China’s President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin today signed and issued a joint statement on deepening China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era in Beijing. Both leaders pledged to deepen their strategic partnership. Xi rolled out the red carpet for Putin, who arrived in Beijing for a two
France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after violent protests flared up against electoral reforms killing one police officer and three others. New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located hundreds of miles off Australia’s eastern coast. The violence is the latest flash point in long-running tensions over
The Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rose nearly 1 percent today. amid Positive queues from the Global share markets. The BSE Sensex gained 677 points, or 0.93 percent, to close at 73664. The NSE Nifty also rose 203 points, or 0.92 percent, and settled at 22404. In the broader market at the BSE, the
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot yesterday in Handlova, is now in a stable condition but remains serious. According to a hospital official, he underwent five hours of surgery with two teams to treat multiple gunshot wounds. The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Fico has sent shockwaves throughout Slovakia. He was shot
New and Renewable Energy Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has said that the country’s installed electricity capacity from non-fossil-fuel sources is projected to increase by 50 per cent by 2030 in line with the country’s commitment to transition towards sustainable energy sources. addressing the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he informed that currently around
Odisha is witnessing a high voltage campaign for the remaining three phases of both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections amidst reports of violence in some constituencies. Top leaders of BJP, Congress and BJD on the campaign trail seeking blessings of the voters for their nominees. BJP President JP Nadda, who has been camping in the
In Jammu and Kashmir, in order to facilitate the pilgrims desiring special darshan in a short duration, the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board will start the already announced Jammu to Sanjhi Chhat helicopter service, likely in June. The pilgrims availing the facility will be dropped off at Panchhi Helipad, 2.5 km short of Bhawan, and special
In Jammu and Kashmir, fire broke out at a grid station in the Battal Ballian industrial area of Udhampur district today. Fire tenders were deployed to the site and operations started to douse the blaze. There is oil stock, and big transformers are also placed inside the station. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Prahlad
Election campaigning is in full throttle in poll-bound areas as top leaders are holding back-to-back rallies for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections. The campaigning for this phase will end on Saturday while polling will be held on 20th of this month. In Uttar Pradesh, star campaigners of different political parties are using
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached seven immovable properties of a top terrorist belonging to the banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist organisation. Terrorist Sartaj Ahmed Mantoo’s properties at Kisarigam in Pulwama district of Kashmir, were attached today. Sartaj was arrested in January 2020 and several arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered from his