Seoul, 5/12 : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, Yonhap news reported on Thursday. Yoon’s office confirmed the nomination of Choi, a former army general, for the office. Kim has been reported as having…

Paris: French lawmakers passed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet on Wednesday, sending the country into a fresh spasm of political turmoil that leaves it without a clear path to a new budget and threatens to jolt further the financial markets. France’s lower house of Parliament passed the measure with…

Narayanpur, 4/12: An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. The gunfight erupted around 1 pm in the forest of Abujhmad area when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, he said.    

Mumbai, 4/12: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the post of Chief Minister is a “technical arrangement” and he would run the new Maha Yuti coalition government in Maharashtra by taking allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar along. Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the post of Chief Minister is a “technical…

New Delhi,3/12: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday cleared a bill to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and uniformity in registration. The Boilers Bill, 2024 seeks to repeal the century old Boilers Act, 1923. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven…

New Delhi, 4/12: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act appeared to be “draconnian”. The observation by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan came while it was hearing a plea filed by a man who challenged a May 2023 Allahabad High…

Subarnapur, 4/12—Illegal cow smuggling is increasing in Subarnapur district. It seems that the mafia is in collusion with the police and is running from here to West Bengal through Sambalpur. Such an incident has happened in Binika area of Subarnapur district. Today, two 16-wheeler trucks were caught by the police while driving from Binika Mahanadi…

Mumbai, 4/12: In a major political development, Devendra Fadnavis is set to take oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan tomorrow, starting his third term in the top post. The BJP leadership finalised Mr Fadnavis today as its choice for the Chief Minister post, potentially ending the long-drawn suspense over who would get…