New Delhi, 19/10: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced the first list of four candidates for the Mizoram assembly elections. The party has fielded AAP state president Andrew Lalremkima from Aizawl North III, while Vanlalmawia Vanchhawwng, Biakthianghlima and Lalngaihawma Pachau will contest from Aizawl West I, Aizawl West III and Aizawl South I respectively.
Washington DC, 19/10: Microblogging platform X, formerly Twitter, is experiencing outages, with several users reporting that the site is unresponsive. Downdetector, which tracks issues experienced by websites, reported a spike in user complaints of X being down on Thursday afternoon, at around 2 pm IST.
Washington DC, 19/10: President Joe Biden headed home Wednesday after a wartime trip to Israel, where he forcefully vowed that the United States would stand fast with Israel in its war against Hamas, and unveiled a newly brokered deal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt. As outrage rippled through the Arab world over…
Dharmashala, 19/10: After largely playing to script, the World Cup has suddenly sprung into life with two mighty upsets in the three days. Afghanistan stunned defending champions England in Delhi on Sunday while Netherlands delivered a rude shock to an in-form South Africa. In this backdrop, Thursday’s match between India and Bangladesh will be watched…
New Delhi,18/10: In less than 96 hours after they beat reigning World Champions England, Afghanistan got a solid reality check from a ruthless New Zealand, which recorded a thumping 149-run victory in a thoroughly one-sided World Cup match here on Wednesday. As a result of this conquest, the Black Caps remain unbeaten in the event…
Washington DC, 18/10: The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday failed to adopt a Brazil-led draft resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict to allow full access for aid to the Gaza strip after the US vetoed the text. The US, a permanent member of the UNSC and a…
Bhubaneswar, 18/10: In a big development , the All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association (AOPBOA) has decided to launch an indefinite strike in protest against the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme from October 20 ahead of Durga Puja.
New Delhi, 18/10: Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Wednesday decided to hike the dearness allowance for its employees by 4 percentage points to 46 per cent of the basic salary and pay 78 days of salaries as bonus for non-gazetted railway staff. Briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting…
Gaza, 18/10: Expressing shock over the tragic loss of lives in an attack on an hospital in Gaza, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict were a matter of serious concern and those involved should be held responsible. According to media reports, Hamas group said a massive explosion at…
Chattisgarh, 18/10: BJP vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India to postpone the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls scheduled on November 17 in view of the Chhath festival. He said a large number of voters will not be able to take part in the…
