The Centre today, May 4, has lifted the ban on onion exports. In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade has said that the order effective immediately, is subject to a Minimum Export Price of USD 550 per Metric Ton. Last month, the Centre allowed the export of over 99 thousand Metric tonnes of
In Brazil, heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 37 people and another 74 are missing. The record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. More than 23,000 people had to leave their homes due to the worst floods in 80 years. It was the fourth
In IPL Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the host Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in Mumbai last night. Chasing the target of 170 runs, Mumbai Indians were bundled out for 145 in 18.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav with 56 runs and Tim David with 24 runs made valuable contributions for Mumbai. From Kolkata, Mitchell Starc
In Chhattisgarh, polling will be held in seven parliamentary constituencies on May 7 under the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Various districts are increasing the voting percentage and motivating people to exercise their franchise. In the four Lok Sabha constituencies, where voting took place in the first two phases in Chhattisgarh, the
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical programs will be held on May 5th at three centres across the UAE. A total of 2,223 students from the UAE have registered to appear for the pen-and-paper-based NEET 2024 exam, which serves as the singular common entrance for securing MBBS/BDS seats at medical institutions across
The filing of nominations for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Polls ended yesterday. Scrutiny of papers will be held today, May 4, while Monday is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Polling will be held for 49 Lok Sabha seats in six States and two Union Territories on the 20th of May. Filing
Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public rallies at Palamu and Sisai in Gumla district at 11 am and 12.30 pm today in Jharkhand. Mr Modi will campaign for NDA candidates from Palamu BD Ram and Samir Oraon from Lohardaga constituencies, going for polls in the fourth phase of General
Telangana Police has submitted a closure report to the High Court that Rohit Vemula, who had died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) does not belong to the Scheduled Caste. However, by late last night, the police said they will investigate the case further. The police have mentioned in the report that they
In Madhya Pradesh, various efforts are being made by the Election Commission in collaboration with local organisations to increase the voting percentage in the third and fourth phases in the State. The District Election Office in Gwalior has also included the intelligentsia of the city in this campaign. Akashvani’s correspondent reports that the Indian
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi will address a public meeting today, May 4, at Darbhanga in Bihar. Mr. Modi will address the public meeting at Darbhanga Raj Ground to support BJP candidate Gopaljee Thakur. The election rally is likely to begin around 3 p.m. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in