New DELHI, May 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah after completion of successful Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has said that the Assembly Elections in the region will be held before September 30 as per Supreme Court orders.
He further added that once the Assembly Elections are over, the Government will start the process of restoring statehood to the Union Territory.
The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two Union Territories of J...
A Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the entire country will be implemented, and efforts will be made to introduce ‘One Nation, One Election’ within the next five years if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is re-elected in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated.
In an interview with PTI on Saturday, Shah emphasized that the ruling party at the Centre has not engaged in any religion-based campaign. However, he acknowledged that if canvassing against reservations for...
VoL Desk, May 25: Agha Mehdi Mahdavipur, the Representative of the Wilayat Faqih in India, expressed his heartfelt gratitude in a condolence letter to the Government of India, as well as the Shia and Sunni communities and organizations, for their tributes and congregations following the tragic martyrdom of Iran’s President, Ayatollah Ibrahim Raisi.
He emphasized that the loss of President Ayatollah Ibrahim Raeisi, Foreign Minister Dr. Amir Abdullahian, the Representative of the Supreme Le...
In India, obtaining a driving licence has traditionally been a lengthy process involving multiple office visits and extensive paperwork. This complexity has often led to corruption and unnecessary delays, impacting road safety across the country.
However, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced new regulations effective from June 1, 2024. Here are the key changes:
One of the most significant changes is the elimination of driving tests at t...
New Delhi, April 30: In a significant acknowledgment, AstraZeneca has conceded in court documents that its Covid-19 vaccine, marketed globally under various brand names including Covishield and Vaxzevria, may lead to a rare side effect. The revelation was disclosed in legal papers submitted to the UK High Court in February, as reported by various media outlets.
The pharmaceutical giant stated in the document that a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) ...
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, starring Kani Kusruti and Vidya Prabha as Malayali nurses, has been selected for the Competition section – the first Indian title to bid for the Palme d’Or top prize since Shaji Karun’s Swaham in 1994. Her classroom peer Maisam Ali’s In Retreat is in the ACID Cannes sidebar programme, which is run by the Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema. (Reported the Scroll.in)
In Retreat follows the inner and outer journey of an urban nomad pla...
New Delhi, April 21: Students holding 4-year UG degrees now have direct access to appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET) and pursue a PhD, announced UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday. To pursue a PhD, whether with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), these students need to attain a minimum of 75 percent aggregate marks or an equivalent grade.
Previously, NET candidates were required to possess a master’s degree with a minimum of 55 percent marks.
“The introduction...
The heat wave is considered if the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius or more for plains and at least 30 degrees Celsius or more for Hilly regions.
Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail over parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Konkan, Saurashtra and Kutch, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, and Telangana over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday in its latest update. To be precise, heat wave conditions are expecte...
Delhi, April 12: Dismissing reports suggesting Chinese encroachment on Indian territory in the union territory of Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, no inch of Indian land can be occupied.
Singh stated that India and China are actively engaged in diplomatic and military dialogues to address issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
In an interview with ANI, the Defence Minister refuted claims of India losing subs...
Delhi, April 13: India on Friday issued an advisory urging its citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel following a sharp rise in tensions between the two sides and asking all Indian nationals living in the two countries to observe “utmost precautions” for their safety.
The advisory was issued against the backdrop of a growing number of reports about an Iranian attack on Israel or Israeli interests in retaliation for the Israeli air strike on April 1 on an Iranian diplomatic compound in S...
