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Doors Of Kedarnath Temple To Open At 6:25 AM On Friday The Panchmukhi Doli of Baba Kedarnath will reach its Dham tomorrow morning and the doors of Kedarnath temple will be opened on May 6 at 6:25 am. Kedarnath's floating festival Vigraha Doli reached its last stop Gaurikund on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian Prez Launches Global Fundraising Platform To Help Kyiv In War With Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday launched a global crowdfunding platform to help Kyiv win the war with Russia and rebuild the country's infrastructure, news agency AFP reported.
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U'Khand Bypolls On May 31, CM Dhami To Contest From Champawat Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest the upcoming bye election from Champawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Thursday. Voting will happen on May 31 and the counting of votes will take place on June 3.
Dhami had lost the recently held Assembly Elections and thus he would contest the bypolls to enter the legislative assembly, a constitutional requirement for him to continue in the post Chief Minister.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah To Visit 7 States In Next 3 Weeks Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to seven states in the next three weeks as part of a mega cross-country tour, during which he will attend public, political and official events, officials said on Thursday.
Shah, who is currently in West Bengal for a two-day visit, will be travelling to Assam, Telangana, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
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Breaking News LIVE :Gujarat Court Sentences Jignesh Mevani To 3-Month Jail In 2017 Azadi March Case Gujarat court sentences MLA Jignesh Mevani to 3-month jail in 2017 case of taking out Azadi march
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Breaking News LIVE | Fresh Spell Of Heatwave In Northwest And Central India: IMD The Director-General of Meteorology at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Thursday that a fresh spell of heatwave is likely to commence in some parts of northwest India and central India.
"Due to the presence of western disturbance over Northwest India, the heatwave has abated in the past 2-3 days, while the day temperature has fallen and this condition is likely to continue for the next two days. However, a fresh heatwave spell is likely to commence in Rajasthan. Isolated heatwave conditions are expected to start in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha especially. For Rajasthan, it will be for today and tomorrow (May 5 and May 6), and on May 7, it (heatwave) will spread into some other parts of northwest India and central India," Mohapatra said.
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Breaking News LIVE: Delhi Police Release Sketch Of Accused Who Molested Two Girl Students Delhi Police releases the sketch of a man who allegedly misbehaved with girl students in a northeast Delhi school. Police say that continuous efforts are on to arrest the accused soon.
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Breaking News LIVE: Bihar By-Election In Ghosi Constituency To Be Held On May 30 Bihar | Bye-election announced from Ghosi constituency against the seat of late Dr Mahendra Prasad. The poll will take place on May 30 between 9am to 4pm and counting will take place the same day: Election Commission of India
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Breaking News LIVE: SC Reserves Order On Case About Gangster Abu Salem's Jail Terms Supreme Court reserves order on extradited gangster Abu Salem's plea raising the issue that as per the extradition treaty between India and Portugal, his jail terms cannot extend beyond 25 years.
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Breaking News LIVE: Navneet Rana Released From Jail Amravati MP Navneet Rana has been released today after a Mumbai court granted bail to her and MLA husband Ravi Rana in the Matoshree-Loudspeaker row. She is being taken to Leelavati Hospital due to ill-health.
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Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Returns Home After Concluding His 3-Nation Europe Trip Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns home after concluding his three-nation European tour during which he held a series of bilateral meetings to boost ties in a range of areas including trade, energy and green technology
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Breaking News LIVE: Maharashtra CM Holds Meeting Regarding OBC Reservation A meeting regarding OBC reservation is underway at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's official residence in Mumbai. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, state ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Vijay Wadettiwar and other officials also present at the meeting
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Breaking News LIVE: Delimitation Commission Signs Final Order For Restructuring Assembly Seats In J&K Delimitation Commission for JK signs its final order on restructuring of assembly seats in the union territory: EC spokesperson
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Breaking News LIVE : Patna Receives Early Morning Shower On Thursday Bihar capital Patna received an early morning shower, relieving its residents from scorching heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with a speed of 30 to 40 Km per hour in adjoining areas of a few places of Delhi, NCR areas, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. However, as per the latest predictions by the weather office, the monsoon will commence in India by May 15.
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Breaking News LIVE: Cyclonic Circulation In Andaman Sea, Fishermen Asked to Stay At Home Odisha| Sea would be rough. Fisherman around Andaman sea area, east-central Bay of Bengal and south-east Bay of Bengal have been asked not to venture. After low-pressure forms, we will know more towards which coast will the winds go: Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist, IMD
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Breaking News LIVE : Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana Pay Surety Amount, To Be Released From Jail Shortly Matoshree-Hanuman Chalisa row | Mumbai's Borivali Court issues the release order of MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana. The legal process of furnishing Rs 50,000 each for the Rana couple's surety amount is completed in court.
