India has refuted reports of Indian companies taking over visa issuance at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement that the companies being referred to in the report are not India-based and any reference to India is "unwarranted."
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02 May, 22:22 (IST)
India has refuted reports of Indian companies taking over visa issuance at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement that the companies being referred to in the report are not India-based and any reference to India is "unwarranted."
02 May, 21:17 (IST)
The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia's bigger and better-equipped forces, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday.
02 May, 21:17 (IST)
The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia's bigger and better-equipped forces, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday.
02 May, 21:17 (IST)
The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia's bigger and better-equipped forces, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday.
02 May, 20:41 (IST)
A college teacher, who stood as a booth agent for the Congress party during the Lok Sabha elections, was allegedly assaulted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in Kannur, the police said.
02 May, 20:41 (IST)
A college teacher, who stood as a booth agent for the Congress party during the Lok Sabha elections, was allegedly assaulted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in Kannur, the police said.
02 May, 18:45 (IST)
Heavy rainfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district led to a flood-like situation and landslides occurred in several parts of the hill district, disrupting communication. Due to incessant rainfall, several places in the district, including Haflong town, have been waterlogged.
02 May, 16:00 (IST)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Senate leader Barrister Ali Zafar said the previous Imran Khan-led government was ousted "constitutionally," Geo News reported.
02 May, 14:04 (IST)
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik has officially filed his nomination papers from the Kantabanji Assembly constituency. CM Patnaik is vying for seats in both Kantabanji and Hinjili Assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections. The Odisha Assembly elections are scheduled to be conducted across four phases from May 13 to June 1, coinciding with the Lok Sabha polls.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Files Nomination
02 May, 12:38 (IST)
Manish Sisodia, former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader, has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court contesting a trial court's refusal to grant him regular bail. The cases in question are linked to the excise policy and are being pursued by both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
AAP Leader Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi High Court
02 May, 11:32 (IST)
A fatal road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district, Jammu & Kashmir, resulted in one death and injuries to 11 others. The accident occurred when a Tempo collided with a truck in the Sherbibi area late on Wednesday evening. Authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident, with the injured individuals receiving medical treatment at nearby hospitals.
02 May, 09:40 (IST)
The Election Commission has extended the polling hours for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, scheduled for May 13, due to the prevailing hot summer conditions and heat wave concerns. The new timing will now be from 7 am to 6 pm, giving voters an additional hour to cast their ballots compared to the earlier schedule of 7 am to 5 pm.
Polling Hours Extended
02 May, 08:19 (IST)
The US State Department, on May 1, announced that Russia had been determined to have used the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.
US Accuses Russia of Chemical Warfare
Mumbai, May 2: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, May 1, issued a red alert for severe heatwave conditions in the Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand for Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2. The IMD also said that light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over Kerala, Mahe and Tamil Nadu during the next seven days. Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the oil marketing companies slashed the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by Rs 19 per unit.
Sources said that the retail sales price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder will now be Rs 1745.50 in Delhi. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her doubts over the latest figures released by the Election Commission on polling percentage in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections. Banerjee requested the election commission to eliminate doubts in the people's minds about the increased voting percentage. The commission should be unbiased," Banerjee said. Delhi School Bomb Threat Case: Email Used To Threaten Schools Contains Word 'Swaraiim', Used by Islamic State Since 2014.
Meanwhile, a bomb threat email sent to over 80 schools in the Delhi-NCR region sent the police on high alert. The threat email was sent in the early hours of Wednesday, May 1 and reportedly contained the word "Swaraiim", an Arabic word used by the Islamic State since 2014. President Droupadi Murmu visited Ayodhya on Wednesday and offered prayers at the newly constructed Ram Temple. She became the third president to visit Ayodhya and the second President to pay obeisance to Ram Lalla after former President Ram Nath Kovind.
On the other hand, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The Congress leader accused PM Modi and Shah of trying to intimidate him. PM Narendra Modi, while addressing the Vijay Vishwas meeting in Gujarat, said that as long as he is alive, there will be no religion-based reservation. 'Rahul on Fire': Pakistan Politician and Former Minister Fawad Chaudhry Shares Video of Rahul Gandhi Attacking PM Narendra Modi, Reveals His Purpose.
Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City, on Wednesday, said that about 300 people were arrested in police crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and City College. Miles away from the US, at least 24 people were killed after a section of a highway collapsed in China's rain-hit Guangdong province. The cave-in is said to have occurred at around 2 am in Dabu County of Guangdong's northern Meizhou City.
Fawad Chaudhry, a former minister of Pakistan, on Wednesday courted controversy after he shared a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacking PM Narendra Modi on X. Sharing the video on X, Fawad Chaudhry wrote, "Rahul on fire." Google, the world's biggest search engine, reported a major outage on Wednesday, May 1, as users across the globe claimed they were facing issues while accessing google.com and Google Drive.
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