The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 25th May as the World Football Day, by adopting a resolution during the 80th plenary meeting of the General Assembly in New York. The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the first international football tournament in history with the representation of all regions as part of the
In Shooting, four Indian shooters have secured the coveted Paris Olympic quota in the 25 metre Pistol category at the Olympic Selection Trials in Bhopal. In the men’s 25 pistol category, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu finished atop the trials at the MP shooting academy in Bhopal today, while in the women’s 25 metre pistol
Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Singh Thakur filed his nomination papers from Hamirpur parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh today. He was accompanied by senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal. Mr Thakur won the elections from this parliamentary constituency four times in a row and is now contesting from the
In Ukraine, troops are engaged in intense battles near the border in the eastern and north-eastern region of the state. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed that they have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine. Russia also took control of at least nine villages and municipalities, following its
After extreme heat conditions, various regions of Karnataka are now receiving torrential rain. Dakshina Kannada and Raichur districts received 10 cms rain yesterday. Heavy downpour was also seen in Chikkamagaluru and Belagavi. The met department forecast has predicted heavy rain or thundershowers at some places over Udupi, Shivamogga, Kodagu districts. Moderate rain or thundershowers are
India and Iran today signed the long-term contract for the operation of the Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal witnessed the signing of the agreement between India Ports Global Ltd. and Ports and Maritime organisation of Iran. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sonowal said that with this agreement
Unseasonal rainfall lashed several parts of Gujarat today. Our correspondent reports that parts of Saurashtra including Botad, Bhavnagar and Navsari, Dang in South Gujarat experienced light showers today. Ahmedabad city also experienced light rains in the evening. Meanwhile, the Met Department has predicted unseasonal light rain in several parts of the state during the
Overall more than 62 percent voter turn out has been recorded in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls till 5 PM. Ninety six Parliamentary Constituencies spread over nine States and one Union Territory are being covered in the fourth phase. These include, 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh, 17 in Telangana, 13 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 53 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was down at 105.28 in intra-day trade.
In Odisha, polling in four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies coming under these seats is going on peacefully today. Election officials reported a total voter turnout of 39.30 percent till 1 this afternoon. Long queues are being seen outside most of the polling booths where voting is progressing peacefully. Polling began at 7 this morning