A BJP delegation today met the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the issues of deep fake videos and violence in West Bengal during election. Briefing the media after meeting the ECI, senior party leader and Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said that Congress party is misleading the people through posting deep fake videos on its
In Kenya, more than 40 people have been killed in Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst today, pushing the death toll from devastating floods to more than 120. Kenyan authorities are struggling to cope with the chaotic conditions. Heavy rains have been lashing East Africa in recent weeks as the El Nino weather pattern
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar won his eighth Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour title yesterday by winning the Batch Open, a PSA Challenger event, at the Societe Sportive du Jeu de Paume in Paris. World No. 58 Senthilkumar, the top seed, beat Frenchman Melvil Scianimanico 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 to clinch the title. The final was held
In Jammu and Kashmir, the 275 Kms long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was closed for vehicular traffic today following multiple landslides triggered by rains that lashed wide parts of the Union Territory overnight. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the strategic national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was
In Himachal Pradesh, due to the active western disturbance, intermittent snowfall is occurring in the higher altitude areas, while a decrease in temperature due to rainfall and hailstorm has been recorded in other regions. Snowfall is being observed in residential areas including Kunjum Pass, Baralacha, and Rohtang Pass in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti. Due
In Haryana, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) today released the second list of candidates for Loksabha election to be held on May 25. JJP has also announced its candidate for Karnal Assembly bypoll. Mr Rajendra Madanwill contest this Assembly seat. He will contest against the Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. As per the list released by
The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examination has been postponed from 16th June to 18th June this year. The UGC has taken this decision following feedback from the candidates. UGC added that the UGC-NET will be conducted in OMR mode across the nation on a single day. The UGC-NET is a standardized test to determine the
In Telangana, 525 candidates remained in the election fray in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, as the last day for withdrawing nominations was over by 3PM today. 100 candidates who filed valid nominations have withdrawn their nominations today. The lowest number of 12 candidates are in Adilabad while the highest number of 45 nominations are
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today bowed to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on the sacred occasion of his Parkash Purab. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he is remembered by millions across the world as the embodiment of courage, compassion and selflessness. Prime Minister said, Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s life serves as a
Today was the day for high profile nominations in Uttar Pradesh. Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP candidate and former Minister in Maharashtra government Kripa Shankar Singh and Senior party leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani filed their nominations today. Rajnath Singh filed his nomination from Lucknow parliamentary constituency. He is