External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today asserted that the Chabahar port agreement between India and Iran will pave the way for bigger investments and will connect India to Central Asia. Addressing a Press conference in Mumbai, Mr Jaishankar said that the agreement is a strategic masterstroke and will open up a new trade route
Voting peacefully completed in four parliamentary constituencies of Jharkhand today. Voting took place in Khunti, Lohardaga, Singhbhum and Palamu parliamentary constituencies from 7 AM to 5 PM. According to preliminary data, about 64 percent voting is reported in the state. While talking to journalists, State Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar said that the voting
The National Commission for Women, NCW has said that it is sending an inquiry team to look into the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. In a social media post, NCW said that it vowed action and has demanded justice from Delhi police into the
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday. Lu will conclude his tri-nation tour of the South Asian region (May 10-15) in Bangladesh. Earlier, he visited India and on Monday he was in Sri lanka. According to the US Department of State
In Madhya Pradesh, around 71.72 percent polling was recorded till 6 pm at the 8 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. The highest 75.79 percent polling was recorded in Khargaun while the lowest turnout of 60.53 percent was recorded in Indore. Ujjain recorded 73.03 percent, Dewas 74.86, percent,Dhar 71.50 percent, Khandwa 70.72 percent
India’s headline retail inflation stayed largely unchanged at 4.83 percent in April, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation today. A marginal fall in the headline retail inflation rate was limited by prices of food and beverages that remained elevated at 7.87 percent, edging higher than 7.68 percent a
With a view to enhance ease of living for its crore of members, Employees’ Provident Fund Organsiation, EPFO has now introduced auto-mode settlement of advance claims for the purpose of education and marriage and housing. EPFO has introduced an Auto Claim Solution where in claim is processed automatically by IT system without any human intervention.Auto
In Telangana, polling came to a close in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while 13 left wing extremism affected Assembly segments ended at 4PM. However, the poll authorities made it clear that all voters who are in queue lines inside the polling stations will be given a chance to vote.The polling was passed off peacefully.
In Chhattisgarh, 14 Maoists have been arrested today by security forces in Bijapur district. Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said that the joint team of District Reserve Guard-DRG and Police was on a search operation in Mutavendi-Pediya area. During the operation, security personnel arrested fourteen Maoists from the forest along with explosives and propaganda materials.
The government’s policy and programme document for the upcoming year for Nepal is being tabled at a joint meeting of the federal parliament on Tuesday. President of Nepal Ramchandra Paudel will address the joint meeting of the federal parliament at 3:00 pm on Tuesday to announce the government’s policy and programme for the fiscal year