Raipur, Dec 2 (UNI) Preparations are complete for Sunday’s counting of votes, vis-à-vis all 90 Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh, for revealing the electoral fortunes of 1,181 candidates. The process, which is to be videographed, is scheduled to commence at 8 am amid heavy three-tier security bandobast including the CRPF. “Ninety returning officers; 416 assistant ROs;…
Patna, Dec 2 (UNI) A special court for disposal of cases against MPs and MLAs, on Saturday acquitted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in a defamation case. Special Court judge Sarika Bahalia acquitted Yadav in defamation case due to lack of evidence. The case was filed against Yadav by one Uday Kant Mishra who had alleged…
Ahmedabad, Dec 2 (UNI) Stating that India will witness an unprecedented explosion of economic growth, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Saturday said that the size of the Indian economy will grow to US$ 40 trillion by 2047 from US$ 3.5 trillion now. In his address at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), the…
Chennai, Dec 2 (UNI) The Deep Depression over the bay of bengal will further intensify into a cyclonic storm promising heavy rains in North Tamil Nadu coasts, before crossing Nellore and Machilipatnam coasts in Andhra Pradesh on the forenoon of December five as a Cyclonic storm. In an update, the IMD on Saturday said the…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (UNI) A road map should be created for a brighter and a more developed India, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said. Inaugurating International conference on Purvodaya Perspectives: Reflections on Regional Connectivity, Pradhan emphasized on the need to strengthen connectivity in the eastern part of India, including the states of Uttar…
Srinagar, Dec 2 (UNI) The Save Sharda Committee head has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and two senior ministers seeking their immediate intervention in removing “encroachment” by the Pakistani Army on Sharda Peeth complex in Neelum district in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).. The ancient temple of Sharada – a revered site for the Kashmiri Pandit…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) Junior boxers continued their fine form at the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships as 12 of them entered the finals after a stunning show in Yerevan, Armenia. Amisha (54kg) and Payal (48kg) started the day on a winning note for team India against Trigos Bucur Rocio of Romania and Bibolsynkyzy…
Gaza, Dec 2 (UNI) The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel had banned the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on the enclave’s border with Egypt. “Today, Israeli occupation forces informed all organizations and entities operating at the Rafah border crossing that the entry of aid trucks…
Chennai, Dec 2 (UNI) The Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload onboard India’s first sun exploratory mission Aditya-L1 satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally. ISRO in an update on Saturday said ASPEX comprises two cutting-edge instruments – the Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and STEPS (SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer). The…
Paris, Dec 2 (UNI) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach Friday said he was “very satisfied” with the Paris 2024’s preparation work following his visit to the Olympic Village in the Seine Saint-Denis department, just north of central Paris. Bach and members from the IOC Executive Committee (EB) finished a four-day session in…
