May 19, 2025 5:34 PM

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GeM emerges as largest procurement platform globally 

  Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has emerged as one of the World's largest and most efficient public e-procurement platforms, setting new benchmarks in accessibility and affordability. The Chief Executive Officer of GeM, Mihir Kumar said this while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on the o...

May 19, 2025 5:23 PM

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EU leaders call President Trump ahead of his talk with President Putin 

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday, ahead of his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The German government said that ...

May 19, 2025 5:16 PM

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BCCI denies any decision on India pulling out of ACC 2025

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia said today that any matter related to participation in events of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has not come up for discussion at any level. He added that any news or reports on the subject are purely speculative and imaginary in...

May 19, 2025 4:03 PM

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4 killed, 20 injured in car bomb explosion in Balochistan province

At least four people were killed and 20 others were injured in a car bomb explosion in Gulistan Area of Qila Abdullah, a border area of Pakistan's Balochistan province. According to media reports, eight of them are critically injured. It said, the explosion occurred in Jabbar commercial market situa...

May 19, 2025 1:37 PM

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Tamil Nadu’s northern districts face heavy summer rains & flash floods

In Tamil Nadu, summer rains have been witnessed for the past couple of days in the Northern part of the State. Heavy rains and flash floods were witnessed in some places in the interior districts of the State. The residents of Chennai and its suburban areas experienced light showers intermittently s...

May 19, 2025 1:34 PM

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Former US Prez Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer. His office said in a statement that Mr Biden's cancer is characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone. The statement further said, while this represents a more ...