In Gujarat, the Chief Electoral Officer, P. Bharti unveiled a Virtual Reality-based Election Metaverse yesterday. This initiative aimed at educating and engaging first-time voters in the State. It also targets over 13 million first-time voters set to participate in the forthcoming General Elections and Assembly by-polls. Talking about this unique initiative, CEO Bharti said the
In Kerala and Tamilnadu coast, as forecast by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), the sea is likely to be “dominated” by high-energy swell waves in the nearshore region starting early morning today. It is likely to last till tomorrow night. Kerala is put on red alert as the low-lying areas along
In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Electoral Officer, Pandurang K Pole, yesterday visited Baramulla in north Kashmir and conducted a thorough inspection of the Counting Centre and Strong Rooms designated for Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency. The visit aimed to ensure seamless arrangements for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. During the inspection, the CEO reviewed the facilities
In Maharashtra, former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam joined Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) on Friday, May 3, in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Earlier on Friday, Nirupam said joining Shiv Sena after 20 years is like a ‘ghar wapasi’. Sanjay Nirupam’s ties with the Congress party turned sour when the party, as part
Heat wave conditions are very likely in some pockets over Gangetic West Bengal, Telangana, Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu during the next two days. India Meteorological Department said that similar conditions are likely to continue in Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Saurashtra, Kutch and West Rajasthan till the next two to three
The Centre today, May 4, has lifted the ban on onion exports. In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade has said that the order effective immediately, is subject to a Minimum Export Price of USD 550 per Metric Ton. Last month, the Centre allowed the export of over 99 thousand Metric tonnes of
In Brazil, heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 37 people and another 74 are missing. The record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. More than 23,000 people had to leave their homes due to the worst floods in 80 years. It was the fourth
In IPL Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the host Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in Mumbai last night. Chasing the target of 170 runs, Mumbai Indians were bundled out for 145 in 18.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav with 56 runs and Tim David with 24 runs made valuable contributions for Mumbai. From Kolkata, Mitchell Starc
In Chhattisgarh, polling will be held in seven parliamentary constituencies on May 7 under the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Various districts are increasing the voting percentage and motivating people to exercise their franchise. In the four Lok Sabha constituencies, where voting took place in the first two phases in Chhattisgarh, the
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical programs will be held on May 5th at three centres across the UAE. A total of 2,223 students from the UAE have registered to appear for the pen-and-paper-based NEET 2024 exam, which serves as the singular common entrance for securing MBBS/BDS seats at medical institutions across