A seven-member delegation from India led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, AmardeepSingh Bhatia, accompanied by High Commissioner of India to Federal Republic of Nigeria, G Balasubramanian and Economic Adviser, Department of Commerce, Ms. Priya P. Nair held a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting with their Nigerian counterparts in Abuja []

Congress announced that its party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha polls from Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. Four candidates have been named in the fresh list and they include actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar from the Gurgaon constituency and former Union Minister Anand Sharma from the Kangra constituency in Himachal Pradesh.

A delegation led by the Commerce Secretary, Sunil Barthwal held a number of constructive and outcome-oriented meetings in New Zealand from 26-27 April 2024 to work on ways to deepen the existing bilateral relations. These meetings were held with the Minister for Trade of New Zealand Hon. Todd McClay, Acting Chief Executive and Secretary of []

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), today submitted a preliminary status report to Calcutta High Court on its investigation into the cases of illegal land grabbing, extortion and harassment of women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. The report was submitted to the division bench of the Calcutta High Courts Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay []

Surat was infused with the bliss of Yoga during the Yoga Mahotsav, a grand celebration leading up to the International Day of Yoga-2024. Held at the Police Parade Ground in Athwalines, this event, drew a massive crowd. Above seven thousands of eager participants came together for this gala affair, immersing themselves in the practice of []

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, through the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), will host the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) and the 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP 26) from May 20 to 30, 2024, in Kochi, Kerala. This is in line with []

Multiple schools across Delhi-NCR have received bomb threats via email on Wednesday morning. Delhi Police are conducting thorough searches, and schools are being closed as part of precautionary measures. Delhi Police said that a total of 97 bomb threat calls/emails were received in the fire control room till 12:00 pm.

Anuj Thapan, the accused in the Salman Khan house firing case, died by suicide, hanging himself with a sheet in police custody. Assigned to him for the night, the very object meant for comfort became his instrument of demise. When the morning routine check by the police unfolded, they discovered Anuj unconscious in his barrack, []

The Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 at 2.10 lakh crore. This represents a significant 12.4% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 13.4%) and imports (up 8.3%). After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue for April 2024 stands at 1.92 lakh []

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM assumed command of the Indian Navy on 30 April 2024 as the 26th Chief of the Naval Staff. He succeeds Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC who retires upon superannuation, after an illustrious career in the Indian Navy. Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, is an alumnus of []

As a result of favourable meteorological/ weather conditions coupled with consistent, comprehensive and concerted efforts by Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) and various stakeholders to control air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi recorded maximum number of Good to Moderate air quality days in April, 2024 as []

In the ongoing General Elections 2024, voter turnout of 66.14% has been recorded in phase 1 for 102 PCs and 66.71% in phase 2 for 88 PCs that went for polls in the two phases. Phase Male Turnout Female turnout Third gender turnout Overall turnout Phase 1 66.22% 66.07% 31.32% 66.14% Phase 2 66.99% 66.42% []

BCCI has announced the squad for the India T20 world cup squad today. Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal will be making a comeback as India announced their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma will be Captain for the Indian cricket team with Hardik Pandya serving as the vice-captain. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been included as []

The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the raising of separatist slogans on Khalistan at an event which was being personally addressed by the Prime Minister of Canada. The Government of Indias deep concern and strong protest was conveyed at such disturbing actions being allowed []

The Delhi Police on Monday summoned Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on May 1 for allegedly sharing fake video regarding Union Home Minister Amit Shahs video. The police issued a notice to the Telangana CM and asked him to present his side on May 1. He has been asked to appear with his mobile phone []

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions will continue to prevail over parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand for the next 3 days. Heat wave conditions are likely over isolated pockets of Rayalaseema, Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and East Uttar Pradesh.

