New Delhi, 25/6: The Central government on Thursday revised the passport fee structure, increasing application fee for an ordinary fresh passport containing 36 pages from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500. According to a notification dated June 20 published by the Ministry of External Affairs today, an ordinary fresh passport or reissue of passport containing 36…
Chennai , 25/6: DMK chief M K Stalin on Thursday indicated that his party may soon review whether it still needs electoral alliances, citing a growing sentiment among the public that the DMK can contest elections on its own. Speaking at the wedding of a party functionary’s family member, Stalin was responding to remarks made…
Venezuela, 25/6: A series of powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction in and around Caracas and leaving authorities racing to rescue people trapped beneath collapsed buildings.Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said at least 164 deaths had been confirmed, warning that the toll was expected to rise. She described La Guaira state, home to…
Bhubaneswar, 25/6: In a major political development, Sujata R Karthikeyan, former 2000-batch IAS officer and wife of IAS officer turned BJD politician VK Pandian, joins the party — over year after taking VRS. Section in BJD enthused. She holds MA in international politics from JNU and BA political Science degrees.BJD supremo was present during this…
New Delhi, 25/6: Several reports on Wednesday claimed that the government had reiterated that an Indian passport is merely a travel document and not proof of citizenship. The reports surfaced on the occasion of the 14th Passport Seva Divas and quoted a Ministry of External Affairs.official as saying, “A passport is issued after a lot…
Venezuela, 25/6: Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets.Venezuela’s interim leader declared a state of emergency as the earthquakes caused buildings in the capital Caracas to crumble and forced the closure of the country’s main airport.
New Delhi, 24/6: Beijing wants progress in talks for an early-harvest deal to settle the least contentious stretch of the disputed India-China boundary, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sept 12-13. New Delhi and Beijing are also working on a new…
SUBARNAPUR, 24/6—The police have uncovered the firing incident at the house ( Singhijuba village )of Diptirekha Nanda Binika Block Chairperson of Subarnapur district late on the night of the 19th. There was an argument over the crusher . Why did the firing happen? The police have arrested 4 people in this firing incident, while 3…
Kolkata, 24/6: least four people were killed and 18 others rescued after a three-storey under-construction warehouse collapsed in the Taratala area of west Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, leaving several workers feared trapped beneath the debris. He said around 18 more people were feared to be under the rubble as emergency personnel raced against time. Suvendu…
New Delhi, 24/6: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is striving for a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha as its “real and ultimate target” is to be able to amend the Constitution for ending reservation. In an exclusive interview with PTI Videos, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that the ruling party…
