India Meteorological Department, IMD has said that heat wave conditions are likely to continue over the Eastern part of the country till Sunday and over south Peninsular India till Monday and abate thereafter. In Telangana, several areas are reeling under the sweltering heat as heatwave conditions gripped more areas in the state. Four places
Election Commission today said that it has undertaken the largest-ever awareness and outreach drive for enhanced participation in Lok Sabha Elections. It said that various public and private sector organisations have collaborated with the Commission on a pro-bono basis as part of this targeted outreach initiative. The poll body said, it has also
The NIA today filed a chargesheet against four CPI-Maoist cadres in a case relating to firing at the commandos of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Kerala Police at Thalappuzha in Wayanad district in November last year. Those chargesheeted include two absconders in the case. The chargesheet was filed before the Special Court
The fourth meeting of the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group was held in New Delhi today. Both sides continued their discussions on wide-ranging issues related to bilateral cooperation. These include defence cooperation, development cooperation projects, efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment, and capacity-building initiatives. During the meeting, both sides also reviewed the ongoing efforts to
The 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting was held in New Delhi today. Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar co-chaired the meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Albert Chua. Singapore is the Country Coordinator of India for ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials and representatives of all
In Sri Lanka, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, visited the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farms, where he received a comprehensive briefing on the impressive developments within the Lower Tank Farms. These advancements, facilitated by investments from Lanka IOC, underscored the deepening economic ties between India and Sri Lanka. The infrastructure redeveloped
The 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was held in New Delhi today. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General of the Indonesian Defence Ministry, Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, co-chaired the meeting. During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction at the expanding scope of defence cooperation between the two countries. The progress made
National Human Rights Commission today recommended the Uttar Pradesh government to pay 7.5 lakh rupees to the kin of the person who was mauled to death by stray dogs in the Aligarh Muslim University campus in April last year. The Commission said that it found negligence of the authorities in the matter. NHRC further asked
President Droupadi Murmu will be on a tour of Himachal Pradesh from May 4th to 8th. During her tour, the President will stay at the President’s Retreat Chharabra, near Shimla. The President’s schedule includes arriving in Shimla on the afternoon of May 4th and visiting the Catchment Area in Chharabra on May 5th. The next
Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior manager of NTPC Ltd. in New Delhi in a case related to the acceptance of 8 lakh rupees as a bribe from the complainant. CBI registered a case on a complaint from the Vice President of an Advertising company against the person on allegations of demanding a bribe