Java, 30/6: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Friday evening, the country’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued. BMKG said the medium-sized quake, which hit at a depth of 25 kilometers (15 miles), was felt in…
Mumbai, 30/6: Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) will back the central government’s push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), sources told India Today on Friday. Party leader Sanjay Raut said the party’s line of thinking has always been to have a UCC but the final decision will be made after the draft has been made….
Finland, 30/6: Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on Friday after just 10 days in office, the nationalist Finns Party said, over earlier statements he had made linked to Nazis. “For the continuation of the government and the reputation of Finland, I see that it is impossible for me to continue as a…
Jaipur, 30/6: With political parties trying to tap social media influencers in the election season, the Rajasthan government has come out with a first-of-its-kind policy to give advertisements to those with a significant following on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram along with print and electronic media. On June 26, the Ashok Gehlot government…
Saharanpur, 30/6: A man has been arrested in connection with a threatening post on social media against Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad who was shot at by unidentified assailants two days ago, police said on Friday. A bullet grazed Aazad’s abdomen when unidentified assailants opened fire at his car in Saharanpur district’s Deoband…
Mumbai, 30/6: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly sexually harassed by an unidentified man on a local train here, police said. The incident took place between Charni Road and Grant Road stations of the Western Railway on the night of June 23, said a police official on Thursday. The woman approached the Railway…
Mumbai, 30/6: In a major development Shikhar Dhawan is likely to lead the Indian team at Asian Games 2023, while V V S Laxman will be the coach, news agency ANI quoted BCCI sources as saying
MP, 29/6: TV actress Chahat Pandey joined the AAP here on Thursday saying she was impressed by the party’s ideology and wanted to work for the welfare of the people of her home state Madhya Pradesh. She was welcomed into the party by Sandeep Pathak, who holds the charge of national general secretary (organisation). …
New Delhi, 29/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on July 3, a development which comes against the backdrop of hectic meetings of the ruling BJP’s top brass amid a buzz over a Cabinet reshuffle and organisational changes. The July 3 meeting is likely to be held…
Mumbai, 29/6: Ajit Agarkar, who is the frontrunner for the Indian chief selector’s job, on Thursday relinquished his assistant coach’s post in IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. With Agarkar’s name in the reckoning, the BCCI might have to increase the annual remuneration of Rs 1 crore offered to the chairman of selectors and Rs 90…
