Jammu: A voter turnout of more than 61 percent was recorded in the first phase of assembly polls covering 24 segments across seven districts in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the Election Commission said. The final polling percentage can go up as data from some stations are yet to be compiled, and this also does not…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for ‘one nation, one Election’ as recommended by the Kovind panel, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The report of the high-level committee on ‘one nation, one election’ was placed before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. The panel headed by former president Ram Nath…
London: Glasgow has received backing from the Scottish government to host a “scaled-down” version of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, a “delighted” Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Tuesday. The 2026 Games were originally slated for multiple cities across Victoria but the Australian state made a shock announcement in July last year that it has…
Houston: Over the next two decades, India will contribute to 25 per cent of the global increase in energy demand, Indian Minister Hardeep Puri has said here at a multinational conference held to deliberate on the world’s energy needs. The 52nd Gastech Exhibition and Conference kicked off Tuesday with strategic insights from the world’s five…
Washington: American lawmakers and community leaders Tuesday condemned vandalism of a Hindu temple in New York and called for bringing the guilty to the book. “I strongly condemn this act of desecration of a Hindu temple in Melville, NY. Freedom of worship is a bedrock of our democracy. There is no place for acts of…
Washington/New York: Former president Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet him next week during his upcoming three-day visit to the US. PM Modi will be visiting the US from September 21 to 23, beginning his trip with the Quad Leaders’ Summit being hosted by President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. The…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the…
Srinagar: Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory went to polls in Phase 1 amid tight security arrangements, officials said. This is the maiden assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in…
Awards, whether global accolades like the Nobel Peace Prize or national recognitions like India’s Bharat Ratna, have always attracted controversy. The recent uproar surrounding the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) is no exception. Some media outlets, with questionable credibility, have alleged that the government led by Narendra Modi excluded three eminent scientists from the awards list…
Kolkata: Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police chief, replacing Vineet Goyal, and removing two senior health department officials, giving in to the medics’ earlier demands. According to a statement issued…
