Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah has asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is committed to taking back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and will not be deterred by Pakistan. Addressing a rally at Hooghly in West Bengal, Mr Shah said, people of PoJK are protesting and demanding freedom from Pakistan.
Delhi BJP women workers today staged a protest in the national capital over the issue of alleged misbehaviour with Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. Displaying placards, the BJP women workers raised slogans against Mr Kejriwal. They also demanded resignation of Mr Kejiwal accusing him of being
Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s fourth Prime Minister today. Fifty-one-old US-trained economist Mr Wong will succeed 72-year-old Lee Hsien Loong, who stepped down after two decades at the helm. Lee’s resignation marked the end of a family dynasty led by his father Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s
Canadian author Alice Munro and Nobel laureate passed away at her home in Ontario at the age of 92 on Monday. She wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada. She was often compared to Russian writer Anton Chekhov for the insight and compassion found in her stories.
In Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency, 27 candidates have emerged to contest in the upcoming elections after the completion of nomination process. A spokesman of Chandigarh electoral office said that on the last day of filing nomination papers 20 candidates filed 23 nominations and a total of 33 nominations were received. Out of them, nominations of
In IPL cricket, Rajasthan Royals will take on Punjab Kings in Guwahati today. The match will begin at 7:30 pm. Rajasthan, presently on second position, with 16 points in their pocket, will be aiming to secure a spot in the top four with a victory. Punajb Kings has already been eliminated from the playoffs.
In Odisha, the electioneering is heating up for the upcoming phases of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are scheduled to address a number of poll rallies and roadshows in support of their respective party candidates in the state today. Mr
In Rajasthan, three persons have been rescued and the operation is underway to save others of a vigilance team of Hindustan Copper Limited trapped at the Kolihan mine in Jhunjhun district. They were trapped when a vertical shaft used for the transportation of personnel collapsed. Medical teams and ambulances have been stationed at the
AIIMS New Delhi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Bolton Institute of Medicine to collaborate in the field of medical research, innovation and education. The medical institute said in a release that the MoU was signed through a virtual event by executives from both institutions. It added that the partnership will
The Home Ministry has advised the people to be aware of the fraudsters posing as officials of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Narcotics Department, Reserve Bank of India, Enforcement Directorate and other Law Enforcement Agencies. According to the Ministry, a large number of complaints are being reported on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal regarding