– NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced by-elections to eight assembly constituencies across six states — Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Tripura.Announcing the schedule during the press conference held in New Delhi, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said polling for the assembly constituencies in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held…
PM Modi with Om Birla (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praising him for his composure, impartiality and leadership after a no-confidence motion against him was defeated in the House. PM Modi also lauded him for upholding parliamentary decorum and ensuring the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule for the 2026 Puducherry Assembly election, with polling to be held in a single phase on April 9 and counting of votes on May 4. Voting will take place for all 30 constituencies of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly.Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, addressing a…
Representational photo Loud explosions were heard in parts of Dubai on Sunday while Iran claimed it launched attacks at the UAE’s al-Dhafra airbase. Meanwhile, several drones struck Kuwait International Airport and damaged its radar system, though authorities said no one was injured, according to AFP.Al Jazeera reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said…
Pakistan said on Sunday that its forces carried out strikes on military facilities and “terrorist hideouts” in southern Afghanistan, in the latest escalation between Islamabad and the Taliban administration.Security sources cited by AFP said Pakistani troops targeted and “effectively destroyed technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facility in Kandahar,” the southern Afghan city that hosts…
Jairam Ramesh (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will hold a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The terms of these assemblies are set to end on different dates in May and June.Ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: Activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after spending nearly six months in detention, with his wife Geetanjali J Angmo describing the moment as the end of a long and exhausting ordeal for their family.In a message posted on X shortly after his release, Angmo wrote about…
Chris Gayle with Virat Kohli during his visit to the RCB dressing room in Bengaluru (Photo: Video grab) As the Indian Premier League gears up for another blockbuster season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru remain one of the most talked-about teams in the competition. After finally lifting their maiden IPL title last season, RCB will head into…
A 140-foot asteroid, named 2007 EG, is expected to pass relatively close to Earth today. NASA and astronomers worldwide confirm the space rock poses no immediate threat, but its flyby is being closely monitored. The asteroid travels at roughly 17,379 miles per hour and belongs to the Aten group of near-Earth objects, which are known…
Inside Ex-BRS MLA Rohit Reddy’s Hyderabad farmhouse HYDERABAD: A day after former BRS MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy allegedly tested positive for drug consumption during a surprise raid at his farmhouse in Moinabad, investigators found that Putta Mahesh Kumar, the TDP MP from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, also tested positive in the preliminary drug screening, according…