New Delhi, 12/9: C P Radhakrishnan, the former Maharashtra governor, was sworn in as next Vice President of India on Friday by President Droupadi Murmu. Radhakrishnan contested the V-P elections as the NDA candidate against I.N.D.I.A. bloc’s B Sudershan Reddy. On Wednesday, the Election Commission certified the election declaring Radhakrishnan as the 15th Vice President…
Warsaw, 10/9: Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine, and that it had shot down those that posed…
Bengaluru, 10/9: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday arrested Congress MLA from Karwar Satish Sail in connection with a case of iron ore theft and illegal transport. The agency had registered an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) against the legislator and searched his residences in Karwar and Bengaluru on August 13 and 14, reportedly…
Washington,10/9: US President Donald Trump urged EU officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100 per cent as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a US official and an EU diplomat. Trump also encouraged the European Union to slap India with similarly expansive tariffs,…
Washington DC, 10/9: Apple on Tuesday (September 9) launched the new line of iPhone 17 series during the annual hardware fall event in Cupertino, US. Like the previous iteration, Apple is bring four variants of iPhone 17 series. For the first in more than five years, Apple is bringing major design changes in the…
Tehran, 9/9: Several blasts were heard in Doha as black smoke rose over the skyline of the Qatari capital on Tuesday, multiple media sources reported. Shortly after the explosion, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement that it had targeted “senior leadership” of Hamas with “a precise strike” in a joint operation with the…
Chandigarh, 9/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged areas in Punjab, battling its worst deluge since 1988. Modi, who is on a daylong visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to review the flood situation in the two states, will also hold discussions with senior officials and chair a…
New Delhi, 9/9: NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan was elected as the new Vice President of India on Tuesday. Radhakrishnan secured 452 votes while joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy got 300 votes. 15 votes were declared invalid and at least 13 MPs cross-voted. The results to the vice presidential polls were announced after counting…
Kathmandu, 9/9: Veteran politician K P Sharma Oli, who wrecked many governments in the past, kindled hopes for much-needed political stability in Nepal when he assumed power for the third time in 2024, but that proved to be short-lived due to his own action.
Bengaluru, 9/9: Karnataka’s IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge has made a fresh proposal to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on having the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) scrutinised under a court-monitored audit through an ‘ethical hackathon’ hosted by Karnataka. Priyank’s proposal comes just days after the Congress government decided to bring back ballot papers for…
