The third and final phase of polling held in the seven districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a record voter turnout of 65.58 percent till 7 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
Southwest monsoon rains in India hit four years high this season, experiencing about 108 per cent of the long period average at 934.8 mm, data made available by state-run weather bureau India Meteorological Department showed. A rainfall of 868.6 mm is the long period average in India.
Amid ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistan's armed forces in Balochistan, recent sit-in protests have emerged in major cities, including Panjgur, Kharan, and Pasni, as families demand the recovery of their loved ones.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 155th birth anniversary at Central Hall of Parliament House.
Marking the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, members of the film industry took to social media and penned heartfelt tributes remembering the great leader.
As the nation celebrates the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi reflected on the legacy of the Father of the Nation and his profound impact on sociey.
India's Kharif crop sowing has been quite robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 1,108.57 lakh hectares so far, compared to 1,088.25 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.9 per cent year-on-year increase.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday hit out at Congress ahead of the Haryana elections in Karnal, saying that the party has decided to loot the people of Haryana if Congress comes to power.
Pakistan border crossing at Kharlachi in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was opened being closed for nine days following clashes between tribal communities near the border area
Assam minister Pijush Hazarika along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held a massive protest rally at Jagiroad here on Tuesday demanding an apology from the Congress President Malikarjun Kharge and his son Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge for their remarks on semiconductor.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal hit out at the BJP governent for detaining a group of citizens from Ladakh, including activist Sonam Wangchuk who were peacefully marching from Ladakh to Rajghat in Delhi over their demands which consists of inclusion of Ladakh under the 6th Schedule o