The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the south-west Monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala towards this month end. The State has been receiving sporadic rains at different places over the past few days, which has brought down temperature considerably. The Met Department has issued orange alert in two districts of the
Voter turnout of 69.16 percent has been recorded in phase-4 General Election 2024. Issuing the revised figures of poll data, Election Commission today said, 69.58 percent male turnout was recorded while female turnout was 68.76 percent. Third gender voter turnout was 34.23 percent. In this phase, polling was held in 96 Lok Sabha seats spread
Positive domestic markets and the expectation of fresh foreign inflows made the Rupee appreciate in the forex market today. The rupee appreciated 17 paise to close at 83 rupees and 33 paise against the US dollar on Friday.
External Affairs Ministry has issued an Advisory for Indian nationals travelling to Cambodia and the South East Asian region for jobs asking them to be wary of fake agents. The advisory issued by Indian Embassies in Cambodia and Laos said many fake agents operating in the region, along with agents in India, are luring people
External Affairs Ministry today said that India sees Chabahar port as India’s commitment towards realizing the potential of the place as a connectivity hub for Afghanistan and for landlocked central Asian countries. Briefing media in Delhi this afternoon, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the long term agreement between India and Iran is a
The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 Thailand Open today. Indian pair defeated Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif & Roy King Yap by a scoreline of 21-7, 21-14 in the men’s singles quarterfinal match. Earlier, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto made it through to the women’s
Gold price witnessed a slight increase today. The Precious Metal, for 5th June 2023 contract was trading at 73,070 rupees per 10 grams. Silver for 5th July 2023 contract also increased today and trading at 87,719 rupees per Kilogram, when reports last came in.
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam but granted him liberty to move the trial court for regular bail. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reserved
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 ONDC Startup Mahotsav was held in New Delhi today in collaboration between the Startup India initiative and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The Mahotsav under the aegis of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) witnessed the participation of over five thousand startups in hybrid mode. The Department informed that