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April 10, 2024 4:49 PM

Delhi Mayor, Deputy Mayor elections to be held on April 26

Elections for the post of mayor and deputy mayor of Delhi will be held on April 26, stated an official notice issued on Wednesday. "The Ordinary April (2024) Meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be held on Friday the 26th April, 2024...

April 10, 2024 10:24 AM

Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka, reach Chennai

Nineteen fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy for crossing into Sri Lankan waters, have safely returned to Chennai. Following their arrest on March 6, the fishermen's families had sought the help of both central and st...

April 10, 2024 8:36 AM

Prime Minister Modi to hold rally in Nagpur today in support of NDA’s Ramtek candidate

After holding election rallies in Chhattisgarh's Bastar and Chandrapur in Maharashtra, in addition to taking out a colourful roadshow down South, in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nagpur on Wednesday for an election rally in the ...

April 9, 2024 9:29 PM

President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate Homeopathic Symposium on World Homoeopathy Day

President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to inaugurate a two-day scientific convention at Yashobhoomi Conventional Centre Dwarka, New Delhi on Wednesday, (April 10). It is pertinent to note that April 10 also marks World Homoeopathy Day. The theme of t...

April 9, 2024 5:58 PM

PM Modi Lauds Padma Shri Awardee Parshuram Komaji Khune’s Contribution To Tribal Upliftment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Padma Shri awardee Parshuram Komaji Khune during his recent visit to Maharashtra’s Chandrapur. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “His remarkable work, leveraging drama and folk art to uplift tribal communities, ...

April 9, 2024 5:39 PM

Germany backs submarine negotiations with India, aims for long-term strategic partnership

Germany has expressed full support for negotiations between the Indian Navy and the German firm Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems regarding the construction of six new conventional submarines as part of Project 75, the Navy’s submarine procurement initia...

April 9, 2024 4:53 PM

‘Maidaan’ And ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ Releases Postponed By A Day

The highly anticipated Eid releases, ‘Maidaan’ and ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, which were originally slated to hit the theatres on April 10, will now arrive in cinema halls a day later, on April 11. Actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, who pl...

April 9, 2024 4:14 PM

LS polls 2024: MVA announces seat-sharing deal for Maharashtra

After months of discussions, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) finalised their seat-sharing formula in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha election 2024, with the Shiv Sena (UBT) contesting on 21 seats, Congress 17 and NCP (SP) 10. The seat-sharing arrangement ...

April 9, 2024 2:44 PM

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 team honoured with John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr award

The ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission team was honoured with the 2024 John L 'Jack' Swigert Jr. award for space exploration, by the Space Foundation based in the US. This prestigious award, given annually, celebrates remarkable achievements in space explora...

April 9, 2024 1:11 PM

EC directs Home Ministry to deploy 100 more central force companies in Bengal for Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy an additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, 55 com...

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