Six-time Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday defeated dissident leader Dullas Alahapperuma and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the presidential election to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The 73-year-old Sri Lanka leader secured 134 votes in the 225-member House while his nearest rival Alahapperuma got 82. A candidate needed to […]
Days after a dump truck linked to the mining mafia ran over a Haryana deputy superintendent of police, a woman sub-inspector was allegedly mowed in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, officials said. “Sandhya Topno was on night patrolling. In initial investigation, it has been confirmed the act was deliberate. We have detained the driver and the vehicle has […]
As the Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear the cases on the rift of the Shiv Sena, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav camp, said there must be a merger if a rebel camp wants protection against disqualification. “Until the SC decides all the points of law, nothing should be done. Let […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to address the annual high-level UN General Assembly session in September, according to a provisional list of speakers released by the UN here.The General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly will commence on September 20, with US President Joe Biden scheduled to address world […]
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday dismissed the opposition’s allegation of caste certificates being asked from the defence aspirants. “It’s just a rumour. Earlier system, existing since pre-independence era, is going on. No change has been made. Old system is being continued,” ANI quoted the minister who spoke to the reporters outside Parliament. When asked […]
A Haryana deputy superintendent of police (DSP) following up on a tip-off about illegal mining in Nuh district’s Pachgaon area on Tuesday was allegedly run over by a dump truck that he tried to stop, senior district police officials said. Surender Singh, DSP of Taruru subdivision in Nuh, died on the spot. He was due […]
The Congress will hold a protest on Tuesday on the Parliament premises on the issue of GST, price rise and Agnipath scheme.The protest will be held near the Gandhi statue.On Monday, both the Houses could not function amid the demand for discussion on price rise and GST. The Rajya Sabha, on the first day of […]
Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President of India, members of Rajya Sabha, and members of state legislative councils?The EVMs are based on a technology where they work as aggregator of votes […]
Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday.Polling began at 10 am and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. The voting process would conclude at 5 pm. Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled […]
Match-winning performances by Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya gifted India a memorable 2-1 series win against England in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Sunday. Chasing a target of 260 runs, Pant hammered an unbeaten knock of 125 runs off 113 balls, which also turned out to be his maiden ODI ton. […]