If a decision is made on expanding the UN Security Council, “then surely” India will be a contender, Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reforms on Thursday said. “The goal of this reformed Council must be representative. Obviously, India is a main player on the world stage today. But it [UN] is a membership … Read more
Supporters of Member of Legislative Assembly Allamprabhu Patil staging a protest against the failure to publish his photograph in a public advertisement of an inaugural event outside the Jayadeva Hospital in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Followers of Kalaburagi South MLA Allamprabhu Patil staged a protest during the inauguration of the newly … Read more
AP State Volunteers Association members staging a protest demonstration in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Andhra Pradesh State Volunteers Association members staged a protest, demanding the State government do justice to them. They submitted a memorandum to the NTR District Collector here on Monday, November 25. They urged the government to release … Read more
The festival is designed to create environmental awareness through films. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF) 2024, a platform dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues, is set to take place from November 22 to December 8 across India. Launched in 2020, the festival promotes environmental awareness through … Read more
Leaders and workers of the BJP staged a protest over wakf property row in Shivamogga on November 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Leaders and workers of the BJP staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Shivamogga over the wakf property issue on November 4. The police took several leaders … Read more
A low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal during the early hours of Monday (October 14, 2024) would set the stage for widespread rainfall over north Tamil Nadu and herald the onset of the Northeast monsoon over the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has forecast heavy rainspells, set to begin over … Read more
Erratic water supply has forced the residents of Pulikuttai village to fetch water from Tirupattur and Jolarpet towns. They staged a protest on Tirupattur-Salem Main Road on Saturday demanding the resumption of regular water supply. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Irked over erratic water supply, residents (mostly women) of Pulikuttai village on Saturday staged a … Read more
Actor Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery after he toppled off a London stage during a fight scene and was hospitalised, producers said. McKellen, 85, was in “good spirits” after doctors said a scan showed he was expected to fully recover from the fall on Monday night, a spokesperson for the production … Read more
Electoral employees assemble EVM and VVPAT machines in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI The Election Commission of India (ECI) categorically assured the Supreme Court that it is impossible to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs) “at any stage”. The assurance comes on the eve of the General Elections to the Lok Sabha. Replying to … Read more
A stage built for people collapses during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s road show ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jabalpur, Sunday, April 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Around four people, including one police personnel, were injured after a stage collapsed during Prime Minister Nadrendra Modi’s rally in Jabalpur area of Madhya Pradesh on April … Read more