Lok Sabha polls: UP children will now write to parents, urging them to vote
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) School children in Uttar Pradesh will soon be writing to their parents saying, “My future is linked with a strong democracy of the country and for this I would like you to pledge to check your names in the voter list and surely vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.” This […]
Second list of 17 candidates for K’taka Congress finalised: Dy CM Shivakumar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Wednesday that the second list of 17 candidates in the state for the Lok Sabha elections has been finalised. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Shivakumar added that another round of discussion would be held by the […]
BJP candidate for Mandya LS seat in K’taka yet to be finalised
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Independent MP from Mandya seat in Karnataka, Sumalatha Ambareesh, who is keen to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from her constituency on a BJP ticket, said on Wednesday that the party’s nominee has not been finalised yet. Speaking to reporters at the Bengaluru airport, she said: “I have discussed the […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 31,923: Ministry
Gaza, March 21 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,923, with 74,096 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 162 others, the Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement. Palestinian […]
Blinken to visit Tel Aviv on Friday for talks on hostage deal, Rafah operation
Tel Aviv, March 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will visit Israel on Friday and meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders. Blinken will also be meeting senior Egyptian and Saudi leaders on Thursday in Cairo and Riyadh respectively. The visit of Blinken, the most powerful leader of the […]
US says it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory
Washington, March 21 (IANS) Recognising Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, the US has said that it “strongly opposes” any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The remarks came with Beijing repeatedly asserting that it “never acknowledges and firmly opposes” the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India”, following […]
S. Korea to suspend licence of defiant trainee doctors from next week
Seoul, March 21 (IANS) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday said it would begin suspending the medical licences of trainee doctors who have defied a return-to-work order from next week, as the government pushed ahead with its plan to hike the number of medical students. A month-long walkout by trainee doctors in protest of the […]
Eight injured as Russia’s missiles hit Kiev
Kiev, March 21 (IANS) At least eight people were injured after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital early Thursday “Eight people have been injured in the attack. Medics provided aid to them on the spot,” Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. Several explosions were heard in Kiev. The Kiev city military administration […]
‘We cry for all children just as for our own’: Israel on Budaun killings
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Israel said on Thursday that it is completely devastated by the information unraveling about the brutal killing of two young brothers in Uttar Pradesh and called the incident “heartbreaking”. The children, aged 13 and six, were allegedly hacked to death by a local barber as they were playing on the […]
Sensex up more than 700 points
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The BSE Sensex on Thursday climbed 743.95 points or 1.03 per cent to 72,845.64 in early trade. NTPC, IndusInd Bank are top gainers – up by 3 per cent. The uncertainty regarding the Fed decision is over with the Fed keeping the rates unchanged and refraining from a hawkish message, […]
