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March 17, 2024 5:05 PM

Niger suspends military agreement with US

Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”. The decision, announced on Saturday, came after senior US officials - led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and US Africa Command head General Michael Langley - visited t...

March 17, 2024 5:03 PM

China’s wildfires: Habitat for giant pandas & other rare species at risk in inland province of Sichuan

A massive forest fire in China is threatening the habitats of giant pandas and other rare species in the inland province of Sichuan. State-run China Central Television reported that a fire broke out on Friday in a forest in Yajiang in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and strong winds helped ...

March 17, 2024 4:56 PM

EC makes fresh electoral bond data public

Election Commission today uploaded the data received in digitized form from the registry of the Supreme Court on electoral bonds on its website. The data can be accessed at www.eci.gov.in/candidate-politicalparty. EC said in a statement that political parties had filed data on Electoral Bonds in se...

March 17, 2024 3:56 PM

Pune ISIS module case: NIA attaches 4 immovable properties of 11 accused

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached four immovable properties of 11 accused as 'proceeds of terrorism' in the ISIS module case in Maharashtra's Pune. The NIA said that these properties are being used for Improvised Explosive Devices, (IED) fabrication and its training and planning...

March 17, 2024 2:07 PM

Elections of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency to be held on 1st June 2024 as per announcement of Poll schedule by ECI

Elections of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency will be held on the 1st of June 2024 and counting on the 4th of June, as per the announcement of the Poll schedule by the Election Commission of India. During the run-up to elections, various meetings with political parties have been held at the lev...

March 17, 2024 1:38 PM

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha re-elects Dattatreya Hosabale to the post of Sarkaryavah or General Secretary

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha today re-elected Dattatreya Hosabale to the post of Sarkaryavah or General Secretary. In a social media post, RSS said, Mr. Hosabale has been re-elected to the post for the period from 2024 to 2027. He has been serving as Sarkaryavah s...

March 17, 2024 1:25 PM

Andhra Pradesh State Chief Electoral Officer orders District Election Officers to remove hoardings, posters and cutouts with political announcements from govt offices & public places by 3 PM

Andhra Pradesh State Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena has ordered the District Election Officers to remove the hoardings, posters and cutouts with political announcements from government offices and public places by 3.00 pm today. He held a review meeting through video conferencing with al...

March 17, 2024 1:07 PM

PM Modi Distributes 1,000 Drones To Women’s Self-Help Groups In Villages To Break Social Psyche That Does Not Approve Women Driving Even Tractors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he distributed agricultural drones to girls in villages to break the social psyche that does not approve women driving even tractors. Speaking at India Today Conclave in Delhi, Mr. Modi said, he distributed 1,000 drones to women's self-help groups in villag...

March 17, 2024 1:01 PM

Indian Army contingent departs for Seychelles to participate in Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024”

The Indian Army contingent departed for Seychelles today to participate in the Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024” between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces SDF. The Joint Exercise will be conducted at Seychelles from tomorrow till the 27th of this month. ‘LAMI...

March 17, 2024 1:47 PM

ED summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in DJB

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Official sources said, he has been asked to depose before the investigation agency at its office in the national capital tomo...