A mountain of sorrow has fallen for Bollywood veteran actor Manoj Bajpayee. Please tell him that his mother Geeta Devi breathed her last on Thursday at the age of 80, and she passed away at 8:30 am today. The condition of Manoj Bajpayee’s mother has been very serious since 20 […]
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Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel will take oath as CM on December 12; PM Modi and Amit Shah will attend
Gujarat’s new chief minister will be sworn in on December 12 at 2 pm, state BJP chief CR Paatil said on Thursday after the party swept the Assembly elections. At the oath-taking ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take part. For the second time, […]
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AAP has penetrated PM Modi’s bastion: Sanjay Singh after party leads on 6 seats in Gujarat
After the latest trends showed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leading on six seats in the Gujarat Assembly polls, Sanjay Singh on Thursday said that the party has penetrated into the “bastion of the BJP” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also thanked the people of Gujarat for enabling the […]
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Padma awardee Manohar Devadoss passed away in Chennai
Renowned Indian artist, writer and Padma Shri awardee Manohar Devadoss, passed away on Wednesday in Chennai. He was 86 years old. Manohar Devadoss was well-known for his paintings of traditional buildings. He was awarded the Padma Shri (2020), India’s fourth-highest civilian award, for his inspirational work in Art and Charity. […]
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Uttarakhand: President Murmu will arrive in Dehradun and nine projects will be inaugurated and a foundation stone laid
Today on Thursday, President Draupadi Murmu will reach Dehradun on a two-day stay. The President will land at Dehradun Airport located at Jollygrant in the afternoon. Here he will be given a guard of honour. Governor Lt. General Gurmeet Singh (Senior) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will greet him. […]
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Himachal poll results: Congress, BJP in neck-to-neck competition; both leading 32 seats
In a neck-to-neck competition between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), trends show both leading at 32 seats in Himachal Pradesh. However, State Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who hails from BJP is currently leading from his constituency, Seraj with close to 15 thousand votes. Thakur […]
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Gujarat poll results: BJP crosses 100 mark surges ahead of Congress, AAP in single digits
Trends emerging from the counting of votes Gujarat Assembly polls on 144 seats show the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 123 seats, while Congress is placed in the second spot with a lead on 22 seats. Of the 182 seats in Gujarat, the majority mark stands at 92. The […]
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US: Former Theranos executive Ramesh Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in jail
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, a former executive of US health technology company Theranos, has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in federal prison for fraud, announced United States Attorney Stephanie Hinds on Wednesday. In a statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Balwani risked patient health by misrepresenting the accuracy of Theranos blood analysis […]
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Himachal Pradesh elections: Counting of votes begins
The counting of votes for Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday. In Himachal, there are 68 counting halls in 59 locations across the state. The elections for 68 assembly seats in the state were held on November 12 and around 75.6 per cent polling percentage […]
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Hardik Patel predicts 135 to 145 seats for BJP in Gujarat
As counting of votes for Gujarat Assembly polls began on Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hardik Patel predicted that his party will win over 130 seats, the most by party till date in the Gujarat Assembly elections, and expressed optimism that the BJP will undoubtedly form the government for the […]
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ISRO to develop Spatial Data Infrastructure geoportal for Ladakh: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The government of the Union Territory of Ladakh has approached the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), a unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for developing “Spatial Data Infrastructure geoportal ‘Geo-Ladakh’ for UT-Ladakh, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Wednesday. In a written reply to […]
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Indian Navy’s Chief of Personnel interacts with first batch of Agniveers
Indian Navy’s Chief of Personnel Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi interacted with the first batch of Navy’s Agniveer trainees including both men and women cadets at INS Chilka in Odisha. He was briefed on the preparedness for the training of the first batch of Agniveers who reported last month. According to a press statement, Vice Admiral Dinesh […]
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Rajasthan Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala resigns from party
Amid the ongoing Rajasthan leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party stating personal reasons. Riju Jhunjhunwala contested the Lok Sabha elections from Ajmer in 2019. He sent his registration letter to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Senior party […]
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India will host 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore after gap of two years, says Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday informed the Parliament that India will be hosting the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore in January 2023. “After a gap of two years, India will be hosting the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore from 8-10 January 2023. President of Guyana Irfaan […]
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IAF boosts Su-30 aircrafts’ capabilities with new over 250km strike range missile
In a significant boost for the capabilities of its Su-30 combat aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force is equipping them with a new missile which can take down ground-based targets from a distance of over 250 kilometres. The new missile has been acquired by the Indian Air Force under emergency provisions and will further enhance the […]