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The last round of simultaneous state and central government elections was in 1967 (File). New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has cleared the ‘one nation, one election‘ proposal that will eventually see simultaneous voting for state and union governments, as well as urban bodies or panchayats. The Cabinet on Wednesday accepted the report of the panel…
Washington: Democrat nominee Kamala Harris has extended her lead over Republican Donald Trump in the race to win the November 5 US presidential election, according to various polls conducted after the September 10 televised debate between the two candidates. Harriswidely perceived as having outperformed Trump in the debate, now leads her Republican rival 47% to…
The airstrikes come just a day after Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, vowed revenge. New Delhi: Israel unleashed a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Thursday in one of the most intense bombardments seen since the start of cross-border hostilities with armed group Hezbollah on October 7. Here are 10 points on the big story:…
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta will close the registration process for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 today. Interested and eligible candidates who wish to appear in the entrance exam can register on the official website of CAT 2024 by 5 pm today. IIM Calcutta had earlier extended the registration date for…
South Asia and Indian Ocean region is going through a “difficult time”, Sri Lankan President told NDTV. Colombo: The south Asian and Indian Ocean region is going through a “difficult time”, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday in an exclusive interview to NDTV. Sri Lanka will hold elections on September 21 to elect…
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel will keep up military action against Hezbollah. Jerusalem: Israeli fighter jets pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon late on Thursday, striking hundreds of rocket launcher barrels that were set to be used to immediately fire toward Israeli territory, the military said. It said that since the afternoon,…
South Asia and Indian Ocean region is going through a “difficult time”, Sri Lankan President told NDTV. Colombo: The south Asian and Indian Ocean region is going through a “difficult time”, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday in an exclusive interview to NDTV. Sri Lanka will hold elections on September 21 to elect…
Biden believes there can still be a diplomatic resolution between Israel and Hezbollah. Washington: US President Joe Biden believes there can still be a diplomatic resolution to escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah following a series of pager and walkie-talkie bombings, his spokeswoman said Thursday. “He believes it’s achievable,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a…
The humidity level stood at 76 per cent at 5.30 pm. (Representational) New Delhi: Intermittent rainfall over the last few days led to a dip in the mercury levels in the national capital, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday — its lowest for September in 14 years. According…
The junior doctors of Bengal called off their massive 41-day protest over the rape-murder of a colleague at a Kolkata hospital and said they will join work from Saturday. But there was a caveat – they said they will not join OPD services or attend elected operations. These would be resumed once they are assured…