Several members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today joined the BJP. They were inducted into the party in the presence of party General Secretary Tarun Chugh, party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva. Speaking on the occasion, BJP President J P Nadda said, BJP is the only
In the hilly districts of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand, 575 forest fire incidents have affected approximately 689.89 hectares of land. Kumaon Mandal has seen the highest number of incidents, totalling 313. These fires have resulted in an economic loss of 14 lakh 41 thousand 771 rupees to the forest wealth, as reported by
Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea. In a statement Philippine Defence Secretary, Gilberto Teodoro said there was no internal agreement signed with China. However, China’s embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to these allegations. Earlier
In Archery, India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur won gold in the women’s final, beating Italy 236-225 at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai today. The Indian women’s team just dropped four points and managed to beat the sixth-seeded Italy without breaking a sweat. India added a third gold to their
The Election Commission has rejected the reports of alleged non-activation of a ballot unit by a polling official in a polling booth in Shantinagar, Bengaluru. The Commission said the concerned reports circulating on social media and WhatsApp are incorrect and baseless. The District Election Officer, Bengaluru said that after receipt of the complaint, it
Gina Justus, a teacher at Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls’ Branch, has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. Justus, originally from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has been working in the UAE since 2005 and was recognised for her outstanding mentorship and
The US and China held a series of meetings in Beijing, with both sides drawing red lines for each other. The countries agreed to continue working together on certain issues, moving forward on repairing bilateral ties. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a three-day visit to China, met President Xi Jinping
In Telangana, the returning officers of 17 Lok Sabha Constituencies have rejected about 400 nominations during the scrutiny till late, last night. With this, the nominations of about 950 candidates were found to be valid, including those filed by candidates of major political parties. However, the figures may vary on the completion of the scrutiny
Kerala had recorded a lower voter turnout of 70.35 per cent in the Lok Sabha polls held yesterday to all the 20 constituencies in a single phase. The voting percentage is likely to change as the final figure is yet to come because of late evening voting, informed the Office of the State Chief Electoral
Nagaland will conduct the Urban Local Bodies elections in all 39 Municipal and Town councils on the 26th of June. The State Cabinet has given administrative approval during a meeting held yesterday. The Municipal elections will be held in the State with 33 per cent women reservation for the first time. Counting and declaration of