In Punjab, all government, private, aided and recognized schools have been closed from tomorrow 21st May till 30th June for summer vacation. Earlier, these vacations were announced from 1st June but due to the scorching heat in the state the government has changed its decision.
Twenty-year old Deepthi Jeevanji smashed the world record in the women’s 400m T20 and grabbed her first gold at the World Para Athletics Championships at Kobe in Japan today. Deepthi clocked 55.07 seconds, breaking American Breanna Clark’s earlier world record of 55.12 seconds, which she had set during last year’s edition of the championships in
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and a group of officials accompanying them have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. Quoting Iranian Red Crescent Society President, IRNA News agency said, the wreckage of the helicopter was found and there was no sign of life at the crash site. The helicopter made
Campaigning has intensified for the remaining two phases of Lok Sabha elections. Senior political leaders are crisscrossing the states, holding public meetings and road shows to garner support for their parties. Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi is holding multiple rallies in Odisha and West Bengal today. In Odisha, Mr
Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has said that the article related to BHU Study on side effects of Covaxin is misleadingly and erroneously acknowledges ICMR. In a statement, ICMR said, it is not associated with this study and has not provided any financial or technical support for the research. Director General of ICMR, Dr
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation, PIL filed against the three recently enacted criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act. At the outset, a vacation bench presided over by Justice Bela M Trivedi told the petitioner in person that the plea was liable to be dismissed. Sensing the
The Election Commission has setup four special polling booths for eligible Kashmiri migrants in Delhi to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections. These booths have been established at Jammu and Kashmir House, Prithviraj Road, Shalimar Bagh, Dilshad Garden and Najafgarh in Delhi. The Commission is providing free of cost to and fro transportation
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of Tamil Nadu has issued a red alert in four southern districts of the state. The weather department said today that Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Theni, and Tenkasi will have red alerts for the next two days. The forecast also said that there would be heavy to very heavy rains in
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi has alleged that Congress have insulted the Indian Constitution from time to time. In an interview with DD News, Mr Modi said, he has utmost respect for B R Ambedkar and the members of the Constituent Assembly who formulated such a constitution which gave a chance to
Campaigning has intensified for the remaining two phases of Lok Sabha elections. Senior political leaders are crisscrossing the states by holding public meetings and road shows to garner support for their parties. Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi is holding multiple rallies in Odisha and West Bengal today. In Odisha, Mr