Congress on Wednesday distanced itself from Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitrodas racist remarks about how people in the South look like Africans and those in the East look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chinese. The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate Indias diversity are most []

BJP today slammed Congress leader Sam Pitroda over his alleged objectionable comments on Indians. Briefing media in New Delhi, party Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, Mr Pitroda has insulted Indias culture and identity as well as the people of the country. He said as the Lok Sabha election is moving ahead, the Congress is getting exposed. []

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued a critically-ill fisherman from Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Jazeera, about 40 nautical miles, off Beypore, Kerala on May 07, 2024. The fisherman experienced a near-drowning incident after he fell into the sea. He was rescued by the IFB but his health condition deteriorated due to the excess water in the []

Polling in third phase of General Elections recorded an approximate voter turnout of 64.4% as of 11:40 pm. Voting took place in 93 constituencies on Tuesday, with the fate of over 1300 candidates in fray. There were next to no reports of violence during the third phase of the general elections in India. The third []

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase: In the first hours of polling during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections across 93 constituencies in 11 States and Union Territory on May 7, a voter turnout touching 49.27%. However, sporadic incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, and some villages in Uttar Pradesh witnessed poll boycotts. []

The Supreme Court is hearing a bail petition moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21 in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam. The court had earlier said it would consider bail to allow the Aam Aadmi Party boss to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha election, in which []

PM Modi cast his vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections from the polling center of Nishan Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad in Gujarat today. The Prime Minister also appealed to all the citizens to vote enthusiastically in this election festival of democracy. PM Modi and HM Shah cast their votes at a booth in []

The Election Commission has issued notification for the 7th and last phase of Lok Sabha elections. Voting will be held in 57 Lok Sabha seats in 7 States and one Union Territory in this phase. 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, 9 seats of West Bengal, 8 seats of Bihar, 6 seats of []

Elaborate arrangements are in place for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. Ninty three constituencies spread across ten states and one union territory will be covered in this phase tomorrow.In this phase, 25 seats of Gujarat, 14 seats of Karnataka, 11 seats of Maharashtra, 10 seats of Uttar Pradesh and a union territory of []

The Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar today underscored Indias historical eminence as the epicentre of knowledge and education, and asserted that the country is firmly on its way to regain its past glory. Mentioning the illustrious legacy of institutions like Nalanda and Takshashila, Vice-President highlighted the paradigm shift & resurgence in Indias educational landscape in contemporary times. []

A seven-member delegation from India led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Amardeep Singh Bhatia accompanied by High Commissioner of India to Republic of Ghana, Manish Gupta and Economic Adviser, Department of Commerce, Ms. Priya P. Nair held a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting with their Ghanaian []

IMD has forecast heat wave to severe heat wave conditions over parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka today. The IMD has said that these conditions will also prevail over Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh till the 9th of this month. Along with heat wave, the IMD has also forecast rainfall in different []

As a beacon of electoral integrity and transparency, the Election Commission of India exemplifies its commitment to conduct general elections of the highest standards, offering a golden bridge for global Election Management Bodies (EMBs) to witness democratic excellence first-hand. The Election Commission of India continues fostering international cooperation by organising the Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) []

Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public rallies at Palamu and Sisai in Gumla district at 11 am and 12.30 pm today in Jharkhand. Mr Modi will campaign for NDA candidates from Palamu BD Ram and Samir Oraon from Lohardaga constituencies, going for polls in the fourth phase of General []

The filing of nominations for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Polls ended yesterday. Scrutiny of papers will be held today, May 4, while Monday is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Polling will be held for 49 Lok Sabha seats in six States and two Union Territories on the 20th of May. Filing []

The fourth meeting of the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group was held in New Delhi today. Both sides continued their discussions on wide-ranging issues related to bilateral cooperation. These include defence cooperation, development cooperation projects, efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment, and capacity-building initiatives. During the meeting, both sides also reviewed the ongoing efforts to []

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.