UP now has the most GI-tagged items in the country
Varanasi, April 17 (IANS) Six more products from Uttar Pradesh have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. These include the famous ‘Tirangi Barfi’ of Kashi, a tricoloured sweet that was sold to prove a point by freedom fighters during the Quit India Movement. The GI Registry awarded the certification to the Banaras Tirangi Barfi […]
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Assam, Tripura today
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) With the Lok Sabha elections inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to campaign for NDA candidates in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday. In Assam, the Prime Minister will address a campaign event in Nalbari at 11:00 a.m. From there, he will proceed to Tripura’s capital Agartala to address […]
Constituency Watch: Outer Manipur most critical out of NE’s 25 parliamentary constituencies amid ethnic strife
Imphal, April 17 (IANS) Outer Manipur is one of the most critical seats among the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eight northeastern states, both in terms of electoral politics, ethnic issues, and the security scenario, given the recent strife in Manipur. It is the only Lok Sabha constituency in the northeastern region where polling […]
Chennai has 3,726 polling stations, highest in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) Chennai district has 3,726 polling stations, the highest in Tamil Nadu, for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 19, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Tiruvallur district has 3,687, the second-highest number of polling stations in the state, followed by Salem (3,260) and Coimbatore (3,096). There are a […]
Two BSP MLAs from Rajasthan join Shiv Sena in Mumbai
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) In a setback to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Rajasthan, two party MLAs — Manoj Kumar and Jaswant Singh Gurjar — joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Tuesday in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. While Kumar is the MLA from Sudalpur, Gurjar is the legislator from […]
IPL 2024: KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer fined for slow-over rate offence
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer has been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate in the IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR). In the match at the Eden Gardens, KKR suffered a two-wicket loss on the last ball after posting a huge total of 223/6 as Rajasthan Royals equalled […]
Golf: Mani Ram dominates round one of Gurgaon Open with 9-under 63
Nuh (Haryana), April 17 (IANS) Karnal’s Mani Ram dominated round one of the Gurgaon Open with a nine-under 63 to lead by two shots here at the Classic Golf & Country Club. Bengaluru-based C Muniyappa fired a seven-under 65 to be placed second on a windy day that saw the sun and the clouds playing […]
‘Elite athlete’: Moody hails Buttler’s ton vs KKR as one of the ‘great IPL 100s’
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has heaped praise on Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) batter Jos Buttler, calling him an “elite athlete” for standing till the last ball to hit the winning runs. He also opined that Buttler’s knock has to go as one of the “great IPL 100s”. In Tuesday’s match […]
‘Dhruv Tara’: Tara attempts to ban child marriage after Dhruv steps up to it
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) In the current storyline of ‘Dhruv Tara- Samay Sadi Se Pare’, Tara (Riya Sharma) seeks aid from a sage to prevent Dhruv’s (Ishaan Dhawan) marriage to Dholi (Shreya Patil), as it would be child marriage. However, tensions escalate when the sage switches his loyalty, leaving Tara stunned. Surya Pratap (Karan V […]
Iran not seeking escalation of tensions in region: FM
Tehran, April 17 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Tehran is not after escalating tensions in the region.He made the remarks on Tuesday in a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, during which the two sides discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, including Iran’s massive retaliatory attack on […]
