Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote a letter to the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar urging him to take immediate steps to repatriate thousands of Indians from his parliamentary constituency Wayanad stranded in Ukraine. “A letter has been […]
Himveers of ITBP patrol borders in Himachal Pradesh at 14,000 feet in minus 20 degrees celsius temperature
Himveers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolled the borders in snowfall at an altitude of 14,000 feet in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. The temperature at the place of patrolling is minus 20 degrees celsius. Meanwhile, more than 100 climbers participated in an ice wall climbing competition in Ladakh organized for the […]
India reported 10,273 new Covid-19 infections, 243 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 10,273 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 1 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. According to the Ministry, As many as 243 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours taking the death […]
Eight TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy off Ramanathapuram coast
Eight fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested and a mechanised boat was seized by the Sri Lankan Navy off the Ramanathapuram coast, said police on Sunday. The fishermen, along with the owner of the boats, had ventured into the sea on Saturday. The fishermen have been identified as R Ramesh (40), who is the owner of the boat, Rodic […]
BJP will sweep Prayagraj, win more than 300 seats in UP, says Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Prayagaraj Lok Sabha constituency Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Sunday cast her vote in the fifth phase of the ongoing polls in Uttar Pradesh and asserted that her party would win more than 300 seats in the 403-seat Assembly in the state. After casting her vote, […]
Development, law and order are key issues, say voters in Ayodhya
With the polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections underway on Sunday morning, people in Ayodhya’s Sahadatganj area said that they are voting on the issue of development and law and order. While voting commenced at 7 am today, people had begun coming to the polling booths from […]
UP Polls Phase 5: We’ll cross 300-mark and form govt again, says State Minister Sidharth Nath Singh
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and BJP candidate from Allahabad West constituency Sidharth Nath Singh who cast his vote on Sunday at Jwala Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College for the fifth phase of state Assembly elections, said that the BJP will cross the 300-mark in the state and retain power. Singh after […]
PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people in the country and abroad in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on Sunday at 11 AM. It will be the 86th episode of the monthly radio programme of the Prime Minister. On February 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had […]
UP Polls: People will make ‘son of Sirathu’ win with big margin, says Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday offered prayers at his residence as the voting for the fifth phase of Assembly polls in the state got underway and said that the people of the constituency will make the “son of Sirathu win” with a big margin of votes. Maurya […]
Polling begins for fifth phase of UP Assembly elections in 61 constituencies
Polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began in 61 constituencies at 7 am on Sunday morning. A total of 61 Assembly constituencies spread across 12 districts, including Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabaki, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Gonda, Amethi and Raebareli, are going to polls on Sunday. […]
Ukraine Crisis: All ATCs, including Pakistan, gave full cooperation in evacuation mission, says Air India Pilot
A special evacuation flight of Air India carrying 250 Indians landed at the Delhi airport in the early hours of Sunday. Air India’s AI-1942 has been operated as a special charter flight from Bucharest to Delhi Airport. Aircraft Pilot-in-Command Captain Achint Bhardwaj spoke exclusively to ANI after landing at Delhi […]
Ukraine crisis: Flight with 240 Indian nationals takes off from Hungary for Delhi
The third flight to Delhi with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Hungary’s Budapest under Operation Ganga, informed External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday morning. “The third flight of #OperationGanga with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Budapest for Delhi,” Jaishankar tweeted. Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia […]