The National Conference-Congress alliance swept the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil polls, routing the BJP that managed to get just 2 out of the 26 seats for which direct elections were held. LAHDC Kargil has a total of 30 members out of which 26 are directly elected and four are appointed to...
Read MoreThe road transport ministry has proposed two norms to improve vehicle and passenger safety — mandatory certification of all buses built both by vehicle manufacturers and bus body builders and the provision of devices for ‘indirect vision’, which will be in addition to the rear view mirror.
Read MoreThe flash flood in the Teesta river in Sikkim has claimed the lives of 33 people, including nine Armymen, with 105 still missing. The Jalpaiguri district administration in West Bengal has recovered an additional 40 bodies from the downstream of the river. The exact number of casualties is yet to be determined as bodies...
Read MoreThe GST council in India has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on molasses used in the production of hard liquors. Furthermore, control over the taxation of extra neutral alcohol (ENA), the main ingredient in hard liquors, will be transferred to the states. This move is expected to prevent any increase in liquor...
Read MoreVirat Kohli and KL Rahul hit defiant knocks to lift India from a perilous three down for two runs to a six-wicket win over Australia in their opening ODI World Cup match in Chennai on Sunday.
Read More“The President directed additional support for Israel in the face of this unprecedented terrorist assault by Hamas,” the White House said in a statement. The announcement came after a senior administration official had said on Saturday that high-level discussions between US and Israeli officials on military aid were already underway.
Read MoreBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday Britain was standing with Israel “unequivocally” following the attacks by Hamas and that London was working to ensure the world speaks in one voice.
Read MoreJonathan Robinson and Nick Schriver (both from California), Richard Bedford from Australia and Emilio Cavazos from Mexico reached Odisha last week following a request from the Puri Beach Lifeguard Mahasangha to organise the training programme. The foreign lifeguards belong to International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA).
Read MoreThe UN’s World Food Programme said Sunday it was “deeply concerned” about the impact of war between Israel and Hamas on civilians struggling to get essential food supplies. The Rome-based WFP in a statement said it was “deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation” in Israel and Palestinian territory and “the impact of this...
Read MoreBigg Boss 17 will soon be premiering on television from October 15 and there have been several rumours about contestants who are joining the show. And one of them is model and rapper Firoza Khan who is also rumoured to be past contestant Jad Hadid’s girlfriend. It is stated that Khanzaadi will be entering...
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