The 71st Miss World is the Czech Republic's Krystyna Pyszková. In a lavish event today in Mumbai, the 24-year-old took home the Miss World title. She faced competitors from 115 different nations. Krystyna was named Miss World 2022 by last year's winner, Polish Karolina Bielawska.
Krystyna Pyszková of Czech Republic Wins the 71st Miss World Crown
Indian Minorities Foundation is organised special prayers for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hazrat Itr Shah Daata peer Baba, Gulwara, in Katni, Madhya Pradesh.
Indian Minorities Foundation Organises Special Prayers for PM Modi
Weeks before the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, on Saturday, March 9, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a massive roadshow and offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi was accompanied by Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, throughout the roadshow and his visit to the Kashi temple.
PM Narendra Modi Offers Prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Arun Goel, the Election Commissioner, abruptly resigned a few weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, and the President accepted his resignation. There was a vacancy in the Election Commission of India, and Rajiv Kumar will be the only remaining member.
Election Commissioner Arun Goel Resigns
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. This comes after the latter visits Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in the early morning and several public events in West Bengal.
PM Narendra Modi Holds Roadshow in Varanasi
Two of the three Councillors from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Poonam Devi and Neha Musawat, who joined the Bharatiya Janta Party last month returned to the AAP on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The two councilors, along with Gurcharan Kala, joined the BJP in the presence of party National General Secretary Vinod Tawde in Delhi on February 18.
Poonam Devi and Neha Musawat Return to AAP
In a recent public rally in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the ruling TMC government of corruption. He claimed that funds sent from Delhi for MNREGA wages are being misappropriated by the TMC government. He further alleged that to benefit the TMC’s ‘tolabaz’, 25 lakh fake job cards were distributed. The Prime Minister also stated that when funds are sent to the poor, the TMC government redirects them to individuals chosen by ‘tolabaz’.
Uttarakhand Congress leader Manish Khanduri has switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The formal induction took place at the BJP Mahanagar office in Dehradun, in the presence of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Also present at the event were Election in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam and state party chief Mahendra Bhatt.
On Saturday, March 9, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its candidate list for the 2024 MLC elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. From Bihar, the party has chosen Mangal Pandey, Lal Mohan Gupta, and Anamika Singh as its representatives. In Uttar Pradesh, Ashok Katariya and Mohit Beniwal are among the seven candidates fielded by the party.
In a significant development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Jaffer Sadiq, the alleged kingpin of an international drug trafficking network. The announcement was made by Deputy Director General of NCB, Gyaneshwar Singh, in Delhi. Sadiq’s illicit operations reportedly spanned from New Delhi and Tamil Nadu in India to overseas locations including New Zealand, Australia, and Malaysia. He is accused of amassing substantial wealth through drug trafficking, which he allegedly invested in various sectors such as film, construction, and hospitality, using these as fronts for his illegal activities.
In Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 76 students from various colleges were hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning. The incident occurred at Aryan Residency, a private hostel in the Knowledge Park area, after the students consumed ‘puris’ made of ‘kuttu ka atta’ (buckwheat flour) as part of their Mahashivratri fast observance. Symptoms included uneasiness, dizziness, and vomiting.
Kamal Haasan’s party MNM on Saturday denied contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. MNM will support the DMK during the polls. Addressing media personnel at the DMK office in Chennai with Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, he said, "Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) is not contesting (the Lok Sabha elections), the party will support and campaign. One seat for MNM in Rajya Sabha."
Devendra Jhajharia has been elected as the president of the Paralympic Committee of India. The 42-year-old javelin thrower, who has secured three medals at the Paralympics, including two golds and a silver, was elected to the top post of the organisation and has taken over the post from Deepa Malik, a Paralympics silver medalist athlete.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, March 9, inaugurated the Sela Tunnel in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking at the event, PM Narendra Modi said, "You must have heard of 'Modi Ki Guarantee'. You will realize its meaning once you reach Arunachal. The entire Northeast is a witness to this. I laid the foundation of the Sela Tunnel here in 2019, and today it has been inaugurated"
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several development projects, including the Sela Tunnel in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh today, March 9.
Several Congress leaders, including former Union Minister Suresh Pachouri, joined the BJP in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh today, March 9. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP chief VD Sharma and minister Kailash Vijayvargiya were present.
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BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, March 9, attacked the Congress party. "Rahul Gandhi will breathe only after finishing the Congress completely as suggested by Mahatma Gandhi. All good leaders of the Congress are tired of the party's leadership which is directionless," he said. The BJP leader also said that Congress is on the verge of extinction.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bihar on Saturday, March 9, to inaugurate the memorial of a veteran BJP leader and address a public meeting of the party's OBC Morcha. According to state BJP spokesperson Manoj Sharma, upon arrival here, Shah will go to the Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) on the outskirts of Patna.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the elephant and jeep safari inside Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning, March 9. During his maiden visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, PM Narendra Modi first took the elephant safari in the Mihimukh area of the Central Kohora Range of the park followed by the jeep safari inside the same range.
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Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole recently said that the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will conclude in Mumbai on March 17 with a rally at Shivaji Park in the city. He also said that the party will sound its poll bugle for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at the event.
Mumbai, March 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh today. The Rs 825-crore tunnel, which connects Tezpur to Tawang, bordering China, will cut the journey distance by more than eight kilometres and the travel time by an hour. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been fielded from the Wayanad seat in Kerala for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party released its first list of 39 candidates for the elections on Friday. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal announced the first list of candidates on Friday, a day after the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) held a meeting.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exuded confidence that India will have a stable government for 15 years, even longer, on Friday, as he highlighted how long-term political stability helps a government make "bold" decisions. Jaishankar, speaking at the Nikkei Forum on India-Japan Special Strategic Partnership here, said a reformist and visionary leadership backed by a strong political mandate, which in a democracy means having a majority in Parliament, results in "bold decision making".
A 22-year-old student was sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan while a 17-year-old was sent to jail for life on charges of blasphemy over WhatsApp messages, reported BBC. The judges of the court in Pakistan's Punjab Province said the 22-year-old was sentenced to death for preparing photos and videos which contained allegedly derogatory words about Prophet Muhammad and his wives. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Asif Ali Zardari is set to be the next president of the country, adding that there will be "strong coordination" between them.
In his final State of the Union address before the November presidential election, US President Joe Biden declared that the United States is taking a stand against China's unfair economic practices and working to strengthen partnerships with allies such as India. Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is not giving up on love—even at age 92. Murdoch announced on Thursday that he plans to wed his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, in June, The New York Times reported. Murdoch has been married four times before.
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