SRILANKA, SEPT 22 : Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist JVP’s broader front, the National People’s Power (NPP), has consolidated his lead in Sri Lanka’s presidential election and is poised to become the island nation’s next head of state. The ongoing count in Saturday’s poll showed Dissanayaka at 52% with just over a million […]Continue Reading
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WILMINGTON, SEPT 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an “extremely fruitful” meeting with US President Joe Biden during which the two leaders discussed ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest and exchanged views on global and regional issues, including the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. Modi, who is in the US […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 21: Senior AAP leader Atishi, in her first remarks after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi, said it is an “emotional day” for her as former CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal could not complete his tenure. Addressing a press conference after her swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Niwas today, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 21: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke with the parents of Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died due to alleged extreme work pressure at Ernst & Young, and assured them that he will fight for the cause of improving working conditions for the millions of professionals in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 21 : The Government has appointed Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh as the next Chief of the Air Staff, in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of September 30, 2024. Presently, he is serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He will succeed Air Chief […]Continue Reading
IMPHAL, SEPT 21 : Normal life was affected in the Imphal Valley districts of Manipur due to an 18-hour bandh called by a militant outfit, officials said. Markets, business establishments and banks across the five valley districts remained closed and public transport vehicles were off the roads as proscribed militant outfit National Revolutionary Front of […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, SEPT 21 : After remaining closed for around 24 hours, the West Bengal-Jharkhand border has been reopened for the movement of trucks for inter-state trade, officials said on Saturday. The West Bengal government had closed the border on Thursday evening after the release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) from its dams located […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH,SEPT 21 : Amid a massive row over the laddoos offered as prasad at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple, the Karnataka government has ordered all the temples in the state to use only home-grown Nandini ghee to make prasad. There are over 35,000 temples in the state, which have now been ordered to mandatorily use […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI,SEPT 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated the power of mobile payments by making a purchase using Paytm’s QR code seamlessly on Friday, to pay a local artisan. This highlights how mobile payments can enhance traditional craftsmanship. During his visit to Wardha, Maharashtra, Prime Minister Modi participated in the National ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Programme, Continue Reading
WARDHA,SEPT 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Congress, saying the “most corrupt” party was being run by the tukde tukde gang and urban Naxals. “The Congress which you see today is not the party with which a great man like Mahatma Gandhi was associated,” Modi said, addressing a public […]Continue Reading
