Korea,6/12: North Korea said on Tuesday it had ordered military units to fire more artillery shells into the sea, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported, in response to South Korea’s ongoing drills across the border. The firing comes a day after North Korea said it fired more than 130 shells into the…
Kolkata, 6/12: The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Gujarat Police has arrested its spokesperson Saket Gokhale, terming it a “political vendetta”. In a tweet, TMC national spokesperson and Rajya Dabha MP Derek O’Brien detailed the circumstances under which the arrest was made.
Ahmedabad, 5/12: Exit polls on Monday predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat while most of them gave an edge to it in Himachal Pradesh, indicating re-election of the ruling party in both states. However, two exit polls showed a dead heat between the BJP and the Congress in Himachal Pradesh…
Moscow, 5/12: The Group of Seven price cap on Russian seaborne oil came into force on Monday as the West tries to limit Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine, but Russia has said it will not abide by the measure even if it has to cut production. The price cap, to…
New Delhi, 5/12: Reaffirming that forced religious conversion is a “serious issue”, the Supreme Court said on Monday it is against the Constitution. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion by “intimidation,…
Bhubaneswar,5/12: The Trophy Tour of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 officially kicked off today in Bhubaneswar with Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey. Wishing the trophy tour a grand success, Chief Minister Patnaik said. “I hope the Hockey Men’s World Cup…
Kolkata, 5/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for holding a ‘road show’ on the day of polling. Crowds waved at PM Modi as he walked across to the polling station in Ahmedabad to vote in the second phase of Gujarat…
Islamabad, 4/12: Bangladesh’s last wicket pair of Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Mustafizur Rahaman pulled off an absolute heist with a thrilling 51-run stand as India choked during final half an hour to lose a low-scoring opening ODI by one wicket here on Sunday. While India produced yet another poor batting show which saw them get…
Ahmedabad,4/12: Voting will be held on Monday in 93 Assembly seats across 14 central and northern districts of Gujarat during the second phase of the state polls. In the 2017 Assembly polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 51 of these seats, Congress 39, while three seats went to independent candidates.
New Delhi, 4/12: The government is mulling exempting early stage startups from complying with norms under proposed Digital Personal Data Protection bill, an official source said. The exemption may be for a limited period to assist startups in developing their business models and to ensure that innovation is not stifled due to compliance…
