Friday, June 26, 2026

INDIA

UP has new classification system for hospitality industry

The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department has launched a new star hotel classification portal to boost the tourism and hospitality industry in the state....

Mercury under free fall, J&K’s Srinagar freezes at minus 5.4

Minimum temperature dipped further in Srinagar city on Thursday recording season’s lowest so far at minus 5.4. An official of the Meteorological (MeT)...

Manipur apex tribal body asks people not to observe Christmas, New Year with fanfare

Manipur's apex tribal body, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) has issued an advisory ahead of Christmas and New Year, asking the people...

Global Refugee Forum 2023 opens in Geneva

The three-day Global Refugee Forum 2023 (GRF) has kicked off here, with some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries expected to attend the forum. The...

Shashi Tharoor hosts Kerala Literature Festival’s curtain raiser in Delhi

Author and politician Shashi Tharoor hosted the curtain raiser for the seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) in the national capital...

Cameroon’s sports minister urges honorable performance at AFCON

Cameroon's Minister of Sports and Physical Education Narcisse Mouelle Kombi has urged football stakeholders in the country to "do everything possible" to ensure...

UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan

The UN Security Council has condemned Tuesday's terrorist attack on Pakistani security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

US House Republicans vote to authorise impeachment inquiry into Biden (Ld)

The Republican-led US House of Representatives has voted to authorise impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in a 221-212 vote along party lines. "The...

3 Japanese ministers tender resignations over funds scandal

Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centring on the largest faction of the ruling Liberal...

10-yr-old boy killed by leopard in UP

A 10-year-old boy has been killed by a leopard in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district. Police said the boy Sameer Ansari was attacked by the...