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New Delhi:  Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 8 and counting will take place on February 11, with results expected on the same day, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said today. Addressing reporters this evening Mr Arora said the election body was committed to holding “fair polls” and that ... Read More »

Directed by Sam Mendes, the film has been praised for being shot in a single take and is a close look at the war through the eyes of two young British soldiers but Martin Scorsese and Noah Baumbach’s films were expected to win the award. Mendes also walked away with ... Read More »

The study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, found 13 massive black holes, about 4,00,000 times as heavy as the Sun, in dwarf galaxies which are more than 100 times smaller than our own Milky Way. According to the researchers, including those from Montana State University in the US, these galaxies ... Read More »

  Donald Trump warned of a “major retaliation” against Tehran after it threatened revenge for the killing Friday of commander Qasem Soleimani, which shocked world markets and sparking a sell-off in stocks and a spike in crude. Iran announced on Sunday a further rollback of its commitments to its nuclear ... Read More »

Although it was sunny in Delhi on Sunday, but according to the MeT department, the day will remain cloudy in Delhi on Monday. The national capital may receive light rains during the day. In Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department has issued Orange and Yellow alerts for heavy rain and snowfall for the ... Read More »

But the rain was also making it challenging for fire crews to complete strategic burns as they tried to prepare for higher temperatures that have been forecast for later in the week. The wildfires have so far scorched an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Maryland. They ... Read More »

The Supreme Court will conduct hearing on the National Herald income tax case. The apex court has given approval to the Income Tax Department to continue the tax assessment of Congress Leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.  However, the court had put a restriction on any action before the next ... Read More »

Following the violence, Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the Delhi police Commissioner and has ordered an inquiry by a Joint CP level officer. In a tweet, the Lt. Governor  Anil Baijal said, “The violence in JNU against students and teachers is highly condemnable. Directed Delhi Police to take all ... Read More »

Lawmakers approved a resolution asking the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent troops more than four years ago to help fight ISIS. The bill is nonbinding and subject to approval by the Iraqi government but has the backing of the outgoing prime minister. But the vote ... Read More »

Violence broke out between members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union and the ABVP on the university campus on Sunday. 18 students received injuries in the attack and are currently admitted in AIIMS. The violence was started first by the Left and then by members of ABVP Read More »

This incident follows the recent vandalism and desecration of holy Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and the unresolved case of abduction, forced conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl. India has called upon the Pakistan government to stop prevaricating and take immediate action to apprehend and give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators ... Read More »

BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah today joined the ten-day mass contact drive of the party, at Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. Speaking at a separate event in Delhi, Shah accused the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and other parties of misleading people on the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment ... Read More »

It started pouring 15 minutes before the scheduled time after India skipper won the toss and elected to bowl. The umpires held several inspections but the dampness on the pitch did not allow a single ball to be bowled, much to the disappointment of a strong 35,000 crowd at Barsapara ... Read More »

The mortal remains will now be taken to Kerman for burial through Mashad, Tehran and Qom.  Yesterday, thousands of mourners including political figures attended the funeral ceremony in Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Karbala and Najaf. The killing of General Soleimani of the elite Quds Force has marked a dangerous escalation ... Read More »

Eleven awards will be conferred under the category of Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers, Eight under the category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television while 11 awards to be conferred under the category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio. The award will consist of a special ... Read More »

Udaipur : A constable posted at Ghasa police station of the district was caught red handed by the Anti corruption department here on Sunday. The accused cop Manoj Bishnoi resident of Degana in Nagaur, who was posted in Udaipur, had demanded 5 thousand rupees bribe from the complainant in lieu of ... Read More »

The Senior Special Judges’ Court of Dhaka directed the police on Sunday to submit the report on the execution of the warrants by January 22. All the accused in the case including former Chief Justice S.K. Sinha have been shown as fugitives in the charge sheet filed by the police. ... Read More »

Asserting that the national carrier is still India’s biggest airline, he said that there should be “no cause for concern to travellers, corporates or agents.” The response from the airline comes two days after Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had met with several representatives of the Air India ... Read More »

Team India will aim to start the new year 2020 on a high when they host Sri Lanka for the first T20 International of the three-match series in Guwahati.  Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and opener Shikhar Dhawan will be under spotlight as both cricketers return to the fold from their ... Read More »

Bhartiya Janta Party will begin a ten-day mass contact drive to mobilise support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. BJP president and Home Minister Amit Shah will join the drive in Delhi while party working president JP Nadda will start the drive in Ghaziabad.  Several Union Ministers and BJP leaders including ... Read More »