In Jharkhand, 93 candidates are left in the fray after the withdrawal of nominations for the four Lok Sabha constituencies going to poll under the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand. The Additional Chief Electoral Officer of the State, Dr. Neha Arora said that in the sixth phase, elections are to be held
In Table Tennis, Manika Batra’s memorable run at Saudi Smash ended with a loss to World No. 5 Hina Hayata in the quarterfinals in Jeddah today. Japan’s Hayata beat World No. 39 Manika 4-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 13-11, 11-2) to reach the semifinals. Batra began her campaign with a 3-0 (11-6, 13-11, 11-8)
The Bank of England has today left the key rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. The Bank of England said that its Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates at a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent. The MPC has now kept rates on hold at six meetings in a row, but it
In Haryana, 223 candidates are left in the fray for 10 Lok Sabha constituencies after the last day of withdrawal of nomination papers today. In Karnal Vidhansabha constituency nine candidates will contest the by-poll. In Ambala, Hisar, Faridabad, Sirsa and Rohtak one each, Karnal two and in Kurukshetra, Gurugram and Sonipat three each candidates
Gold prices gained today in the futures market. The precious metal for the June contracts was higher by 26 rupees or 0.04 percent, trading at 71,153 rupees per ten grams. Silver futures for July contracts were up by 605 rupees or 0.73 per cent, trading at 83,599 rupees per kilogram, when the reports last came
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra was on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh. He arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. This was the first official visit to Bangladesh after the formation of the new government in January 2024. During the visit, the Foreign Secretary called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning and
All four Lok Sabha seats and six legislative assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh will vote in the by-elections on the 1st of June, marking the final phase. The nomination process for these elections began on the 7th of May. Nominations can be filed until the 14th of May, with scrutiny of nominations on the 15th of
Congress today continued its attack on Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi over his allegation that the party has a deal with two top industrialists. Briefing media in New Delhi, party spokesperson, Supriya Shrinate said it was Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who consistently questioned the two business groups, unlike BJP leader who she
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 51 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was up at 105.63 in intra-day trade.
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 1.21 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite jumped by 0.82 per cent and Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.04 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 1.20 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei-225 declined 0.34 per cent. Major European markets were trading mixed today.