Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju unveiled the official poster of 55th India International Film Festival, IFFI at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France. The IFFI will be held in Goa in November this year. Along with Mr Jaju, filmmakers Ashok Amritraj, Richie Mehta, singer Shaan, actor Rajpal Yadav, film veteran Bobby Bedi, among
Three out of five major Asian Indices ended positive today. China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose one percent, Singapore’s Straits Times index gained 0.26 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.9 percent. On the other hand, South Korea’s Kospi lost one percent, and Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.34 percent. European Markets All 3 European
Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi today attacked again on Congress on the issue of minority reservation. He said that Baba Sahab Bhimrao Ambedkar openly opposed the reservation on the basis of religion and Congress wants to give benefits on the basis of religion which is against the wishes of Babasaheb. He was
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today slammed AAP Chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his silence on the issue of alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Briefing media in New Delhi, Ms. Sitharaman demanded Mr. Kejriwal to apologise on the issue. She said, even a woman MP in not
In a gala event organised in Kathmandu, Anmol Rai, a transwoman, was chosen as Miss Pink Nepal 2024, followed by the first runner-up, Sarosy Neupane, and the second runner-up, Aarohi Basnet. Now, Rai will represent Nepal in the Miss International Queen 2024 competition, to be held in Thailand this year. The event was
The Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended in green today amid negative queues from the global share markets. The BSE Sensex advanced 253 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 73,917 points. The NSE Nifty gained 62 points, or 0.28 percent, to settle at 22,466 points. In the broader market at the BSE, the Mid-Cap
The 44th ‘Home Coming’ day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated by the ruling Awami League in Bangladesh on Friday. Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh 17 May 1981 after a long exile in India following the brutal killing of her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members on
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery said today that climate finance involves both mitigation and adaptation. Speaking at a function organised by a traders’ organisation in New Delhi, Mr. Bery highlighted that climate finance can help expedite sustainability. Speaking at a session on Financing Climate Transition, Member of the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections
The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Tamluk, West Bengal, Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his alleged derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Commission said, Mr Gangopadhyay’s comment has been found improper, injudicious, beyond dignity in every sense of the term and in bad taste.
In Jammu and Kashmir, an Artificial Intelligence-based facial recognition system was installed at the Navyug Tunnel in Qazigund on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH44). Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the AI system will identify and track individuals involved in criminal activities, including history-sheeters, drug peddlers, OGWs (overground workers), absconders, and members of banned organisations. The