New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) The Election Commission of India has not announced the poll schedule for the assembly election in Maharashtra citing the reason of security requirements for J&K and other festivals in the state. “Last time, Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections were held together. At that time, Jammu and Kashmir was not a…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a phone call from Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, and both leaders exchanged views on the prevailing situation. According to Ministry of External Affairs statement, the Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s support for a democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for Assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir and Haryana here on Friday. The voting will take place in Jammu and Kashmir in three phases on September 18 in the first phase, September 25 in the second phase and 1st October in the third…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 16 (UNI) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S.Somanath on Friday said the three stages of the rocket for the prestigious Gaganyaan mission has reached the SHAR Range here and the space agency is targetting its first test flight by the end of this year. Talking to reporters after the successful…
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNI) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader have been charged with murder of a teacher in Bogura district, media reports said on Friday. Ninety-nine local AL leaders and activists were named in the case filed with Bogura Sadar Police Station over the murder of…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) The Congress on Friday launched a 100-day ”Samvidhan Rakshak Campaign” to enrol people as protectors of the Constitution. Launching the campaign from here, senior Congress leader and Treasurer Ajay Maken, along with Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav and Chairman of the SC department of the AICC, Rajesh Lilothia, said that…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of services by doctors of modern medicine beginning at 6 am on Saturday, in response to the brutal rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata last week. All essential services…
Sriharikota, (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 16 (UNI) In yet another successful mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the latest Earth Observation Satellite EOS-8 and a passenger satellite using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Spaceport of Sriharikota on Friday morning. After a short and smooth 6.5 hr countdown that began at 0247…
Bhopal, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has condoled the death of decorator employee due to electrocution during Independence Day programme in Damoh district. He prayed to Baba Mahakal to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members to bear this sorrow. Chief Minister Yadav has directed the district administration to…
Chennai, Aug 16 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin on Friday thanked the Centre for issuing a coin to commemorate five time CM and DMK Patriarch M Karunanidhi’s birth anniversary. In a statement here, he said “as the son of Mr Karunanidhi (popularly called as Kalaignar)…
