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Punjab: BSF marks World environment day with extensive tree plantation campaign

Chandigarh, June 5 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) Western Command (WC) marked World Environment Day 2025 with an extensive tree plantation campaign and environmental awareness program at its Lakhn... Read More


Covid-19 rise continues: 4,578 active cases; 7 more deaths

New Delhi, June 5 -- There appears to be no let-up in the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, with 276 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the total active caseload to 4,578, according ... Read More


Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on big Education dept layoffs

New York, June 5 -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump lost a suit on Wednesday to lift a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the U.S. Education Department from laying off about ... Read More


Bengal assembly's monsoon session to begin on June 9

Kolkata, June 5 -- The monsoon session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly will begin on June 9, with the House expected to introduce a resolution thanking the Indian armed forces for launching Op... Read More


Covid-19 spike continues: 4,866 active cases, infant among 7 more deaths

New Delhi, June 5 -- There appears to be no let-up in the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in India, with 276 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, pushing the total active caseload to 4,578, according... Read More


Punjab: Attack outside SDM office; victim alleges role of police officer's kin

Phagwara (Punjab), June 5 -- A violent incident was reported outside the SDM office in Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala district, late on Wednesday, where a group of unidentified youths allegedly attacked ... Read More


US vetoes UNSC draft demanding permanent ceasefire between Israel & Hamas

Washington/Tel Aviv/UN, June 5 -- The United States has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza between the IDF and Hamas terrorists. It also called for t... Read More


Two minor siblings go missing in Punab

Phagwara (Punjab), June 5 -- Two minor siblings were reported missing late Wednesday under suspicious circumstances from Gobindpura locality of Phagwara, police said, adding they have registered a cas... Read More


Australian scientists introduce real-time genome sequencing to combat deadly superbug

Sydney, June 5 -- Australian researchers have achieved a major advance in tackling Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as golden staph, a superbug that causes more than a million deaths worldwide ea... Read More


Philippines' inflation rate eases further to 1.3 pct in May

Manila, June 5 -- The Philippines' headline inflation slowed down further to 1.3 percent in May from 1.4 percent in April, becoming the lowest inflation rate since November 2019, the Philippine Statis... Read More