New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for the Delhi Assembly elections. The elections are scheduled to happen in a single phase on February 5. Votes will be counted and the results declared on February 8. The election process will be completed before February 10, the Commission said. The last date to…
Washington: Congressman Suhash Subramanyam, who is the first Indian American Congressman from the East Coast, took an oath of office on Gita, making him the only lawmaker from the community to do so on the holy Hindu book this year. Subramanyam’s mother, who immigrated through Dulles Airport, watched her son being sworn in on the…
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday urged political parties to maintain decorum during elections and said the Election Commission would conduct checks to ensure free and fair polls. Kumar was addressing a press conference to announce the schedule for the assembly polls in Delhi. “We will check everyone to ensure money-free elections….
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections, the stage is set for an intense political contest. Polling is scheduled for February 5, with counting and results to follow on February 8. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to leverage its momentum from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as it…
Amaravati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Visakhapatnam on Wednesday to lay the foundation for a few important projects and inaugurate a few others. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit to the state after he assumed the office of PM for the third consecutive term in 2024. The NDA alliance in…
Washington: An Indian American Dhol band has been invited to participate in the parade from Capitol Hill to the White House following Donald Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th US president on January 20. Shivam Dhol Tasha Pathak, a Texas-based Indian traditional drum and snare ensemble, will bring its vibrant beats and energetic rhythms to the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court, led by Justice K. Lakshman, dismissed a petition filed by K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), MLA from Sircilla and Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), in connection with an anti-corruption case. KTR is the primary accused (Accused No. 1) in Crime No. 12/ROC-CIU ACB-2024, registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau…
New Delhi: Production banner Zee Studios has announced its line-up for 2025, which includes films such as Anurag Kashyap’s globally acclaimed “Kennedy”, “Emergency”, starring and directed by Kangana Ranaut, and “Fateh”, which marks the directorial debut of actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood. After having a successful 2024, the studio is set for several multilingual releases in Ram…
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday after a sharp decline in the previous session driven by buying in blue-chip stocks like Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 422.62 points to 78,387.61 in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 160.2 points to 23,776.25. From…
Beijing: At least 36 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9.05 local time and was followed by multiple aftershocks. Both the USGS and the China Earthquake Networks Center…
