Iran Elections: Voting Extended Keeping Turnout In Mind

June 28, 2024

As thousands of people queued up across Iran to vote for the country’s next president, election authorities have decided to extend the polling hours. According to Al Jazeera, Iran’s election commission announced that voting would now continue until 10 pm local time. Originally, the commission had planned to extend voting...

60 Indians Arrested In Sri Lanka For Online Fraud

June 28, 2024

At least 60 Indian nationals involved in online financial scams have been arrested by Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The arrests occurred on Thursday in the Colombo suburbs of Madiwela and Battaramulla, and in the western coastal town of Negombo. The suspects are believed to have been involved in...

Azerbaijan To Hold Snap Elections In September

June 28, 2024

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has scheduled snap parliamentary elections for September 1, according to a decree published on Friday. This move, though widely anticipated, is not expected to significantly alter the composition of parliament. Aliyev, who has been in power since 2003, secured a victory in a snap presidential...

US Presidential Debate: Trump Calls Biden ‘Very Bad Palestinian’

June 28, 2024

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has called US President Joe Biden “a very bad Palestinian” who doesn’t want to help Israel “finish the job” against Hamas in its war on Gaza. “He doesn’t want to do it. He’s become like a Palestinian – but they don’t like him because he’s a...

NEET Controversy: Congress Leader Phulo Devi Netam Faints While Protesting

June 28, 2024

Congress Rajya Sabha leader Phulo Devi Netam, on Friday, collapsed inside the parliament while protesting against the BJP-led government in the NEET paper leak case. She was then taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where she is currently being treated. Her party has given no update on her health. Amidst...

Bolivian President Faces Coup Attempt Amid Political Tensions

June 28, 2024

Bolivian President Luis Arce successfully foiled a coup attempt led by the nation's former Army Chief, General Juan José Zúñiga, a day after his dismissal. The attempted coup, which took place on Wednesday, has further destabilized the already tense political climate in Bolivia. The crisis erupted when breakaway military chiefs...

Israel Threatens to Send Lebanon ‘Back to the Stone Age’ Amid War with Hamas

June 28, 2024

Israel’s defence minister said that they don’t want a war. Still, they have the potential to send back Lebanon to Stone Age if necessary, as the UN’s humanitarian chief warned such conflict would be “potentially apocalyptic”. Lebanon, a sliver of land located along the Mediterranean sea, created headlines when it...

China’s Communist Party Expels 2 Former Defence Ministers Over Corruption

June 28, 2024

China's Communist Party expelled former defense minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe on Thursday for "serious violations of discipline," a euphemism for corruption, according to state news agency Xinhua. Li was suspected of receiving "huge sums of money" in bribes and bribing others. An investigation found he "did...

Rahul Gandhi’s Mic Muted As He Raised NEET Issue In Parliament, Claims Congress

June 28, 2024

Amidst the ongoing Parliament session, Congress on Friday accused the ruling BJP-led NDA government of silencing opposition leaders by allegedly turning off their microphones. This allegation was made as Rae Bareli MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi accused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of trying to suppress his...

Iran: Polling Underway As Thousands Wait For Raisi’s Successor

June 28, 2024

The Islamic Republic of Iran, on Friday, commenced voting in its Presidential elections. A total of 61,452,321 people are eligible to vote both inside and outside the country, as per the Interior Ministry of the country. According to the latest poll by the Parliamentary Research Centre, cited by the state-linked...