Simultaneous polls: EC will require around 30 lakh EVMs, 1.5-year preparation time
New Delhi: The Election Commission will require around 30 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) and a preparation time of nearly one-and-half years for the smooth conduct of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, sources have said. An EVM comprises one control unit, at least one ballot unit and one voter verifiable paper […]
PM Modi to launch development projects in Maharashtra
Will inaugurate National Games in Goa
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday launch a scheme in Maharashtra aimed at benefitting over 86 lakh farmers and launch projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore and then travel to Goa to inaugurate the 37th National Games. An official statement said Modi will begin his Maharashtra tour by offering prayers at the […]
Global study shows over half of Earth’s vital signs at record extremes
New Delhi: A global team of scientists has shown in a new study that 20 of the Earth’s 35 vital signs have “worsened beyond anything humans have seen, to the point that life on Earth is imperilled”. The 20 signs, such as the Arctic sea-ice levels, ice mass loss in Antarctica and Greenland, sea level […]
Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI
New Delhi: However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those responsible for its functioning happen to be a “good lot,” Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said while citing B R Ambedkar and hailing his idea of constitutionalism as being responsible for dismantling deeply entrenched caste hierarchy […]
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza, two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the 2-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral Sunday into a broader conflict. Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group since the war began, and tensions are […]
Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war
Rehoboth Beach (US): Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday said the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through involvement by proxies of Iran and asserted that the Biden administration is prepared to respond if American personnel or armed forces become the target of any such hostilities. “This […]
Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire and warnings of a widened war
Beirut: Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border intensified and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon on Sunday not to let itself get dragged into a new war. The tiny Mediterranean country is home to Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party with an armed wing of the same […]
Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage
Jerusalem: Deadly violence has been surging in the West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack from Gaza, with more than 90 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-occupied territory in the past two weeks, mainly in clashes with Israeli troops. The violence threatens to open another front in […]
European rallies urge end to antisemitism as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue worldwide
London: Thousands of people were rallying in Berlin and London on Sunday to oppose antisemitism and support Israel, while demonstrations in support of Palestinians in besieged Gaza continued around the world. Some of those who gathered in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate carried Israeli flags or posters with photos of some of the more than […]
PM Modi to attend Scindia School event today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a programme marking the celebration of 125th founder’s day of ‘The Scindia School’ in Gwalior on Saturday. He will lay the foundation stone of a multipurpose sports complex in the school and present its annual awards to distinguished alumni and top achievers, the PMO said. Modi […]