In Bihar, campaigning has reached a crescendo in poll bound areas of third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections with star campaigners of all major political parties and senior leaders of NDA and Grand Alliance addressing public meetings and rallies. JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked RJD for alleging that the
In Chhattisgarh, 16 Maoists have surrendered in Bijapur district. These Maoists have surrendered before Bijapur SP and senior CRPF officials. These Maoists are accused of being involved in many Naxalite violent incidents including murder, looting, kidnapping and road blocking. A reward of about Rs 16 lakh was declared on these Maoists. These Maoists
With the fierce political canvasing going on in Uttar Pradesh, cases of the violation of model code of conduct (MCC) are also surfacing and action is being taken. An FIR was filed today against former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam for violation of MCC in Farrukhabad district of Uttar
Oil steadied today as Israel-Hamas talks offered hopes of a ceasefire even as Red Sea attacks continued, while investors awaited signals on US interest rates ahead of a key meeting this week. The Brent Crude oil futures was up by 0.28 percent at 88 dollar and 65 cents, whereas Western Texas Intermediate was higher
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Japan’s Nikkei-225 gained 1.23 percent, Singapore’s Straits Times index jumped 0.32 percent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.17 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index soared 0.09 percent. Whereas China’s Shanghai Composite index fell 0.26 percent. Major European markets were trading mixed today. London’s FTSE was 0.49 percent up.
Equity benchmark indices ended lower today as a fag-end sell-off wiped out early gains amid a mixed trend in global markets. Snapping its two-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 188.50 points or 0.25 percent to settle at 74,483. During the day, it had rose 440.11 points or 0.58 percent to 75,111.
In Nepal, Twenty-one individuals sustained injuries in a bus accident that occurred this morning in Kagbeni of Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality-4 in Mustang. The bus was carrying college students from Kathmandu and was returning to Jomsom from Muktinath when the accident took place. The District Police Office of Mustang has reported that the bus had
Two women Sarpanch and one Sabhadhipati are set to represent India at an event under the aegis of the ongoing 57th Meeting of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in New York. The CPD meeting commenced yesterday and is slated to conclude on the third of May. The event will be organised on the final
The BCCI today announced India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA starting in June. Rohit Sharma will be leading the team while Hardik Pandya has been named the vice-captain. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant makes a return to the national
The Philippines today accused China’s coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area off the South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard said its two vessels stood their ground at the Scarborough Shoal, a key battleground in the South China Sea, but one sustained damage from use of