The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Monday in 49 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union territories (UTs). The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported a voter turnout of 23.66 percent until 11 am. State-wise voter turnout figures are as follows: Bihar (21.11 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (21.37 percent), Jharkhand (26.18 […]
Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura made history as the first Indian space tourist and the second Indian to venture into space, joining the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight and the 25th flight for the New Shepard program on Sunday. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, […]
The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Monday in 49 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union territories (UTs). The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported a voter turnout of 10.28 percent until 9 am. State-wise voter turnout figures are as follows: Bihar (8.86 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (7.63 percent), Jharkhand (11.68 […]
Voting for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Monday morning across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements. The voting started at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, with those in line by the closing time still […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters on Monday to cast their franchise in record numbers for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, making a special plea to women and young voters to actively participate in the festival of democracy. “As 49 seats across 8 states and UTs go to the polls today in […]
Ex-Indian Army Officer Killed In Gaza: Who Is Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale? Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd), the Indian national who was working with the United Nations (UN) as a security service coordinator, was killed after the vehicle he was traveling in came under attack in Gaza’s Rafah region. The United Nations has launched a […]
The latest round of the tariff war between the US and its largest trade partner, China, is set to present a significant opportunity for India. US President Joe Biden, in a move that is seen as a protectionist measure to reduce trade imbalance, imposed heavy tariffs on Chinese products including batteries, EVs, steel, solar cells, […]
Heatwave conditions are likely to return across Northwest India, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, starting Thursday and lasting till May 18, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. According to the weather agency, heatwave conditions are expected to persist over West Rajasthan from May 15-18, over Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, southern Haryana, and […]
Indian stock indices started off Wednesday’s session marginally higher, extending gains for the fourth consecutive session. The upbeat start was fueled by positive overnight cues from US markets. At 9:27 am, the benchmark Sensex was trading at 73,193.81, up 89.20 points or 0.12%, while the Nifty rose 37.35 points or 0.17% to 22,255.20. All major […]
Slamming the Western media over the “negative” coverage of Indian elections, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the countries which “have to go to court for deciding election results” are giving “gyan” on conducting polls. Taking a swipe, he said the Western countries “feel” they have influenced the world for the last 200 years, […]
