President Mohamed Muizzu’s ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) has secured a “supermajority” in Sunday’s parliamentary election, winning approximately two-thirds of the total seats, Maldives-based Sun Online reported on Monday. Over 200,000 people voted in the parliamentary elections, which saw 326 candidates in the fray for 93 seats in Parliament, including six new seats. According to […]
Re-polling is taking place today at 11 polling booths in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency following reports of violence during the first phase of Lok Sabha election on Friday. Security has been tightened at the affected booths where miscreants opened fire and destroyed the Electronic Voting Machines. The decision for re-polling was announced by the […]
President Droupadi Murmu will present the Padma Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today (Monday). President Murmu will confer Padma Vibhushan on former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Padma Subrahmanyam. The Padma Vibhushan award will be given to Bindeshwar Pathak posthumously. Actor Mithun Chakraborty and […]
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, said on Thursday that India’s scientists have excelled in the country’s space sector despite challenges and denial of technology. Addressing the Indian Defspace Symposium 2024 in New Delhi, Admiral Kumar said that India’s space sector is advancing at a rapid pace. He highlighted the recent government […]
The first phase of Lok Sabha elections, covering 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states and one Union territory, is set to take place on April 19. Additionally, voting will be held for 92 assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The election campaign for these seats concluded on Wednesday. This phase will decide the fate […]
Brazilian football legend Romario Faria has made a shocking return to professional football at the age of 58. Having retired from the sport in 2009, Romario’s comeback has surprised fans around the globe. The 58-year-old helped Brazil lift the World Cup back in 1994, bagging the Golden Ball award after scoring five goals in the […]
Odisha is grappling with an unrelenting heatwave, with 18 cities in the state recording temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The coal mining region of Talcher reported the highest temperature at 43.2°C, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official. “43.2 degrees Celsius has been recorded in Talcher. In 18 cities, more than 41 […]
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday praised the strong ties between the United States and India, highlighting the “revolutionary” agreement between American and Indian companies for manufacturing jet engines. He also emphasized the joint production of an armoured vehicle as a significant advancement in enhancing capabilities. The jet engine deal was revealed in June […]
Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation. Wednesday’s dramatic eruption of the volcano on a remote island in the province of North […]
India’s pulses imports in fiscal 2024 surged 84% year-on-year to their highest level in six years after lower production prompted India to allow duty-free imports of red lentils and yellow peas, government and industry officials said on Thursday. Higher imports by India, the world’s biggest importer, producer and consumer of protein-rich pulses, have been supporting […]
