Middle East conflict: World Bank readies $100 billion crisis shield
Washington, June 11 (IANS) The World Bank Group said on Thursday it is prepared to deploy up to $100 billion over the next 15 months to help developing countries cope with the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, as rising energy prices…
Sri Lankan women MPs share learnings from India visit
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) A delegation of Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka on Thursday met India’s High Commissioner in Colombo to share their learnings and experiences from a visit to India last month. “Powering Nari Shakti in India, Sri Lanka!…
Hyderabad police busts multiple-level marketing racket, six held from four states
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Thursday said that it has busted a multi-level marketing racket with the arrest of six persons, preventing a potential Rs 5,000 crore fraud. Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar told a news conference that to…
BJP’s Debashish Samantaray elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Odisha
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Debashish Samantaray was on Thursday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha, as no other candidate was in the fray for the lone vacant seat. Samantaray had earlier filed his…
Assam CM attends NITI Aayog meeting, reaffirms state’s commitment towards Viksit Bharat
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reiterated the state’s commitment to contributing towards the…
Bengal Police arrest Trinamool Councillor Bibhas Mukhopadhyay over extortion charges
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Bibhas Mukhopadhyay alias Manu, the Trinamool councillor from Ward number 4 of Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, has been arrested by the police on charges of extortion, police said on…
‘Quad meeting in Delhi shows alliance is alive and kicking’
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic…
Iran’s FM says US actions renders April ceasefire ‘ineffective’
Tehran, June 11 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Thursday the fresh US attacks against Iran have rendered an April ceasefire between the two sides “ineffective.” In a phone call with European Union (EU) foreign policy…
Manuel Moreno to captain Hyderabad Heroes in Season 2 of Rugby Premier League
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Spanish superstar Manuel Moreno will resume his duties as captain of the Hyderabad Heroes in the upcoming Season 2 of the Rugby Premier League (RPL) starting on June 16, 2026, at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. Moreno will be…
Kriti Kharbanda sheds light on how social media is draining people
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) As social media is becoming an increasing part of our everyday life, actress Kriti Kharbanda shed light on how it is constantly leaving people drained. In her latest post, Kriti shared that she met many people who complained that…