President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to Santhali writer Pandit Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary. In a social media post, President Murmu said that by developing Ol Chiki script he gave new identity to Santhali language. She further added, his contribution to the promotion of Santhali language has also enhanced opportunities for Santhali people and
Buddha Purnima, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, is being celebrated in different parts of the country today. This day is commemorated by Buddhists all over the world, and is a major festival in countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Tibet, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections will end today. 58 constituencies spread over eight states and union territories will go to polls in this phase on Saturday, May 25. These include 8 seats in Bihar, all 10 seats in Haryana, one seat in Jammu and Kashmir, 4 in Jharkhand, all 7 seats
Severe heat wave conditions are very likely to continue in North and Central India for the next few days. India Meteorological Department has a consistent red alert issued in the Northern states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi for the next three to four days. Similar conditions in Vidarbha and Maharashtra is likely to
The Calcutta High Court has scrapped all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Rajasekhar Mantha pronounced the verdict, while delivering a judgement on a PIL challenging the process of granting OBC certificates. The high court bench termed the OBC list prepared after
In Jammu and Kashmir, approximately 27 thousand displaced Kashmiri Pandits are set to cast their votes for the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary seat, the polls on which are scheduled to be held on May 25. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that this seat boasts the highest number of voters among the 18 assembly constituencies in the region, with
In IPL Cricket, eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), resulted in the defeat of RCB. Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad last night. RCB scored 172 runs for the loss of 8 wicket in 20 overs. RR chasing the target of 173, made 174 runs for the
The Juvenile Justice Board has reversed its decision to grant bail to the juvenile who killed two youth in Pune by rashly driving his car and sent him to Remand Home till 5th June. Earlier, the juvenile was immediately granted bail after the incident by the Board citing new laws but the decision sent shock
Indian men’s hockey team defeated Argentina 5-4 in shootout after both teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation time in a FIH Pro League match in Antwerp, Belgium. In the shootout, skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh scored twice each with Abhishek being the other scorer. Earlier, Mandeep Singh and Lalit
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an early national election for July 4. He made the announcement outside his Downing Street office, saying now is the moment for Britain to choose its future. Voters across the United Kingdom will choose all 650 members of the House of Commons for a term of up to