Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been elected to Nepal’s House of Representatives from Chitwan Constituency-2 by a huge margin, as his relatively new party secures a majority of wins and leads across the country in this year’s parliamentary elections.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will visit Bairagi Camp in Haridwar on Saturday to review exhibitions highlighting Uttarakhand’s development works and public welfare initiatives and address a public gathering.
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and party’s Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on late Friday evening, shot a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar demanding daily publication of supplementary lists to the final voters, list published on February 28 as per the progress of the judicial adjudication of the voters’ identified under the “logical discrepancy” category.
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met senior leaders of the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party's headquarters in Bhubaneswar and held discussions on a range of issues, including preparations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Nearly 24,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East since late February, the US State Department said on Friday, as Washington continues efforts to assist Americans seeking to leave the region amid heightened security concerns.
Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) Most of the top leaders of traditional political parties are facing a tough contest in the parliamentary elections, with candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) taking significant leads in two-thirds of the seats under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system.
Ranchi, March 6 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra, launched under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), is transforming everyday healthcare into a story of self-reliance and dignity. Marking a decade of the scheme’s launch, the Jan Aushadhi week is being organised pan-India to promote free health check-ups and affordable treatment.
Washington, March 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday said there would be no agreement with Iran unless Tehran accepts what he described as "unconditional surrender", outlining a hardline position on the future of the Iranian leadership and the country’s political direction.
Vadodara, March 6 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 203 crore in Vadodara, including works related to water supply, roads and urban infrastructure.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) While the Iran war has already driven Brent crude up around 9 per cent to near $80 per barrel and LNG prices by around 50 per cent in the global market, India has sufficient foreign exchange reserves, a low current account deficit (CAD) of 0.8 per cent of GDP in H1 FY26, and low inflation rates, which collectively allow it to effectively mitigate the impacts of rising global crude oil prices and ensure domestic energy security, according to the Finance Ministry’s monthly review report released on Friday.
