Europe

France elections: Left-wing coalition leads ahead in exit polls

In a contest where 501 seats out of 577 were up for grabs in the second round, the NFP and its allies mobilized to challenge the RN's first-round lead. The remaining 76 seats were secured outright in the initial voting phase.

2024-07-07T19:12:43.867238+00:00 IST

"Visit will bring India, Russia close", says Indian student

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia, an Indian student in Moscow expressed excitement for the PM's visit and said that the visit will bring India and Russia close.

2024-07-07T13:49:29.443335+00:00 IST

Family of abducted Baloch businessmen to organise protest in Lond

The family of forcibly disappeared Baloch businessman Taj Muhammad Sarparah, on Saturday announced to organize a protest in London on July 20, demanding his safe return from the Pakistani administration, the Balochistan Post reported.

2024-07-07T13:27:23.432933+00:00 IST

Uyghur Rights organizations slam China for ongoing human rights v

The representatives of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and Swedish Uyghur Committee (SUC) on Saturday organised protests in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Stockholm, Sweden, highlighting the atrocities of the Chinese authorities upon the Uyghur community of East Turkistan.

2024-07-07T11:41:04.977244+00:00 IST

France: Voting begins for second round of parliamentary polls

In the outgoing parliament, French President Macron's alliance had only 250 seats and he required support from other parties to pass laws.

2024-07-07T08:01:12.053340+00:00 IST

Team Sea Sakthi from India wins 3 prizes at Monaco Energy Boat

Team Sea Sakthi made history at the 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) by winning three awards, including the Innovation Prize, Design Prize, and Communication Prize.

2024-07-07T01:39:48.025899+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi congratulates UK PM Keir Starmer

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi congratulated United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his remarkable electoral victory on Saturday.

2024-07-06T21:26:29.286391+00:00 IST

New UK PM Kier Starmer to scrap Rwanda deportation plan

The previous government led by Rishi Sunak approved the contentious law in April, declaring Rwanda a safe third country, which bypassed an earlier UK Supreme Court ruling that said the scheme was unlawful on human rights grounds

2024-07-06T14:59:29.294241+00:00 IST

UK Prime Minister Starmer holds first Cabinet meeting

Newly elected Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer held his first Cabinet meeting on Saturday morning, stressing that the country comes first and the party (Labour Party) second.

2024-07-06T14:12:03.255430+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar congratulates new UK Foreign Secretary

Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing comprehensive strategic partnership

2024-07-06T14:03:32.473683+00:00 IST

Andrew Tate granted EU travel permission before Romania trial

Self-proclaimed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate has been granted permission to leave Romania but must remain within the European Union pending his trial on charges of human trafficking and rape, a Romanian court ruled on Friday, CNN reported.

2024-07-05T23:28:40.571717+00:00 IST

Global cereal output seen hitting all-time high in 2024

The Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, issued by FAO Friday, attributed its raised projections to a better harvest outlook for maize in Argentina and Brazil as well as Turkiye and Ukraine, which will offset downgrades to the outlook for Indonesia, Pakistan and several Southern African countries.

2024-07-05T21:58:01.307180+00:00 IST

More investment is key to Africa’s growth potential: OECD

Eighty-five per cent of the total expected increase in the global working-age population by 2050 will be in Africa. The working-age population (15-64 years old) will almost double in Africa by that year, from 849 million in 2024 to 1.56 billion in 2050.

2024-07-05T21:56:45.263172+00:00 IST

PoJK activist highlights security lapse behind prison break

Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) highlighted the major security lapses behind the recent Rawalakot prison break incident in which 20 criminals had escaped.

2024-07-05T17:07:27.763133+00:00 IST

NGOs slam China for rejecting UPR recommendations at UNHRC

Responding to the dismissal of the UPR recommendations, in a joint statement on behalf of 29 NGOs delivered at the Human Rights Council after China's remarks, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) urged China to 'genuinely engage with the UN to enact meaningful reforms' in line with the recommendations from the UN's Xinjiang report, UN Treaty Bodies and UN Special Rapporteurs.

2024-07-05T15:48:09.848759+00:00 IST

Uyghur protest at UN demands justice on Urumchi Massacre annivers

In a poignant display of remembrance and defiance, Uyghur Muslims gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva to mark the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Urumchi Massacre on Friday.

2024-07-05T14:01:24.928805+00:00 IST

World leaders congratulate PM Keir Starmer on his historic win

London's Labour Party Chief Keir Starmer, who became the new Prime Minister of the UK, received wishes from leaders across the world.

2024-07-05T13:01:04.706849+00:00 IST

"I take responsibility for loss...": Rishi Sunak

The UK's outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, expressed regret to the nation after the Tories' worst-ever election showing, accepting the blame for the defeat.

2024-07-05T10:35:10.541119+00:00 IST

Keir Starmer pledges 'national renewal' after Labour Party's win

Celebrating the landslide win, Labour Party's leader, Keir Starmer, who will soon become the UK's new Prime Minister said that the victory comes with a great responsibility, and pledged "national renewal" after 14 years of Conservative rule, reported CNN.

2024-07-05T07:21:27.742713+00:00 IST

Rish Sunak concedes defeat in UK general elections

"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight," Sunak said from his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton in northern England which he won.

2024-07-05T04:37:56.031960+00:00 IST

"You have voted, now it's time for us to deliver": Keir Starmer

"Tonight, people here and around the country have spoken. They are ready for change...The change begins right here because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted and now it is time for us to deliver," Starmer said

2024-07-05T03:26:44.927366+00:00 IST