DMK GC meet in Madurai tomorrow

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin arrived in Madurai this afternoon to a rousing reception ahead of the DMK General Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow, June 1.

India’s covid cases rise to nearly 3,000

India’s active coronavirus cases have risen to nearly 3,000, with Kerala fighting the latest resurgence of infections – followed by Maharashtra, and Delhi. Official data shows a quick rise in the cases within four days.

Philippine Cabinet revamp retains defence chief

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will retain Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who is among the most vocal critics of China in Asia, as Marcos presses on with a midterm overhaul of his Cabinet, a senior official said Thursday.

Russia to renovate Lenin’s tomb in Red Square

Lenin’s Mausoleum, the iconic structure from whose rostrum generations of Soviet and Russian leaders have inspected parades on the sprawling Red Square, is set to get a $250,000 makeover as several parts of the building require urgent repair, reports said.