Karnataka government raised petrol prices by Rs 3 per litre and diesel prices by Rs 3.02 per litre, attributing the hike to a sales tax revision mentioned in the official notification. The finance department aims to generate more revenue for the state with this decision, impacting various sectors and raising costs for consumers.

The International Olympic Committee has unveiled a list of Russian athletes allowed to take part in this year’s games in Paris Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s energy chief has said further power cuts across the country cannot be avoided amid high demand and scheduled maintenance works Read Full Article at RT.com

Extreme strength athletes flocked to Moscow to take part in an annual strength sports festival Read Full Article at RT.com

Hundreds of Pentagon-linked fake social media accounts were reportedly used to spread fear about the Chinese vaccine in Asia Read Full Article at RT.com

The British army has reportedly postponed mandatory changes to cap badges over fears the new ones could carry Chinese tracking devices Read Full Article at RT.com

Union minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi as the «mother of India» and late Congress Chief Minister K Karunakaran as a «courageous administrator». The BJP leader also called Karnuakaran and Marxist veteran E K Nayanar as his «political gurus». Gopi was speaking to reporters after visiting the memorial of Karunakaran, «Murali Mandiram» located in Punkunnam.

The committee includes party MPs Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar with Deb as its convener who will take immediate stock of the situation and report further.

The Delhi high court orders removal of social media posts by Congress leaders alleging journalist Rajat Sharma used 'abusive language' on the Lok Sabha election result day. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna stated Sharma barely intervened for a few seconds and did not use abusive language. The court deemed the posts as over-sensationalization.

World leaders headed to Switzerland on Saturday for a first summit on peace in Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin demanded Kyiv effectively surrender if it ultimately wants negotiations with Moscow. The two-day gathering at the luxury Burgenstock resort brings together Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and more than 50 other heads of state and government, but without Russia taking part. Switzerland says the aim is to lay the early groundwork for a path to peace eventually involving Moscow, but Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday branded the summit a «trick to distract everyone». He said Moscow, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, would cease fire and begin peace talks «immediately» if Kyiv pulled its troops out of the east and south and gave up its NATO membership bid. Zelensky slammed Putin's demands as a territorial «ultimatum» reminiscent of Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler, while NATO and the United States also immediately rejected the hardline conditions. After almost a year of stalemate, Ukraine was forced to abandon dozens of frontline settlements this spring, with Russian troops holding a significant advantage in manpower and resources. But since mid-May, Russian progress has slowed and Zelensky hopes to swing the momentum further with the back-to-back G7 and peace summits. - G7 $50 bn, security deal - The G7 summit in Italy, which Zelensky attended, offered on Thursday a new $50 billion loan for Ukraine, using profits from the interest on frozen Russian assets. Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies said they would support Ukraine «for as long as it takes». Zelensky said the new loan would go towards «both defence and reconstruction», while Putin branded the move as «theft», warning it would «not go unpunished». Meanwhile, a landmark 10-year security deal signed by Zelensky and US President Joe Biden on Thursday will see the United States provide Ukraine with military aid and training, with Zelensky calling it a bridge to joining the NATO defence alliance. Biden will not go from Italy to Switzerland, sending instead his Vice President Kamala Harris, while the other G7 leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy are due to attend. The EU chiefs and the presidents of Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Finland and Poland are among the others heading to Switzerland. The Summit on Peace in Ukraine aims to see the 92 attending countries agree a final declaration on some tentative basic principles. Russia's BRICS allies Brazil and South Africa are only sending an envoy, and India will be represented at the ministerial level, while China will not take part at all without Moscow's presence. - Finding common ground - The summit is being held at the ultra-exclusive Burgenstock hotel complex perched high above Lake Lucerne in classic picture-postcard Swiss scenery. The gathering will focus on narrow themes, based on common ground between Zelensky's 10-point peace plan presented in late 2022, and UN resolutions on the war that passed with widespread support. The summit aims to find paths towards a lasting peace for Ukraine, based on international law and the United Nations Charter; a possible framework to achieve this goal; and a roadmap as to how both parties could come together in a future peace process. Experts have warned against too-high expectations from the gathering. «Meaningful negotiations that could truly end the devastating war in Ukraine remain out of reach, as both Kyiv and Moscow stick to theories of victory that amount to outlasting the other,» the International Crisis Group think tank said. «Kyiv and its backers will be hard pressed to get tangible results from the meeting... beyond reaffirmations of the UN Charter's principles of territorial integrity.» - Nuclear, food, humanitarian focus - A plenary session involving all delegations will be held on Saturday. On Sunday, three topics will be discussed in detail in working groups: nuclear safety, freedom of navigation and food security, and humanitarian aspects. These will look at Black Sea shipping, prisoners of war, civilian detainees and deported children. A second summit is envisaged, and Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said Tuesday that Kyiv hoped Russia would attend and receive a «joint plan» presented by the other attendees. The Burgenstock mountain is surrounded by the lake on three sides and the hotel complex is on a ridge some 450 metres above the water, making it relatively easy to seal off from traditional physical threats. However, the Swiss government said its websites have been repeatedly hit with cyberattacks in the build-up to the summit, and has noted a surge in misinformation. Samuel Charap, a Russia expert at the RAND think tank, said of the Swiss summit: «Russia is clearly going out of its way to demonstrate its pique with it... that tells you something. »Avoiding the expansion of the pro-Ukraine coalition: they're concerned about this," he told AFP. © Agence France-Presse

