Palakkad, March 20 (IANS) The otherwise predictable Ottapalam constituency in Kerala's Palakkad has transformed into one of the most riveting battlegrounds of the April 9 Assembly elections, with a dramatic three-cornered contest featuring a turncoat, a film personality and a sitting legislator.
Balod (Chhattisgarh), March 20 (IANS) Amid rising electricity bills and growing concerns over environmental protection, the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is emerging as a major source of relief and savings for people in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district. By installing rooftop solar systems under the scheme, consumers are not only reducing their electricity bills to almost zero but are also generating surplus power.
Jerusalem, March 20 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that spokesperson and head of the Public Relations Array of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ali Mohammad Naini has been killed.
Ahmedabad, March 20 (IANS) Gujarat is on course to become a $1 trillion economy by 2030, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Friday, asserting that the state government would extend full support to the industry in achieving the target.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Food delivery platform Zomato has increased platform fee by 19.2 per cent or Rs 2.40 per order, according to the latest billing details available on its app on Friday.
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday, accused an officer-in-charge of a police station in his native district of East Midnapore of making a WhatsApp call to a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from the district and asking the latter to join Trinamool Congress.
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Renowned Bollywood designer and filmmaker Manish Malhotra’s mother, Garima Malhotra, left for heavenly above on Thursday, at the age of 94.
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Several indigenous Catholic and tribal leaders in central Bangladesh have warned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government that failure to withdraw a disputed forest development project could trigger a stronger protest movement.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Oil marketing companies on Friday increased the price of premium petrol by around Rs 2 per litre from March 20, amid rising global crude prices triggered by escalating tensions in West Asia.
Yushan, March 20 (IANS) Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan once again made snooker history after crafting the sport's highest ever break, a stunning 153, in his quarterfinal with Ryan Day at the World Open.
