India’s Malvika Bansod defeated Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Thongjong of Indonesia in a stunning straight-sets victory in the women’s singles first round of the China Open Super 100 badminton tournament on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Indian, ranked 43rd in the world, showed tremendous courage to beat the world number seven Indonesian 26-24 21-19 in
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole on Wednesday said that the polling process in the first phase of the assembly elections took place peacefully without any incident. He also expressed confidence that turnout would exceed 60%. “The voting is going on on a massive scale. The progress of voting indicates a high turnout.
A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his son and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashvi Yadav and others in the land-for-salary money laundering case. Special judge Vishal Gogne directed the accused to appear before the court on October 7. The judge made the order after considering additional charges against the
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday dismissed concerns that Indian batsmen have struggled against quality spinners in recent times, saying the Indian line-up has enough firepower to contend with the world’s top players. Talking to the media on the eve of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, Gambhir also said that the bowling quartet of
India and the United States agreed to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the energy value chain to achieve a just and orderly energy transition as Indian Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met US Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Piatt. Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers Puri and Piyat met at the 52nd International
The Indian government has reduced the windfall tax on domestic crude oil to zero tax per tonne with effect from September 18. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) and is announced every two weeks based on the average fuel price for the previous two weeks. The last such
The Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir has expelled a district unit president and some other leaders from the party for violating the spirit of alliance with the National Congress (NC) and contesting the assembly elections as independent candidates. A spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) said: “Actions that undermine the
On the last day of withdrawal of nomination papers for 40 assembly constituencies in the third and final phase of the upcoming 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, 34 candidates withdrew their candidacies from the offices of the Returning Officers in seven districts on Tuesday, leaving 415 candidates in the final fray for the polls.
Polling for essential service workers and duty personnel in the twin constituency of Xiaoping district ended today with a total of 903 votes cast. Of the 1,317 voters who applied to vote at these polling centres (FCs), 903 voters turned up for the polls, accounting for 68.06 per cent of the voter turnout in the
Based on the recommendations of the Disciplinary Committee, Jammu and Kashmir BJP Working President Sh. Sat Sharma has suspended Sh. Pawan Khajuria, Sh. Balwan Singh and Sh. Narinder Singh Bhau from the party with immediate effect. Follow us On Social Media Google News and Twitter/X
District Election Officer Shohpin Shahid Saleem has installed 10 LED display screens in the integrated control room of Shohpin Mini Secretariat to monitor and observe the voting process at polling stations in the district. The installation of webcasting equipment as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is aimed at ensuring fairness
Rahul Pandey, an IAS officer who was earlier posted in Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed as the district collector of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report in Cross Town News. Just a few months ago, the region made headlines when a stampede occurred during a Bhole Baba party in Hathras, killing