Moscow [Russia], Oct 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The first pilot trip of Japanese tourists to the contested Kuril Islands, which was planned for October 11-16, has been postponed until late October-early November, the Consulate General of Japan in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): The 92nd Academy Awards are surely a thing to look forward with a record-breaking total of 93 countries sending their entries to contend in the Best International Feature Film category.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): A total number of 1,168 candidates are left in the fray for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana scheduled to be held on October 1 as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ends.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka's incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to contest the country's presidential elections scheduled to be held on November 16.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): In an attempt to intimidate people from carrying out business, three terrorists stopped a load carrier vehicle in Buminabad here on Saturday and set ablaze the material inside.
New Delhi (India) October 5 (ANI): Karad South, one of the 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra in Satara district, which Congress has never lost since its inception, is all set to witness a triangular contest making the battle tough for former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Raw Mango, a contemporary Indian fashion brand's latest collection 'Zooni' inspired by Kashmir, faced backlash for exoticising the region at a time when the region is under heavy security post the abrogation of Article 370.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which are contesting the Maharashtra Assembly polls in an alliance, have decided not to field a candidate from Kothrud Assembly constituency in Pune, extending support to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Gohana (Haryana) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Wrestler and Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday filed nomination to contest from Baroda constituency in the upcoming state assembly polls in the Haryana.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Uttarakhand BJP on Friday expelled as many as 90 office bearers for indulging in "anti-party" activities and for contesting against the official candidates of the party in the Zila Panchayat elections.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): BJP candidate from Ghatkopar east, Parag Shah's car was allegedly vandalised by supporters of six-term sitting BJP MLA Prakash Mehta, who was denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Maharashtra polls.