The Election Commission has issued notification for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024. Elections will be held in 57 Lok Sabha seats in six States and one Union Territory in this phase. All seven seats of Delhi, all ten seats of Haryana, fourteen seats of Uttar Pradesh, eight seats each of Bihar and []

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in collaboration with the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), seized 86 kg of narcotics valued @ Rs 600 cr and apprehended 14 crew members from the Pakistani vessel in a meticulously planned anti-narcotics operation at sea on April 28, 2024. The ICG ship Rajratan, equipped with ATS and []

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Several members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today joined the BJP. They were inducted into the party in the presence of party General Secretary Tarun Chugh, party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva. Speaking on the occasion, BJP President J P Nadda said, []

The Government has allowed export of 99,150 MT of onion to six neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Onion export prohibition has been imposed to ensure adequate domestic availability against the backdrop of estimated lower Kharif and Rabi crops in 2023-24 as compared to previous year and increase demand in []

Congress leader Priynaka Gandhi Vadras husband Robert Vadra, who had earlier expressed his desire to contest from the Amethi parliamentary seat, has said that the entire country wishes for him to get into active politics. Robert Vadra also claimed that Smriti Irani, the sitting MP from Amethi has not fulfilled her promises.

Delhi CM Kejriwals wife Sunita Kejriwal will now lead the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and other states. Sunita Kejriwal will hold a mega roadshow in the national capital today in support of AAPs East Delhi candidate Kuldeep Kumar. Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi on Friday announced []

Polling in the second phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 AM today simultaneously across 88 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 60.96% as of 7 PM. Voters from across 13 States/UTs participated enthusiastically to cast their vote at their polling station braving the hot weather conditions. From newlyweds to senior citizens, []

The Supreme Court of India today rejected the pleas seeking 100 percent cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records. The verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Though the cases were reserved for orders on April 18, they were listed again []

Polling for the 2nd phase is being held for 20 seats in Kerala, 14 seats in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. An average []

Theres a total 1,210 candidates in the fray today. The BSP has fielded the most candidates in this phase at 74, followed by the BJP at 69 and the Congress at 68. Voting is on in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories amid a furious row between the Congress and the BJP over []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. PM extended his greetings to PM Meloni and the people of Italy on the occasion of 79th anniversary of Liberation Day. He thanked PM Meloni for the invite to the G7 Summit Outreach Sessions to be held in June []

Manish Kashyap, a prominent YouTube personality from Bihar, officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today in the presence of BJP leaders Manoj Tiwari and Anil Baluni, around 11 AM. Manish Kashyap, a renowned YouTuber from Bihar, arrived in Delhi along with BJP leader Manoj Tiwari. Previously, Kashyap had announced his intention to contest the []

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued separate notices seeking responses by 11am on Monday to complaints of violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikaarjun Kharge and Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi, underlining campaign speeches of star campaigner need to be judged at []

Actor Randeep Hooda has been bestowed with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in recognition of his contributions to Indian cinema and his recent film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. During a ceremony held at Mumbais Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih on Wednesday, Hooda expressed his gratitude, saying that he felt honoured to receive the award from a family closely associated []

The 10th Round of India-Japan Consultations on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Export Control was held at Tokyo on yesterday. The two sides exchanged views on developments in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation relating to nuclear, chemical and biological domains, outer spacesecurity, non-proliferation issues, conventional weapons and export control. The Indian delegation was led by Ms. []

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today accused the Congress and Communist parties of taking support from anti-national forces like the PFI and the SDPI. Addressing a public meeting at Alappuzha this afternoon, the BJP leader alleged that both parties encouraged terrorism in Kerala, for the sake of minority vote bank. He said under BJP rule, []

Stressing that the security of Indians based or settled overseas, especially in conflict zones, was paramount for the government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Modis guarantee doesnt stop at the countrys borders. Addressing a forum for nationalist thinkers in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the External Affairs Minister said, Modis guarantee doesnt stop at the borders []

Human society is making the mistake of forgetting the importance of forests. Forests are life givers. The reality is that forests have preserved life on earth, said the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu while addressing the officer trainees of Indian Forest Service (2022 batch) at their convocation ceremony at the Indira Gandhi National Forest []