Gangtok: A total of 135 stranded tourists have been rescued by the Army from North Sikkim, where multiple landslides have snapped road connectivity, officials said on Thursday. Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in Lachen, with sustained efforts underway to ensure their rescue at the earliest, they said. The rescue operation is being carried out by…
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Capitals, which they won in a thrilling last-ball finish here. Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season with a one-run victory over the hosts in a high-scoring…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the assembly elections in the two states and the Union Territory. In separate messages in English, besides Assamese, Malayalam, and Tamil –” the regional languages of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry…
As Keralam votes to elect its 140-member Assembly, this is no routine electoral exercise. Beneath the orderly queues and sealed EVMs lies a deeper political churn—one that could well redefine the state’s entrenched binary. For decades, Keralam has oscillated between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), a predictable pendulum that…
Washington: India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met senior US officials here and discussed ways to further deepen the defence and trade relations, and exchanged views on the developments in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia. On a three-day visit here, Misri met under secretaries Michael Duffey and Elbridge Colby in the Department of Defence, and under…
Thiruvananthapuram: Polling in all the 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 7 am on Thursday. The voting began after the completion of mock polling. People started arriving early in the morning at the 30,495 polling stations in the state to avoid the hot weather that was likely to get worse as the day progressed….
Guwahati: Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said. In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016. Polling, being held in a single…
Washington: Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has cautioned that the US-Israel conflict with Iran could deepen further if the temporary ceasefire, reached “under political compulsions” by President Donald Trump, does not hold through. In an interview with PTI Videos, Bolton said Trump pushed for a ceasefire because of the political implications of rising…
New Delhi: A ministerial grouping headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday undertook a fresh review of India’s preparedness in view of the impact of the evolving situation in West Asia. The Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) was set up to monitor the situation in West Asia. The meeting was attended by Finance…
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season following a roller coaster last over as a rampaging David Miller’s momentary indiscretion cost Delhi Capitals dearly in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Miller refused the single off the penultimate delivery of the final, bowled by Prasidh Krishna, underlining his lack of trust…
