Setting the ball rolling for the selection of chief ministers, the BJP on Friday appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda as the lead observers for the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Rajnath Singh, BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey will […]
Five Republican senators led by Marco Rubio on Saturday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to ban travel between the United States and China after a spike in Chinese respiratory illness cases.”We should immediately restrict travel between the United States and (China) until we know more about the dangers posed by this new illness,” said the […]
The Israeli Cabinet has agreed to a four-day ceasefire and a deal with the Hamas to secure the release of 50 hostages, including women and children, being held in Gaza since the war erupted on October 7.However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet meeting late Tuesday night that the country will not stop the […]
Virat Kohli finally surpassed legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the international batter with the highest number of centuries in ODI cricket. The former Indian cricket team captain slammed his 50th ODI ton against a hapless New Zealand bowling attack during the Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Kohli looked […]
The Noida Police have arrested five people for the alleged use of snake venom at a rave party besides booking Bigg Boss winner Elvish Yadav in the case, officials said on Friday.Nine snakes were also rescued from the possession of the arrestees, who had landed at a banquet hall in Sector 51 on Thursday for […]
With the air quality in Delhi sliding to severe category, a ban has been imposed on all non-essential construction work and demolition work in the city.Even the entry of light commercial vehicles and diesel trucks has been banned in the national capital. The restrictions have been imposed as part of stage III of Graded Response […]
The United States told the United Nations that it does not seek conflict with Iran, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Washington would act swiftly and decisively if Iran or its proxies attacked US personnel anywhere.Blinken spoke to the 15-member UN Security Council amid international fears that the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed […]
Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport here as delays and an anomaly-triggered ‘hold’ forced ISRO scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country’s ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan, which soared into skies after initial hiccups.Following a two-hour delay and nerve-wracking moments after the engine […]
Punjab Police on Saturday said it has busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module after arresting two residents of Jammu and Kashmir.Two improvised explosive devices, two hand grenades, a pistol, two magazines, 24 cartridges, a timer switch, eight detonators and four batteries were seized from them, police said. The operation was conducted by the State Special […]
The Election Commission has announced the poll schedule for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Mizoram: November 7 Chhattisgarh: November 7, 17 Madhya Pradesh: Nov 17 Rajasthan: November 23 Telangana: November 30 Results: December 3 Holding a press conference, the EC said polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP, Telangana to have 8.2 crore male, […]