NEW DELHI, MAY 11: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to vote in large numbers to build a progressive and a “40-per cent-commission-free” state. Voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by […]Continue Reading
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New Delhi, MAY 10: The third meeting of the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) was held in Goa. The meeting is being held from May 8 to 11 and is being attended by G20 members, nine invited countries and more than 80 representatives of various international and regional organizations. The second day of the DWG […]Continue Reading
BHOPAL, MAY 10: The Narendra Modi government’s ambitious project to reintroduce the cheetah in the wilds of India – 70 years after the fastest moving animal on earth officially became extinct in the country – has suffered the third jolt in less than 45 days. An adult South African female cheetah, re-named Daksha last month, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 10: The Press Council of India has issued notices to the Punjab government seeking a report on the arrest of a reporter and “preventing her from doing her journalistic duty”. TV journalist Bhawana Kishore and two others were arrested by Punjab Police on May 5 when their vehicle allegedly hit a woman, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 10: The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. In a tweet, the minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as […]Continue Reading
PATNA, MAY 10: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) deactivated more than 2.25 lakh mobile phone numbers in Bihar and Jharkhand in the month of April as the majority of the SIM cards were allegedly procured through forged documents. The Telecom Service Providers have also blacklisted 517 Point of Sales (PoS) who have been prima facie […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 10 : A major storm brewing in the southeast Bay of Bengal has begun gathering steam and is expected to intensify into a cyclone today, according to the weather office. As per the India Meteorological Department, the well-marked low-pressure area concentrated into a depression yesterday (Tuesday) packing wind speeds of 45 to 55 […]Continue Reading
AMERICA,MAY 10 : Donald Trump was on Tuesday found liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E Jean Carroll in the 1990s, with the jury awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The jury also held Trump accused of defaming Carroll by […]Continue Reading
Karnataka,May 10 : After a month-long high-decibel election campaign ended on Monday, voting has started in Karnataka amid predictions of a close contest between Congress and BJP. The voting for 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. To be able to cast a vote, one needs a […]Continue Reading
Pakistan,May 9 : Hours after Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by Pakistan Rangers, his supporters barged into the house of the Corps Commanders House in Lahore Cantt. “Kaha tha Imran Khan ko na chedna (Had warned, don’t harass Imran Khan)”, some in the protesting mob were heard saying while heckling security personnel Continue Reading
