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April 22, 2024 5:35 PM

Believers Church Backs BJP Candidate in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta Constituency

Believers Church in Pathanamthitta constituency has thrown its support behind Anil Antony, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on April 26. This marks the first time a church body publicly endorses a BJP candidate in Kerala. At a gathering organize...

April 22, 2024 5:30 PM

EU foreign and defence ministers meet in Luxembourg

Foreign and defence ministers of European Union member states met in Luxembourg on Monday (April 22) with bolstering Ukraine’s air defences and expanding sanctions on Iran on the agenda. With Russia having stepped up air attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and other targets, EU governmen...

September 16, 2024 6:00 PM

Campaigning picks up pace ahead of second phase of general elections

As the first phase of the general elections concluded on April 19, the political battleground in India has heated up with senior leaders and star campaigners from various parties crisscrossing the nation to sway voters. With just four days remaining until the campaigning for the second phase wraps u...

April 22, 2024 12:34 PM

Heatwave warnings for East Indian states issued for four days

Severe heat wave conditions will continue over East India during four days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that a heat wave will prevail over parts of Odisha today and over West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh during the next 4 days. The IMD also said that hot and...

April 22, 2024 11:08 AM

Leaked documents reveal China’s extensive cyber-espionage operations

Leaked documents from i-Soon, a Chinese cybersecurity company linked to the country's cybersecurity apparatus, have provided fresh evidence of China's extensive cyber espionage operations. The documents expose China's funding of hackers to target various groups, including Hong Kong's pro-democracy ...

April 22, 2024 8:43 AM

President Droupadi Murmu to confer Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan today

President Droupadi Murmu will present the Padma Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in  New Delhi today (Monday).   President Murmu will confer Padma Vibhushan on former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Padma Subrahmanyam. The Padma Vibhushan ...