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April 29, 2024 2:20 PM

Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge to address public meetings in Karnataka

As the voting day approaches, Leaders from various political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Prominent faces of BJP, Congress, Left, TMC, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena, NCP, JDU, RJD and others are engaged in hectic campaigning in different parts of the cou...

April 29, 2024 2:13 PM

EAM Dr S Jaishankar addresses interactive session on Northeast India’s integration with Southeast Asia and Japan

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today underscored that India has enormous potential which is still vastly unrealized. Addressing an interactive session on Northeast India’s integration with Southeast Asia and Japan at Delhi University’s college, Dr Jaishankar mentioned that ...

April 29, 2024 2:02 PM

Eight killed in road accident in Chattisgarh’s Bemetara district

In Chhattisgarh, eight people have died and 21 injured in a road accident in Bemetara district. According to police officials, about 30 people were returning to their village in a vehicle after attending a family function. Their vehicle collided with another vehicle near Kathia village. In the inc...

April 29, 2024 2:01 PM

Bengaluru records second hottest day in 50 years

Bengaluru recorded its second-highest temperature of 38.2 degrees yesterday. The met department has said that it was on April 25 of 2016 that Bengaluru had registered a record high temperature of 39.2 degrees in the last 50 years. The dry spell was above normal by 3.1 to 5.00 percent for ni...

April 29, 2024 2:00 PM

Uttarakhand: Efforts to combat forest fire underway; Eight persons involved in forest fire arrested

Efforts to combat the forest fires in Uttarakhand are underway with NDRF personnel, along with the Fire and Forest Departments, making significant progress in controlling the blaze across Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. Local communities are also lending their support to the firefighting efforts. �...

April 29, 2024 1:41 PM

AAP’s transgender wing stages protest in Delhi against arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party’s transgender wing today staged a protest in the national capital against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The protest was led by AAP leader Dilip Pandey. Speaking to the media, Mr Pandey alleged that BJP is scared of losing elections and targeting oppositio...

April 29, 2024 1:38 PM

Congress releases list of 4 candidates for Lok Sabha Elections

Congress today released four more candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Punjab Congress President Amrinder Singh Brar will contest from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat while party leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa will fight from Gurdaspur. Former Punjab Minister Vijay Inder Singla will contest from Anandp...

April 29, 2024 1:05 PM

Mines Ministry organizes critical minerals summit

Ministry of Mines today organized a summit to foster collaboration, sharing knowledge and driving innovation in the field of critical mineral beneficiation and processing in New Delhi. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day summit, Secretary of Ministry of Mines VL Kantha Rao poi...

April 29, 2024 12:58 PM

Five dead as tourist vehicle plunges into river Sindh in Sonamarg

In the Kashmir Valley, the death toll in yesterday's tragic Sonamarg road accident in Ganderbal district has risen to five. According to officials, another body was retrieved this morning from Nallah Sindh in Kullan area of Ganderbal following an accident near Gagangeer in Sonamarg. ...

April 29, 2024 12:51 PM

Govt monitoring seasonal influenza across states through real-time surveillance

Centre is closely monitoring seasonal influenza across states through real-time surveillance. Union Health Ministry held a review meeting with states and UTs to assess the present situation in the country amid reports regarding detection of avian influenza virus in cattle and milk in various States ...