New Delhi, 25/4: Stage is set for the high-stakes Delhi mayoral election on Wednesday which will be a direct contest between incumbent Shelly Oberoi from the AAP and BJP leader Shikha Rai. The AAP is the ruling party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The two candidates, current mayor Oberoi and BJP’s…
Mumbai, 25/4: In a major development, India’s squad for WTC final vs Australia announced: The side sees the return of Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul while Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah were ruled out Ajinkya Rahane returned to the Indian side on the back of a stellar run in IPL 2023 as BCCI announced…
Kerala, 25/4: An eight year old girl died in Kerala after a mobile phone which she was using exploded.The tragic incident took place ta Thiruvilwamala in Thrissur district on Monday night. The victim was identified as Adithya Sree, daughter of Ashok Kumar and Soumya. The girl was said to be watching video on mobile…
UP, 25/4: Two persons have been arrested and sent to jail for praising slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed on social media by calling him a “lion that was killed while being trapped in a cage…and those responsible would have to pay a price.” The two have been booked under the IT Act and other sections of…
Bangalore, 24/4: Congress veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said “false propaganda” that he was anti-Hindu took centrestage during the 2018 Assembly elections and denied he was against the majority faith as projected by the BJP. In an interview to PTI Video, the excerpts of which were released on Monday, he further said…
Washington DC,24/4: Coca Cola Co beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday, as demand for its sodas remained resilient in the face of multiple price increases. A near domination of the global carbonated drinks market along with rival PepsiCo has helped Coca-Cola to raise prices with little or no pushback from consumers. …
Patna, 24/4: The Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings before a trial court here against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged slanderous remarks against those having “Modi” surname. Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed the proceedings while hearing a petition of Gandhi, who has contended that since he has already been…
Islamabad, 24/4: Extreme weather events in Malawi and Pakistan have driven “very sharp” rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water, rose four-fold to 1.6 million, according to…
New Delhi, 24/4: The Congress on Sunday urged the Election Commission to disqualify Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani after authorities seized valuables allegedly from a sugar factory linked to him. Addressing a news conference, Congress leaders Gaurav Vallabh and Alka Lamba said, “On April 21, silver lamps, Rs 1.82 crore cash, Rs 37.64 lakh freebies and…
UP, 23/4: Samajwadi Party’s mayoral candidate from Shahjahanpur, Archana Verma on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of senior party leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. Welcoming Verma into the party fold, Pathak said, “The Samajwadi Party (SP) had declared Archana Verma as its mayoral candidate from Shahjahanpur in the upcoming…
