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March 27, 2024 12:59 PM

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari visits Centre for Development of Telematics Delhi Campus

Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari yesterday visited Centre for Development of Telematics C-DOT Delhi Campus. The C-DOT is the premier Telecom Research and Development centre of the Department of Telecommunications. It is actively working on developing indigenous, secured telecom solutio...

March 27, 2024 12:23 PM

PIB starts a microsite pib.gov.in/elect2024/index.aspx, one stop facilitation portal for media persons reporting for General Election 2024

Press Information Bureau has started a microsite, pib.gov.in/elect2024/index.aspx having several features as one stop facilitation portal for media persons reporting for General Election 2024. The portal has characteristics like a Digital Flip Book which encompasses various interesting analytics a...

March 27, 2024 12:08 PM

Odisha going for simultaneous Lok Sabha & Assembly polls in 2024 general elections

Odisha is going for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the 2024 general elections. There are a total of 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly constituencies which will go for polls in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th phase of the ensuing general elections. The Gazette notification for the 4th phase of po...

March 27, 2024 12:38 PM

Senior IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date appointed as Director General of NIA

Senior IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency NIA. The 1990-batch Indian Police Service officer is currently serving as Chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Ministry of Personnel said, the Appointments ...

March 27, 2024 12:26 PM

Israel recalls its negotiators from Doha after deeming mediated talks on Gaza truce

Israel has recalled its negotiators from Doha after deeming mediated talks on a Gaza truce "at a dead end" due to demands by Hamas, a senior Israeli official said. The official, who is close to the Mossad spymaster heading up the talks, yesterday accused Hamas' Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging...

March 27, 2024 12:25 PM

Brazilian & French presidents announces a plan to invest 1.1 billion dollars in Amazon, including parts of rainforest in neighbouring French Guiana

The Brazilian and French presidents have announced a plan to invest 1.1 billion dollars in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighbouring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said in a joint statement yesterday that the money will be spread over the next four years to prote...

March 27, 2024 12:30 PM

Ladakh: Chief Electoral Officer Yatendra M. Maralkar reviews preparedness of State Nodal Officer for General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024

In Ladakh, Chief Electoral Officer Yatendra M. Maralkar yesterday reviewed the preparedness of the State Nodal Officer for the General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024. 22 Nodal Officers are appointed in the Union Territory for various election related tasks for the lone seat of Loksabha. Ladakh Union ...

March 27, 2024 12:30 PM

Bassirou Diomaye Faye named as Senegal’s next president

In Senegal, little known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been named as the country’s next president, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. While official results of Sunday’s vote were not yet available, the former Prime Minister who was the othe...

March 27, 2024 9:11 AM

Booth Level Officers, Head of Institutions & in charge of polling stations imparted training at Mini Secretariat Shopian in south Kashmir in view of upcoming LS Elections

In view of upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, Booth Level Officers (BLOs), Head of Institutions (HOIs) and in charge of polling stations were imparted training at Mini Secretariat Shopian in south Kashmir. The training was held under the supervision of Additional District Development Commissioner Shopia...

March 27, 2024 9:08 AM

DEO Budgam assessed security arrangements including CCTV installation, safety measures, water, electricity supply and other required arrangements at Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency

In the Kashmir Valley, the District Election Officer Budgam, Akshay Labroo yesterday visited distribution and collection centres of Beerwah and Budgam Assembly Constituencies within the Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, 2024. On the occasion, the DEO ass...