Poll percentage as of 5:00 PM The first phase of polling is underway in Manipur, with a poll percentage of 76.64% recorded in Imphal East, 82.19% in Imphal West, 73.44% in Bishnupur, 74.45% in Churachandpur, and 82.19% in Kangpokpi districts, and the total poll percentage of 78.03% till 5 pm on Monday. Manipur poll personnel […]
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LIVE BLOG: Latest updates on the Mizoram wildfire
Find the latest updates here: Mizoram wildfire: PM Modi extends all possible support Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga and offered him the Centre’s full support to deal with forest fires raging in several parts of the state. READ MORE Indian Air force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter landed on Monday to douse […]
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India home to diversity of faiths; will continue to encourage it: US
Washington: India is home to a great diversity of faiths and the Biden administration will continue to encourage it to uphold its commitments to protect religious freedom for all, a top US official has said, days after America designated 12 countries, including China and Pakistan, as “countries of particular concern”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
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Rlys achieves 1,000 MT milestone for FY 2022-23
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has achieved the yearly milestone in freight transportation by crossing the 1,000 million tons (MT) mark in this fiscal, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Till date, the railways has loaded 1,002 MT of freight in the current fiscal. Earlier, this milestone was achieved on December 24, 2021, and […]
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Bogtui massacre: CBI arrests slain TMC leader’s stepbrother
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the stepbrother of slain Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh in connection with the massacre at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, an officer said on Wednesday. Altogether 10 people died of burn injuries after their houses in Bogtui were firebombed by assailants after the murder […]
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Bodhi Day 2022: Date, History and Significance
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. The word enlightenment is known as Bodhi in Pali and Sanskrit. According to tradition, Gautama Buddha had forsaken years of extreme ascetic practices and resolved to sit under a tree, which is also known as the Bodhi tree. He meditated […]
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SC directs Centre, RBI to produce demonetisation records
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to put on record relevant records relating to the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination for its perusal. Reserving its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Centre’s 2016 […]
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Arunachal: Four more govt officials held in APPSCCE-2017 paper leak case
Itanagar: The Special Investigation Cell (SIC) of the Arunachal police has arrested four more government officials in connection with alleged irregularities in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCCE) conducted by the APPSC in 2017. The arrested individuals have been identified as Tobom Gamo (29), Ponpaul Ering (34), Ponpayej Ering (33) and Taneng Gamoh […]
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Centre ‘forcefully’ pushing through bills in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the government on Wednesday alleging it was using its majority to “forcefully” push through bills in Parliament and expressed concerns over the future of parliamentary democracy. Speaking to reporters after a strategy meeting with her party MPs, Banerjee also alleged that at least 16 […]
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy is TIME’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2022
New York: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and “the spirit of Ukraine” have been declared as TIME’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2022 on Wednesday. “Zelenskyy has been called a hero by many in Ukraine and abroad, and over the last year, established himself as a symbol of defiance and democracy while he continues to lead the […]
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Meghalaya: Mukul Sangma slams MDA for crippling development
Tura: Opposition leader of the TMC Dr Mukul Sangma on Wednesday came down heavily on the NPP-led MDA government for its alleged overall failures while at the same time highlighting the various achievements and positive initiatives he had taken to benefit the people during his tenure as the Chief Minister. The TMC leader was speaking […]
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Assam CM: BJP could’ve focused on MCD polls if assembly elections didn’t coincide
Guwahati: As the BJP lost the Delhi civic polls on Wednesday, the saffron party’s top leader from the Northeast and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the party could have focused more on the contest, had it not coincided with Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections. He also asserted that the BJP would perform […]