New Delhi, 16/12: A constitutional amendment bill for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously is likely to be introduced in Parliament on Tuesday and could be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses. A top government functionary said the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, popularly being referred to as…
Bhavnagar: As many as eight lions have been saved from being killed in an accident in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district due to the prompt action of train drivers. Two days back, the pilots of a freight train and a passenger train have saved the lives of eight lions roaming on the railway tracks by applying timely brakes…
Brisbane: Former Australia Test captain Allan Border has rated star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah as highly as West Indies great Malchom Marshall and said he has not seen anyone like the Bumrah, who rarely bowls a wicketless spell.Continuing his remarkable performance in 2024, Jasprit Bumrah achieved a significant milestone by becoming only the second Indian bowler,…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will likely visit China soon for Special Representative talks, according to sources. NSA Ajit Doval’s likely visit to China comes after New Delhi and Beijing in October reached an agreement regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas.The border standoff between India…
Be ready for the most awaited cinematic experience in 2025, political drama ‘Game Changer’, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani, directed by the visionary director Shankar. This magnum opus will hit the theatres all over the world on January 10, 2025, as a special Sankranti treat.Principal photography started in October 2021 and was completed in…
Khartoum: The death toll from a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a market in El Fasher, western Sudan, has climbed to 38, a non-governmental group said.Earlier in the day, state news agency SUNA reported that a drone attack by the RSF on a market in the Awlad Al-Reef neighborhood in El…
Chennai, 16/12: World Chess Champion D Gukesh received a rousing welcome at the Chennai airport upon his arrival on Monday after becoming the youngest-ever chess champion in the world. Thank you for all the support. It means a lot to bring back the trophy. Thank you for the reception. I hope we can have a…
Bhubaneswar: The special ‘Pahili Bhoga Niti’ began at Puri Srimandir on Monday, as Dhanu Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into Sagittarius (Dhanu Rashi).This ritual will continue for a month, from today until the day before Makar Sankranti, which falls on January 13, 2025.According to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), the ‘Dwara Phita’ ritual…
Mayotte: Several hundred people are feared killed in the French territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, the most severe storm to hit the French territory hit the archipelago, Al Jazeera reported citing authorities.Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told the local broadcaster Mayotte La 1ere that the death toll could be in the thousands. He said he could not…
Ahmedabad: A shocking incident has come to light where a 24 year old, Bhavik Chunara, was allegedly murdered three days after marriage. He was attacked and killed on Saturday. The victim was a resident of Vatva in Ahmedabad. His wife, Payal Dattani, and her maternal cousin are accused of the murder. The woman was reportedly had…
