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April 28, 2024 12:20 PM

Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely resign from his post

Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely has resigned from his post. In a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Mr Lovely said that the Delhi Congress Unit was against an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, which was formed solely by levelling false and malafide corruption charges ag...

May 11, 2024 11:25 AM

J&K: VDG member injures in firing incident in Udhampur

In Jammu and Kashmir, a village defence guard (VDG) member was injured in a firing incident in a remote village in Udhampur district early today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the firing incident was reported from Panara village of Basantgarh area when a patrolling party of VDGs confron...

April 28, 2024 10:41 AM

PM Narendra Modi to address five rallies in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address five rallies in Karnataka today and the day after. He will be campaigning in the constituencies going to the poll on the 7th of May. Today, the Prime Minister will address a public rally in Belagavi in the morning. He will then reach Sirsi in Uttara Kannada ...

April 28, 2024 8:30 AM

High octane campaign for third phase of Lok Sabha elections with top leaders holding election rallies across country

The country is witnessing high octane campaign for third phase of Lok Sabha elections with top leaders holding election rallies and road shows in various constituencies. 95 Parliamentary Constituencies across 10 States and two Union Territories will go to polls in this phase on the 7th of...

April 28, 2024 8:21 AM

Iran grants consular access to Indian crew of seized merchan ship; May be freed soon

Iran said, yesterday that the Indian crew of a Portuguese flagged ship that was seized by Iranian forces in its maritime territory two weeks ago is being granted consular access. A statement from Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that they are considering the release of the ship’s crew as ...

April 28, 2024 8:17 AM

IMD issues Red Alert for extreme heatwave conditions in Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for severe heatwave conditions in the Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha. Heatwave conditions in isolated pockets over Bihar, Jharkhand, Rayalaseema, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Mahe, Konkan, Uttar Pradesh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam...

April 28, 2024 8:13 AM

Iraq’s parliament on passes law criminalising same-sex relationships

Iraq's parliament on saturday passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships. The Law bans same-sex relations with maximum of 15 years in prison, and mandates at least seven years in prison for anybody who promotes homosexuality or prostitution. It also imposes between one and three years in pris...

May 11, 2024 12:19 PM

Five people dies & several injured after tornado struck China’s Guangzhou

At least five people have died and several injured after a tornado struck China’s Guangzhou on Saturday. The tornado was followed by multiple days of heavy rains and deadly floods lashing southern China. According to local authorities, as many as 141 factory buildings were damaged, but no resident...

April 28, 2024 8:08 AM

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh to campaign in Gujarat

In Gujarat, political campaigning is going on in full swing. Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh will campaign in favour of BJP candidates today. Mr Singh will address a press conference in Ahmedabad in the morning and later address election rallies at Khambhat and Bhavnagar. On the other hand,...

April 28, 2024 8:05 AM

Senior BJP leader Amit Shah to address three rallies in UP

Uttar Pradesh is going to witness high-voltage political campaigning today. Senior BJP leader Amit Shah will be addressing three rallies in the State. He will be in Kasganj, Mainpuri, Etawah and Kanpur. Apart from attending rallies in Kasganj, Mainpuri and Etawah, he will have meetings with party fu...