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Breaking News LIVE : SC To Hear Pleas Challenging Sedition Law On May 10 SC to hear on May 10 pleas challenging the validity of sedition law, grants Centre time till Saturday to file a reply, reported PTI.
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Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi To Chair Important Meeting On Heatwave, Monsoon Season Today PM Modi to chair important meeting today on preparedness to deal with heatwave, monsoon season: Govt sources to PTI.
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Breaking News LIVE | Amit Shah Flags Off Boat Ambulance At Sutluj In West Bengal Union Home Minister Amit Shah flags off a boat ambulance at a floating Border Out Post (BOP) at Sutluj in West Bengal
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Breaking News LIVE: Sedition Law Should Not Be Stuck Down, Says Attorney General To SC edition law: Attorney General of India KK Venugopal tells Supreme Court that sedition law should not be stuck down but there is need of guidelines on this section. What is permissible, what is impermissible and what can come under sedition need to be seen, says Attorney General.
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Breaking News LIVE: Internet Services Suspended In Bhilwara For 24 Hrs Internet services were suspended in the Bhilwara city for 24 hours after an incident was reported in the Sanganer area of Bhilwara last night in which two persons were attacked by some unknown people when they were having food
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Breaking News LIVE: Tepid Response To Raj Thackeray's Loudspeaker Call In Nagpur With the heavy deployment of police across Nagpur, MNS president Raj Thackeray's call to play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers evoked tepid response in the city on Wednesday, a police official said.
The official said an application for playing the religious hymns on loudspeakers was received at the Kotwali police station, but it was rejected and MNS workers were served notices under section 149 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) related to preventing cognizable offences.
Similar applications were received at some other police stations in the city, too, but permission was not granted to maintain peace, the official said.
Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar held a meeting of MNS leaders and asked them to stay away from any agitation that would disturb peace in the city.
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Breaking News LIVE: Curfew Lifted In Khargone, 24 Days After Violence The administration in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone lifted the curfew on Wednesday, 24 days after it was imposed following an incident of communal violence that broke out during a religious procession. All prohibitory orders and restrictions issued on April 10 were removed with immediate effect on Wednesday evening following a peace committee meeting by the administration, said Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Milind Dhoke.
On Wednesday, the administration had relaxed the curfew for 11 hours - from 6 am to 5 pm. "From Thursday onwards, all religious places and shops will be open," the SDM said.
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Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Leaves For Home After 3-Day Europe Visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home on Thursday after concluding his three-nation European tour during which he held a series of bilateral meetings to boost ties in a range of areas including trade, energy and green technology.
"PM @narendramodi's 3-day, 3-nation tour was immensely productive.
- Advanced trade & investment ties
- Forged new green partnerships
- Promoted collaborations for innovation and skill development
- Strengthened the spirit of cooperation with our European partners," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted along with a picture of Modi waving before boarding the plane for departure.
In a tweet earlier, the prime minister described his visit to France as "very fruitful".
"My visit to France was brief but a very fruitful one. President @EmmanuelMacron and I got the opportunity to discuss various subjects. I thank him and the French Government for the warm hospitality," Modi said.
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Breaking News LIVE: Curfew In Jodhpur Extended Till May 6 The curfew that was imposed in Rajasthan's Jodhpur following incidents of violence in the district has been extended till May 6, as per an order issued by the District Police Commissioner. "The curfew imposed in Jodhpur Commissionerate area on May 3 has been extended till May 6...Raikabagh Palace Bus Stand and Raikabagh Railway Station have been excluded from the curfew," read the order.
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Breaking News LIVE: Low Pressure Area To Be Formed In Andaman On May 6, Says IMD We are expecting a low-pressure area to be formed in South Andaman sea & its neighbourhood around May 6th. Later the low-pressure area will move towards northwest & further intensify into a deep depression after 48 hrs: Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist, IMD, Bhubaneswar
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Breaking News LIVE: Amit Shah To Embark On 2-Day West Bengal Trip Today Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to West Bengal will be his first after the 2021 assembly elections in the state. During his two -day visit, the Home Minister is expected to meet top state office-bearers, departmental heads, legislators and members of Parliament.
On his arrival today, he will inaugurate six modern floating Border Out-Posts and a boat ambulance stationed in the Sunderban waters. Shah will also lay the foundation stone of the Maitri Sangrahalaya (Museum) located at BOP Haridaspur.