In Manipur, the re-polling at six polling stations of Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency was concluded peacefully today and registered 81.16 percent voter turn out at the close of polls. The re-polling was held today from 7 AM to 4 PM at five polling stations of Ukhrul district and one polling station in Senapati district.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson, Justice Arun Mishra emphasized the significance of distributive justice for upholding socio-economic rights. Inaugurating the online short-term internship of the Commission in New Delhi yesterday, Justice Mishra said that India has a rich tradition of cultural assimilations having respect for human rights. He further added, this ethos needs to
In Bihar, campaigning has reached a crescendo in poll bound areas of third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections with star campaigners of all major political parties and senior leaders of NDA and Grand Alliance addressing public meetings and rallies. JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked RJD for alleging that the
In Chhattisgarh, 16 Maoists have surrendered in Bijapur district. These Maoists have surrendered before Bijapur SP and senior CRPF officials. These Maoists are accused of being involved in many Naxalite violent incidents including murder, looting, kidnapping and road blocking. A reward of about Rs 16 lakh was declared on these Maoists. These Maoists
With the fierce political canvasing going on in Uttar Pradesh, cases of the violation of model code of conduct (MCC) are also surfacing and action is being taken. An FIR was filed today against former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam for violation of MCC in Farrukhabad district of Uttar
Oil steadied today as Israel-Hamas talks offered hopes of a ceasefire even as Red Sea attacks continued, while investors awaited signals on US interest rates ahead of a key meeting this week. The Brent Crude oil futures was up by 0.28 percent at 88 dollar and 65 cents, whereas Western Texas Intermediate was higher
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Japan’s Nikkei-225 gained 1.23 percent, Singapore’s Straits Times index jumped 0.32 percent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.17 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index soared 0.09 percent. Whereas China’s Shanghai Composite index fell 0.26 percent. Major European markets were trading mixed today. London’s FTSE was 0.49 percent up.
Equity benchmark indices ended lower today as a fag-end sell-off wiped out early gains amid a mixed trend in global markets. Snapping its two-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 188.50 points or 0.25 percent to settle at 74,483. During the day, it had rose 440.11 points or 0.58 percent to 75,111.
In Nepal, Twenty-one individuals sustained injuries in a bus accident that occurred this morning in Kagbeni of Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality-4 in Mustang. The bus was carrying college students from Kathmandu and was returning to Jomsom from Muktinath when the accident took place. The District Police Office of Mustang has reported that the bus had
Two women Sarpanch and one Sabhadhipati are set to represent India at an event under the aegis of the ongoing 57th Meeting of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in New York. The CPD meeting commenced yesterday and is slated to conclude on the third of May. The event will be organised on the final