At the end of a rather gloomy week, an unexpected ray of sunshine: the Princess of Wales is to attend tomorrow's Trooping the Colour.

It is expected that the meeting will produce several political statements and some documents to further enhance the organization’s activity

The pertinent issues of the further development of bilateral cooperation were discussed, as well as some aspects of interaction within the Eurasian Economic Union

Liberals say a string of revelations about Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. raise questions about his ability to rule impartially on Jan. 6-related cases.

Eve Levenson has what might be one of the hardest jobs on Biden’s reelection campaign, charged with persuading young Americans, many of whom are deeply skeptical of Biden, to vote for him in November.

KIGALI (Xinhua) -- Rwanda said it received 113 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya late Thursday, the government announced.

It was a lively Friday afternoon as students, parents and teachers gathered together in the gymnasium for the last quarterly awards ceremony at East African Magnet School in St. Paul. East African Magnet School, located on the corner of Edmund Ave. and Arundel St. in Frogtown, is the nation’s first school dedicated to educating children of East African origin.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for an immediate ceasefire in response to renewed armed clashes, civilian casualties, and displacement in the Afar and Somali regions. Despite a ceasefire agreement reached in April, tensions have escalated since June 6, 2024, leading to sporadic clashes confirmed by regional authorities.

Following the prosecution's revelation to a CBI court about the missing bones and remains purportedly linked to Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer responded on Saturday. He emphasised his intention to seize any legal advantage from this development. Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer referred to the untraceability of the remains as a major mistake by the central agency, calling it a «big blunder.»

Recent terror incidents in Jammu were a desperate attempt by handlers across the border to sustain terror infrastructure in Kashmir, as stated by DGP R R Swain. People are urged to verify information before sharing with security agencies.

Want to invest in solar power in your community? Want solar power but live in an apartment? Got a sunny rooftop, but can't afford solar panels? Solar co-operatives have popped up across the country to let anyone and everyone share the local benefits of solar powe

Cleaning contaminated surfaces in hospitals is critically important to protect patients from drug-resistant superbugs, which are on the rise. But some infectious diseases experts say recent moves to outsource hospital services could compromise the standards of cleanliness and result in poorer infection controls.

The league's inaugural season is done and the PWHL's 2024 draft has wrapped up. Now teams are preparing for next season.

Budget airlines have a hard time staying in business in Canada, an issue the Competition Bureau is looking into. As the CEO of the country’s remaining ultra-low-cost domestic airline prepares to step down, Stephen Jones talks about what he thinks needs to change.

On Friday, June 7, there was a promotion ceremony at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland in which Jamaica-born Dr Raquel Peat was elevated to the rank of rear admiral (RDML O-7), effective May 1. The Senate of the...

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THREE OUTSTANDING students have emerged as the top finalists from the first round of the 2024 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann, on Tuesday, June 11. After a highly competitive public-speaking event...

Healthy Woman Ja has taken the next step in its evolution with the creation of its charitable arm, the Healthy Woman Foundation Limited, and the identification of its first five awardees under its Future Leaders Scholarship. A long-time dream of...

Thackeray said people of the state showed how hollow the myth of Bharatiya Janata Party's invincibility is. «Lok Sabha poll victory for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is not the end, it is the beginning,» the former chief minister said. Congress leader Chavan said after the Lok Sabha poll results, change of government was imminent in Maharashtra.

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations have pledged to advance significant infrastructure projects, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), as outlined in the G7 Summit Communique issued at the conclusion of the three-day summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi attended the G7 Summit at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Following the prosecution's revelation to a CBI court about the missing bones and remains purportedly linked to Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer responded on Saturday. He emphasized his intention to seize any legal advantage from this development. Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer referred to the untraceability of the remains as a major mistake by the central agency, calling it a «big blunder.»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has officially received the Asian Physics Olympiad flag as it prepares to host the 2025 edition of one of the largest scientific events in Asia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The symbolic flag was handed over to the Kingdom by Malaysia, which recently hosted the 2024 APhO edition in Kampar.  Saudi Arabia’s team of 8 students won five awards in the 2024 competition, which featured 208 students from 27 countries from June 3-10, 2024.