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July 17, 2023 9:02 PM

Gujarat: All three BJP candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

All three BJP candidates were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat today. The leaders include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who has won a second term in the upper house, former MLA Babubhai Desai, and Kesaridev Singh Jhala. No voting will take place for the three seat...

July 17, 2023 8:58 PM

Thailand Buddhist monk's 32-day ‘Dhamma Padh Yatra’ culminates in Ladakh

The "Pad Yatra," undertaken by Buddhist monks of Thailand and other devotees of different parts of the world and India, culminated in Ladakh. The 32-day ‘Dhamma Padh Yatra’ that started on June 10 from Dharamsala was aimed at propagating the message of peace and harmony in the world. U...

July 17, 2023 8:37 PM

Met Department warns of heavy rains in eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha today and tomorrow

The India Meteorological Department has forecast 'heavy to very heavy' rainfall over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha for next five days. The MeT Department has said that a low-pressure area has formed over northern Odisha and adjoining Gangetic We...

July 17, 2023 8:33 PM

Russia halts participation in Black Sea grain deal: Kremlin

Russia has announced today that it has halted participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the part of these Black Sea agreements concerning Russia has not been implemented so far, so its effect is term...

July 17, 2023 8:31 PM

Over 1.40 Lakh kg of narcotics worth Rs 2,378 crore destroyed in different parts of the country

Home Minister Amit Shah today said India and its youth should become drug-free by the time the centenary of the country's independence is celebrated. Chairing the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' in New Delhi, Mr Shah said the target is to create an Indi...

July 17, 2023 8:31 PM

More than 20 lakh new employees enrolled in ESI Scheme in May

A total of 20.23 lakh new employees have been added to the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme in May this year. As per the provisional payroll data of ESIC, around 24,886 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of the ESIC in the month of May. Th...

July 17, 2023 8:30 PM

Over 13 crore people lifted out of poverty in 5 years between 2015-16 and 2019-21, says NITI Aayog

The number of persons living in multidimensional poverty in the country has fallen from 24.85 percent to 14.96 percent between 2015-16 and 2019-21. This was unveiled in the National Multidimensional Poverty Index released by the NITI Aayog today. This National Multidimensional Poverty Index represen...

July 17, 2023 8:15 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal launches sale of subsidized Chana Dal at Rs60/kg under ‘Bharat Dal’ brand

Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal today launched the sale of subsidized Chana Dal under the brand name ‘Bharat Dal’ at the rate of 60 rupees per kilogram for one-kilogram pack and 55 rupees per kilogram for 30-kilogram pack. The introduction of ‘Bharat D...

July 17, 2023 8:12 PM

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan decides to join the NDA alliance

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan has decided to join the NDA alliance. BJP President JP Nadda today met him in New Delhi and welcomed him to the NDA family. Ahead of tomorrow's NDA Meeting, Mr Paswan also met Home Minister Amit Shah. In a tweet, Mr. Paswan described...

July 17, 2023 8:06 PM

China provisionally records highest ever temperature in the north- western region of Xinjiang

In China, the Met Office told that over the weekend China had provisionally recorded its highest-ever temperature in the north-western region of Xinjiang. The Met Office said, the mercury hit 52.2 degrees in the village of Sanbao yesterday. Sanbao is in the Turpan basin, a below-se...