Panaji (Goa) [India], January 29 (ANI): As many as 587 candidates have filed their nominations for the 40 assembly seats in Goa that will be going to polls on February 14, said an official statement by the Chief Electoral Officer on Friday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 29 (ANI): Expressing confidence that the BJP would register a victory in the forthcoming civic body election in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said, "the victory of BJP in BBMP election is as true as the sun rising in the east."
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will virtually review the COVID-19 situation, public health preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chha
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 29 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will kickstart her campaign on February 8 for the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next month.
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and said that every promise that they made during before the 2017 Assembly elections in the state turned out to be a "Jumla".
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States believes China prefers de-escalation in Ukraine because of the possibility a conflict in Europe could have a negative impact on its interests, Sputnik reported citing a senior US administration official as saying on Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday arrived in Lahore on a three-day visit during which he would travel to Sargodha to attend a rally at Sial Sharif, local media reported.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a balanced and measured response to the Centre's proposal to amend IAS cadre rules.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 29 (ANI): Haryana government on Friday issued an order relaxing COVID restrictions and allowed the cinema halls and multiplexes to operate at 50 per cent seating capacity.
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and diplomats from France, Germany, Italy, and the UK during a phone call discussed written responses to Russia's proposals on security guarantees and the Normandy format meeting, State Department Spokesper
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday virtually launched the breakthrough of the RHS portal of the new 6-lane tunnel (twin tunnels of 3 lanes each) in Khambatki ghat, Satara district, about 80km from Pune, Maharashtra.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 29 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K on Friday said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become less dominant which is now replaced by the Omicron variant of the virus as against the second wave in the country when th