ECI to visit Haryana on August 12-13 

August 7, 2024 9:05 PM

ECI to visit Haryana on August 12-13 

Election Commission of India will visit Haryana on August 12 and 13. They will review the preparations for the upcoming assembly elections. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said that engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited are conducting the first-level checking of EVMs in all 22 dis...

BSF DG reviews border security  amid Bangladesh turmoil

August 7, 2024 8:55 PM

BSF DG reviews border security  amid Bangladesh turmoil

Director General of BSF Daljit Singh Chawdhary today reviewed the security and operational preparedness along the 856 Km long Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura. Coming on a day's visit to the state, amidst the ongoing turmoil in neighbouring Bangladesh, he chaired a meeting with high offic...

ISRO to mark Independence Day with launch of Earth Observation Satellite

August 7, 2024 8:51 PM

ISRO to mark Independence Day with launch of Earth Observation Satellite

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will celebrate Independence Day by putting an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS). It will be put in orbit by a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).     ISRO said the SSLV’s third and final development flight will be on the 15th of August this year ...

IOA protests wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification at Paris Olympics

August 7, 2024 8:59 PM

IOA protests wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification at Paris Olympics

Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today said that the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) has registered its protest to United World Wrestling in the disqualification issue of women wrestler Vinesh Phogat in the Paris Olympics.   In a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha, Mr. Mandaviya said t...

ECI announces bypolls schedule for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states

August 7, 2024 9:01 PM

ECI announces bypolls schedule for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states

Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for bye polls for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. Notification in this regard will be issued on the 14th of this month and nominations can be filed till the 21st of this month. The scrutiny of nominations will be done on the 22nd of August...

WFI has sought review of Vinesh’s disqualification: P.T. Usha

August 7, 2024 7:30 PM

WFI has sought review of Vinesh’s disqualification: P.T. Usha

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, P.T. Usha has expressed distress over wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the final of the 50-kilogram women's wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics today. IOA President said, the Wrestling Federation of India has filed an appeal to United...