India and Norway held Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Tuesday and discussed ways to expand and diversify bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including blue economy, renewable energy, climate and environment and green hydrogen.
US President Joe Biden has directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs on USD 18 billion of imports from China, including semiconductors, solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals to 'protect' American workers and businesses, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. The White House said that the decision has come in response to China's 'unfair trade practices' and to counteract the resulting harms.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today, May 14, attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking at a rally in Amethi, Vadra said that it is BJP's history to make tall promises. "PM Modi has made tall promises of giving employment, increasing the wages of farmers and bringing back all the black money. Unemployment is on the rise after 10 years of Modi government. 70 crore youth in this country are unemployed," she added.Watch Video:
#WATCH Amethi, Uttar Pradesh: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "...It is BJP's history to make tall promises but nothing is done. PM Modi has made tall promises of giving employment, increasing the wages of farmers and bringing back all the black… pic.twitter.com/Rm4bEpjwmR— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday said that the construction of pivotal infrastructure project National Highway-144A connecting Akhnoor with Poonch reached a significant milestone today as the breakthrough ceremony for the Sungal Tunnel took place.
Addressing a public meeting in West Bengal’s Bangaon, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “4 phases of polling have been completed. Elections for 380 seats have been completed. Elections for 18 seats in Bengal have been completed. Today I tell you that out of 380, PM Modi has achieved absolute majority by winning 270 seats. The fight ahead is to cross 400.”Home Minister Amit Shah Addresses Public Rally in Bangaon
#WATCH | West Bengal: Addressing a public meeting in Bangaon, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, says, "4 phases of polling have been completed. Elections for 380 seats have been completed. Elections for 18 seats in Bengal have been completed. Today I tell you that out of 380,… pic.twitter.com/kTiao6NufC— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Rupnagar, Punjab: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat participates in a roadshow in support of BJP candidate from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, Dr Subhash Sharma. “People of Punjab are supporting us. It shows that as the whole nation stands in PM Narendra Modi's support, Punjab is standing in his support too. In Punjab, the results will be in favour of BJP this time”, Shekhawat stated.Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Holds Roadshow in Punjab
#WATCH | Rupnagar, Punjab: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat participates in a roadshow in support of BJP candidate from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, Dr Subhash Sharma.
He says, "... People of Punjab are supporting us. It shows that as the whole nation stands in PM… pic.twitter.com/1MDD30WMRr— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami held a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Dr Subhash Sharma from Anandpur Sahib constituency for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.Pushkar Singh Dhami Holds Roadshow in Anandpur
#WATCH | Rupnagar, Punjab: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami holds a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Dr Subhash Sharma from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat. pic.twitter.com/tBnc1CzbC3— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, May 14, filed his nomination from the Varanasi constituency for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accompanied PM Narendra Modi at the District Collector’s (DM) Office.Watch Video:
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for #LokSabhaElections2024
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath is also present on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/woWNPgqdiG— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and other NDA leaders will be present during PM Modi's nomination filing for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah to be Present During PM Narendra Modi’s Nominaton Filing
Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and other NDA leaders will be present during PM Modi's nomination filing for #LokSabhaElections2024
PM is the sitting MP and BJP's… pic.twitter.com/YFtR4UkC8Y— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
State Investigation Agency (SIA) with assistance from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local J&K Police, conducted raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir, including Anantnag, Shopian, and Kulgam in a terror funding case on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.SIA Conducts Multiple Raids in South Kashmir
#WATCH | Anantnag: State Investigation Agency (SIA) with assistance from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local J&K Police, conducted raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir, including Anantnag, Shopian, and Kulgam in a terror funding case. pic.twitter.com/La9PEQqmfY— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2024
Mumbai, May 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi today. On May 13, PM Modi held a five-kilometer roadshow in Varanasi along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath and other BJP leaders. A huge crowd could be seen storming the road and gathering on terraces in hopes of catching a glimpse of the prime minister.
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi passed away at 72 on Monday. Sushil Kumar Modi had in April this year revealed that he was suffering from cancer and that he would not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections due to his health condition. The mortal remains of the former Rajya Sabha MP will be brought to his residence in Patna's Rajendra Nagar area today, and the last rites will be performed later in the day.
At least eight people died, and 65 others were injured after a massive hoarding fell on a petrol pump in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area on Monday. Over 20 people are still feared to be trapped, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC.) The Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident was reported as heavy rains and gusty winds lashed the city Monday afternoon.
India and Iran on Monday signed a long-term contract for the operation of the Shahid Beheshti Port terminal at Chabahar in Iran. According to a series of posts on X by the Indian Embassy in Iran, the contract was signed by India Ports Global Ltd and the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in the presence of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. This is the first time India will take over the management of an overseas port. In a goodwill gesture, India has decided to extend vital budgetary support to the Maldives government with the rollover of a USD 50 million Treasury Bill for another year on the Maldivian government's special request, it was announced on Monday.
Russian forces attacking Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region were engaged in fighting on the outskirts of the border town of Vovchansk, Kyiv's troops said on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described heavy fighting there and in the east. Moscow troops entered the Kharkiv region on Friday, opening a northeastern front in the 27-month war that has long been waged in the south and east. Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border.
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local civil defence government body said on Sunday, as rains continue to pour on the state. Another 125 people remain unaccounted for in the state, where rivers report rising levels. Weather service Metsul called the situation "extremely worrying."