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March 19, 2024 3:54 PM

Over 250 Additional CISF Personnel To Be Deployed At Parliament

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will deploy an additional 250 personnel to enhance security measures at the Parliament House complex. CISF Director General Nina Singh has given her approval for the integration of these personnel into th...

March 19, 2024 4:01 PM

Election Commission to issue notification for first phase of Lok Sabha elections on March 20

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will issue the notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Voting for 102 Lok Sabha constituencies across 17 states and four Union territories will take place on April 19. The last dat...

March 19, 2024 3:37 PM

Vinay Kumar appointed as next Ambassador of India to Russia

Vinay Kumar, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1992 batch, has been named as the next Ambassador of India to Russia. Kumar currently holds the position of Ambassador of India to Myanmar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statem...

March 19, 2024 3:03 PM

Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns from Union cabinet

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party President, Pashupati Kumar Paras has resigned as the union cabinet minister. On Tuesday, the former Union Minister for Food Processing Industries in a letter to PM Modi informed about his resignation from the post, citin...

March 19, 2024 2:43 PM

Buddha’s sacred relics set to return to India after exhibition in Thailand

The sacred relics of the Buddha and his disciples, Arahant Sariputta and Maha Moggallana, will return to India on Tuesday following a month-long exhibition in Thailand. The exposition of the relics in Thailand drew over four million devotees, the In...

March 19, 2024 2:32 PM

Bank of Japan ends negative rates, closing era of radical policy

The move would make Japan the last central bank to ditch negative rates and end an era in which policymakers around the world sought to prop up growth through cheap money and unconventional monetary tools. While a majority of economists polled earli...

March 19, 2024 1:30 PM

IPHE highlights role of research and innovation in advancing green hydrogen adoption

The 41st Steering Committee Meeting of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), commenced in New Delhi on Monday. Founded in 2003, the IPHE consists of 23 member countries along with the European Commission. I...

March 19, 2024 3:22 PM

Kim supervises firing drills with ‘Super-Large’ rocket launchers: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The drills came a day after South Korea and Japan...

March 19, 2024 12:45 PM

Cricket Australia announces venues for 5-match Test series against India

By: Aditya Ahuja Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced the venues for the high-profile Test series against India. The first Test of the 5-match series is scheduled to take place at Perth's Optus Stadium, likely in November, despite the stadium's ...

March 19, 2024 12:35 PM

Ongoing regional conference on rainwater harvesting and management in Kathmandu offers solution to regional water crisis in South Asia

Regional Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management is ongoing in Kathmandu where countries of South Asia have gathered to share interdisciplinary exchange of best practices, research, innovation and policy intervention required in the region....