June 28, 2025 1:11 PM

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Bihar launches e-Voting facilities using mobile applications

Bihar has become the first state in the country to launch e-Voting facilities using mobile applications in municipal bodies elections and by-polls being held in the state today. Polling is taking place in Six Nagar Panchayat and 36 different other municipal bodies. Voting began at 7 am and will conc...

June 28, 2025 1:07 PM

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Pakistan: Baloch Activists Condemn Prolonged Closure of Abdohi Border

In Balochistan, Human rights activists slammed the Pakistani authorities for continuous closure of the Abdohi border in Kech district, describing it as a form of economic exploitation by Islamabad.   A statement issued by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights organisation from the Paki...

June 28, 2025 1:03 PM

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NCW takes suo motu cognizance, seeks urgent report on Kolkata college rape case

The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of an incident reported from South Kolkata, where a law student was allegedly gang-raped within the college premises. The Commission has written to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, and expressed deep concern over the incident, seeki...

June 28, 2025 11:52 AM

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FIH Pro League: Indian hockey women’s team seeks redemption against China

In the FIH Pro League 2024-25, Indian Women's Team will take on their Asian rivals China in a do-or-die double header starting today in Berlin. The match will begin at 05:30 PM. China is currently placed fourth in the points table while India is placed last.   The Salima Tete-led Indian squad will a...

June 28, 2025 1:46 PM

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US calls off trade talks with Canada; New tariff rates to be announced soon.

US President Donald Trump has said that he has put an end to trade talks with Canada and will soon announce a new tariff rate for that country. The latest move, which he announced on social media Truth Social, came as the neighbouring nations had been working to agree a trade deal by mid-July. &nbsp...

June 28, 2025 9:05 AM

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225% increase in GVA in agriculture in 12 years: Centre

Country’s agriculture and allied sectors have witnessed a remarkable 225 percent rise in Gross Value Added at current prices, growing from 1,502 thousand crore rupees in 2011-12 to 4,878 thousand crore rupees in 2023-24, according to the National Statistics Office.   The Gross Value of Output at con...