Nominations for Sri Lanka’s general election to close Friday

October 10, 2024 9:02 PM

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Nominations for Sri Lanka’s general election to close Friday

In Sri Lanka, nominations for the upcoming general election will close at noon on Friday. The Election Commission has issued guidelines to the parties submitting national list candidates.   The poll body has advised all political parties and independent groups contesting the election to submit ...

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express

October 10, 2024 8:58 PM

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today flagged off the Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express via video conferencing. This new train service will connect Sahibganj to Howrah, covering a distance of 350 kilometres in just seven hours at an affordable fare of 125 rupees. The train will operate daily and...

Education Ministry launches registration portal for phase 5 of Yuva Sangam

October 10, 2024 8:53 PM

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Education Ministry launches registration portal for phase 5 of Yuva Sangam

The Ministry of Education today launched the registration portal for the fifth phase of Yuva Sangam under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Yuva Sangam is an initiative by the central government to strengthen people-to-people connections between youth belonging to different states and union territories. Y...

NIA searches key accused’s residence in Hizb-ut-Tahrir conspiracy case

October 10, 2024 8:17 PM

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NIA searches key accused’s residence in Hizb-ut-Tahrir conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has searched the house of a key accused arrested in the Hizb-Ut-Tahrir anti-India conspiracy case in Chennai today. The NIA said that during the search, the agency seized several incriminating materials, including digital devices and documents. The agency said...

Nepal observes Phulpati ceremony, marking 7th day of Dashain festival

October 10, 2024 8:06 PM

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Nepal observes Phulpati ceremony, marking 7th day of Dashain festival

Marking the seventh day of the ongoing 10-day-long Dashain festival in Nepal, the Phulpati ceremony is observed today. Dashain is the biggest festival in Nepal where there are family gatherings and people celebrate it with tradition and great fervour, on the occasion of phulpati, people offer sacrif...

Union Minister J P Nadda condemns RG Kar Hospital Incident in Kolkata

October 10, 2024 8:00 PM

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Union Minister J P Nadda condemns RG Kar Hospital Incident in Kolkata

Union Health Minister and BJP national president J.P. Nadda has strongly condemned the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital incident in Kolkata. Addressing a function in Kolkata, he said there is a rule of lawlessness in West Bengal. Mr Nadda also referred to the Joynagar incident, where a class fo...

South Korean Author Han Kang awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 10, 2024 7:45 PM

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South Korean Author Han Kang awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang. She was honoured for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. The Nobel committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made this announcement today. Ms. Han ...