressure
The head of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service said on Wednesday last month’s mutiny by Russian mercenaries showed there were ‘deep fractures’ surrounding the Kremlin, and invited Russians appalled by the war in Ukraine to come spy for Britain.
‘Fight LS polls alone; NDA, INDIA coalitions anti-Dalit’
BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday announced that her party will go it alone in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as in Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
Health Ministry eases COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers
The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped.
Another train accident averted in Odisha’s Balasore
The alertness of the loco pilot helped to avert another passenger train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, officials said on Wednesday.
Opposition bloc ‘INDIA’ gets its tagline — ‘Jeetega Bharat’
A day after the opposition parties announced ‘INDIA’ as the name for their alliance, they finalised “Jeetega Bharat” as the 26-member bloc’s tagline, setting the tone for their 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign.
Govt cuts price of subsidised tomato to Rs 70/kg
The government has reduced prices of subsidised tomatoes to Rs 70 per kilogramme from Thursday from Rs 80 per kg now to provide relief to common man from high retail prices.
