Campaigning for Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has concluded. Polling for all 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh and 70 constituencies under second phase in Chhattisgarh will be held on 17th of November. Now the candidates can convey their message to the voters only through door-to-door contact. During this silence period, there will be a complete ban on… Continue reading "Campaign ends for MP, C’garh Assembly polls"
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for allegedly making false statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi while campaigning for the assembly elections in five states. On the basis of separate complaints by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the poll panel sought… Continue reading "AAP, Priyanka get EC notice for remarks on PM"
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reportedly issued a notification on Monday, declaring several ‘Meitei’ extremism organisations as “unlawful associations” under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). As per the notification, the order will be effective from Monday (November 13, 2023) for a period of five years. The decision to ban Meitei extremist organisations was taken to curb their… Continue reading "Centre extends UAPA ban on eight Meitei extremist organisations"
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal that will entitle women soldiers, sailors and air warriors to the same maternity, childcare and child adoption leaves as female officers in the three services, the defence ministry said in a statement on Sunday. “With the issuing of the rules, the grant of such leaves to all women in the military, whether… Continue reading "Women soldiers to get same maternity leave as female officers: Defence ministry"
At least 14 people died and 54 others were injured when two passenger trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday. The incident took place at around 7:10 pm when the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger special (08504) rammed into the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger (08532). The India Railways has cited human error as a possible cause with the Rayagada-bound train having likely jumped… Continue reading "Andhra Pradesh train accident: Death toll rises to 14"
Eight former Indian Navy personnel have been handed death penalty in Qatar. Calling the judgement “shocking”, the foreign ministry said it would not comment given the “confidential nature of proceedings” but assured that it would contest the judgment. The men, including decorated officers who once commanded major Indian warships, were working for Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services, a private… Continue reading "Eight former Navy officers get death penalty in Qatar"
The 2022 Social Science committee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has suggested that ‘India’ should be called as ‘Bharat’ in all Social Science textbooks up to Class 12. “We are hoping it will be implemented from next academic year, but it all depends on NCERT,” the committee’s chairman Prof CI Issac said. This comes amidst… Continue reading "NCERT panel suggests only ‘Bharat’ in textbooks"
India has announced to partly resume visa services in Canada from Thursday. The visa services were closed last month amid diplomatic spat between the two nations. Making the announcement, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said on Wednesday that as if now services will resume for entry visa, business visa, medical visa, and conference visa. It added that emergency situations… Continue reading "India partially resumes visas for Canadians"
The brewing Cyclone ‘Tej’ in the Arabian Sea is turning into a ‘cyclonic storm’ today and is expected to turn into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ by Sunday evening, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On Friday, the IMD informed that a low-pressure area over the southeast and southwest Arabian Sea had developed into a depression. “Deep depression over SW Arabian… Continue reading "Depression in Arabian Sea to intensify into cyclonic storm"
First flight carrying 212 Indian nationals from Israel, as part of Operation Ajay launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration landed at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport. Rajeev Chandrashekhar, a minister in Union government was at the airport to receive the rescued Indians. Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, also took to Twitter, formerly… Continue reading "Rescue operations of Indians begins in Israel"