NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC), which conducts elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies, and the state election commissions (SECs), tasked with holding panchayat and municipal polls, on Wednesday reached a broad agreement to work on synergising the laws relating to elections to panchayats and municipal bodies with those relevant to parliamentary and state…
Quote of the day by Alexander Fleming (Image source: Wikipedia) There is an old joke among travellers that the best part of many journeys is the bit that was never in the guidebook. Ask people about memorable holidays and they rarely begin with airport schedules or hotel reservations. Instead, they talk about the small café…
The rupee slipped to a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, extending its recent losing streak as rising oil prices, overseas debt repayments and importer demand for hedging continued to weigh on the currency.The rupee weakened 0.1% to 95.7450 per dollar, moving past its previous record low of 95.7375 touched on Tuesday.Analysts…
Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs will officially join the Eknath Shinde-led camp on Monday afternoon, marking the second major dent to Uddhav Thackeray‘s party in four years. Earlier in the day, Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik confirmed the development…
The newly released wedding pictures of Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda have just offered a structurally imposing, deeply rooted alternative. By stepping out in a full, traditional South Indian braid, Rashmika has essentially signaled the end of the Bollywood-style floral updo. Source link
The Joint Entrance Examination Council (Polytechnic), Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP) has announced the counselling schedule for admissions to polytechnic courses for the academic session 2026-27.Candidates who qualified in the Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination for Polytechnic (JEECUP) 2026 will be able to participate in the counselling process through the official website, jeecup.admissions.nic.in. The Round 1 counselling…
Salman Khan is reportedly gearing up for his next project with the filmmaker duo Raj & DK. Now, as per the latest development, Kareena Kapoor Khan is set to be the leading lady of the superhero movie. If this happens, the movie will be reuniting one of the most loved onscreen pairs of Bollywood. Kareena…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Algeria’s Rayan Ait-Nouri battle for the ball during the World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo) Algeria have filed a complaint with FIFA over what they described as “refereeing injustice” during their opening FIFA World Cup defeat to…
US President Donald Trump unveiled an initiative called “Project Freedom”, aimed at assisting commercial vessels currently stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions in the Gulf region.In a post on Truth Social on Sunday (local time), Trump said that multiple countries had requested American assistance to help their ships safely exit the strategically…
Anti-racism rally in Belfast Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday in a show of solidarity against racism after days of anti-immigrant violence that erupted following a knife attack earlier this week.Gathering outside Belfast City Hall under the banner “Together Against Hate”, demonstrators carried placards reading “Refugees Welcome”, “Riots Don’t Speak for Belfast” and…