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BJP leader Manoj Tiwari files nomination from North-East Delhi

New Delhi, May 01 ,2024 : BJP candidate from the North-East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday filed his nomination paper. Before filing his nomination,Tiwari held a road show in the National Capital which was joined by senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh and other senior BJP leaders. During the road show, Rajnath Singh…

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DRDO successfully tests Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo system

New Delhi, May 1 , 2024 :The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha early Wednesday morning. Designed and developed by DRDO, SMART is a next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system that will enhance the…

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PIL filed in Delhi HC against deepfake videos

New Delhi, May 1,2024 :  A PIL has been filed on Wednesday in the Delhi High Court against the circulation of deepfake videos trying to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta today before a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh…

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55 injured after metro train-bus collision in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, May 1 , 2024:  At least 55 people were injured, including two in serious condition, after a rail train and a shuttle bus collided in Los Angeles on Tuesday, authorities said. Around noon, a Los Angeles Metro train collided with a University of Southern California bus in the city’s Exposition Park area, the…

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Record GST collection in April, breaches Rs 2L crore mark

New Delhi, May 1 , 2024 : Driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions and imports, India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 and logged 12.4 per cent year-onyear growth at Rs 2.10 lakh crore during this period. “After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue…

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Haiti’s transitional council names Belizaire as new PM

Port-au-Prince, May 1 , 2024 : Haiti’s transitional council has named ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s new prime minister, local media reported Tuesday. Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, who temporarily held the premiership from April 25, when the transitional council was installed and the resignation of Ariel Henry was announced. The members of…

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UN Chief says military assault on Rafah would result in ‘unbearable escalation’

United Nations, May 1 , 2024 : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that Israel’s military attack on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would cause an “unthinkable escalation” of the conflict and would result in the death of thousands of Palestinian civilians. “A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing…

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US Senate passes bill banning US imports of Russian uranium

Washington, May 1 , 2024 : The US Senate hasapproved House-passed legislation to ban US imports of Russian uranium. The Senate passed the bill in a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation specifically bans US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is…

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CAR Special Criminal Court issues international arrest warrant for former President Bozize

Bangui, May 1 ,2024 : The Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President Francois Bozize over possible crimes against humanity from 2009 to 2013. “An international arrest warrant has been  issued for Francois Bozize, a CAR national who has been residing…

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Leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party detained during protest in Tbilisi

Tbilisi, May 1 ,2024 : Levan Khabeishvili, the leader of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s opposition party United National Movement, has been detained at a demonstration against a bill on foreign agents in central Tbilisi, Georgian broadcaster Formula News reported on Wednesday. The broadcaster reported that the opposition politician had been severely beaten by riot…

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