Month: June 2026

Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup launches taxi service in Delhi

Posted on By admin
Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup launches taxi service in Delhi

Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup, with interests spanning automobiles, real estate, technology, healthcare and education, has launched an all-electric taxi service in Delhi-NCR using its auto company VinFast’s cars, marking its entry into India’s ride-hailing market. Called Green SM Limo, the ride-hailing service was launched on Friday (June 5,…

Read More “Vietnamese conglomerate VinGroup launches taxi service in Delhi” »

Nation

‘Our economy is on strong footing, we are in a far better condition’, says RBI Governor Malhotra

Posted on By admin
‘Our economy is on strong footing, we are in a far better condition’, says RBI Governor Malhotra

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File | Photo Credit: PTI India’s economic condition is very “strong, capable and healthy” despite the adverse impact of the West Asia conflict and global uncertainties said Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra while answering a question during the post Monetary Policy Cimmittee (MPC) meeting…

Read More “‘Our economy is on strong footing, we are in a far better condition’, says RBI Governor Malhotra” »

Business

UN doubles appeal for Lebanon aid to nearly $640 mn amid Israel war

Posted on By admin
UN doubles appeal for Lebanon aid to nearly 0 mn amid Israel war

A member of the French contingent serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stands guard on an armoured vehicle at the centre for the distribution of humanitarian aid among the displaced people, in the southern Lebanese village of Bourghliyeh. | Photo Credit: AFP The UN on Friday (June 5, 2026) more than…

Read More “UN doubles appeal for Lebanon aid to nearly $640 mn amid Israel war” »

World

Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation

Posted on By admin
Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation

Riyad H. Mansour, Palestinian  ambassador to the UN, | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the United States on Thursday (June 4, 2026) to stop Israel’s annexation of its territories. “I know that President (Donald) Trump is capable, and he has…

Read More “Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation” »

World

Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine, destroy children’s food plant

Posted on By admin
Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine, destroy children’s food plant

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on June 4, 2026, a storage depot is seen on fire after a Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine between late Thursday (June 4, 2026) and early Friday (June 5), killing seven people…

Read More “Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine, destroy children’s food plant” »

World

Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

Posted on By admin
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday (June 5, 2026), and its military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and has sheltered thousands of people displaced by the three-month war. The Israeli strikes killed nine people in six locations in southern…

Read More “Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages” »

World

Khader conducts surprise hospital inspection on Day One, announces recruitment drive

Posted on By admin
Khader conducts surprise hospital inspection on Day One, announces recruitment drive

U.T. Khader. | Photo Credit: File photo Cracking the whip on his first day in office, Karnataka’s new Health Minister U.T. Khader conducted a surprise inspection of a government hospital in the early hours of Friday (June 5), and later announced an urgent recruitment drive for doctors and a review of complaints relating to private…

Read More “Khader conducts surprise hospital inspection on Day One, announces recruitment drive” »

Nation

E85 would be about ₹20/litre cheaper than E20: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

Posted on By admin
E85 would be about ₹20/litre cheaper than E20: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri  | Photo Credit: x.com/HardeepSPuri E85 fuel, that is, fuel containing 80-85% ethanol and 15-20% motor gasoline, would be approximately ₹20 per litre cheaper than the E20 variant of fuel, stated Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at the launch of the latest fuel variant here Friday. “I think we have consciously structured…

Read More “E85 would be about ₹20/litre cheaper than E20: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri” »

Business

Congress and DMK can still work together in Parliament, says Karti P. Chidambaram

Posted on By admin
Congress and DMK can still work together in Parliament, says Karti P. Chidambaram

At the ground level, there was no bond between DMK and Congress workers. We were winning elections, but there had always been step-brotherly treatment meted out by the DMK at the ground level, says Karti P. Chidambaram. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti P. Chidambaram said on Friday that the party’s decision to pull out of…

Read More “Congress and DMK can still work together in Parliament, says Karti P. Chidambaram” »

Nation

Shapoor Mistry’s Thundering On storms to Oaks Glory at Epsom

Posted on By admin
Shapoor Mistry’s Thundering On storms to Oaks Glory at Epsom

Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle rides Thundering On to victory over jockey Colin Keane on Legacy Link in the Oaks on the opening day of the Epsom Derby Festival horse racing event on Friday. | Photo Credit: Henry Nicholls Shapoor Mistry, second from right, leading in Thundering On (Dylan Browne McMonagle up) as trainer Joseph O’Brien looks…

Read More “Shapoor Mistry’s Thundering On storms to Oaks Glory at Epsom” »

Sports