The Pakistan government on Saturday announced that the hardline Islamist leader who had led protests against the acquittal of blasphemy charged death row convict Asia Bibi, has been arrested. “Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into protective custody by police and shifted to a guest house,” PInformation and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted. The Minister […]
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray accompanied by his wife Rashmi and son Aditya, embarked on a high-profile visit to Ayodhya on Saturday, aimed at grabbing centre-stage in the demand for constructing the Ram Temple as elections approach. They took a flight to Faizabad from where they will drive down for an engagement at the Laxman […]
Voting was underway on Saturday for the third phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security. Voting is taking place in 2,773 polling stations — 918 in Kashmir division and 1,855 in Jammu. Polling started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. According to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday slammed the Sangh Parivar-led forces and the Congress in Kerala for turning Sabarimala into a battle field. “Sabarimala is being used for political gains by the Sangh, and the Congress has also fallen for it,” Vijayan told the media here as he read out a written statement, during […]
Glass packaging company Piramal Glass on Tuesday announced that it has deployed Microsoft’s Azure IoT platform to digitally transform its manufacturing operations. Piramal Glass has implemented the solution, titled “Real-Time Manufacturing Insights” (RTMI), on 46 production lines across its four plants at Kosamba and Jambusar in Gujarat, Sri Lanka and the US. Using Azure IoT […]
India and Bhutan reviewed all aspects of their bilateral ties during a three-day visit by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to the Himalayan kingdom, the External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday. “In his interactions, Foreign Secretary conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to further expanding its unique ties of friendship and cooperation with Bhutan, based […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that she has decided not to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Candidates are decided by the party. But I have made up my mind that I won’t be contesting in the next elections,” the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said on the sidelines of an […]
A total of 4,288 nomination papers have been filed by 3,295 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said on Tuesday. The filing of nomination papers started on November 12 and continued till November 19 for all 200 seats. The candidates can withdraw their nominations by November 22, Kumar added. The […]
Six persons died in a blast at the Wardha ammunition depot of the army here in Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said. The toll shot up to six from the earlier three, with another 10 injured, including four seriously. The explosion occurred at the Pulgaon Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) around 7.15 a.m. when discarded ammunition intended […]
Voting started for the second phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid tight security as voters started trickling out to exercise their franchise. Large contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed at the polling stations to ensure a peaceful process. The winter chill though allowed very […]