Tourism Ministry unveils Cool Summers of India campaign

Tourism Ministry unveils Cool Summers of India campaign

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

As the scorching summer sun bore down on travelers worldwide, the Union Tourism Ministry of India has embarked on a transformative journey to redefine summer vacations by unveiling the "Cool Summers of India" campaign at the three-day much-sought after  Arabian Travel Mart 2024 in Dubai from May 6. The campaign is...

One killed in bomb blast in Hooghly day before Phase III polling

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

A teenager died and his two friends injured on Monday after a bomb they mistook as ball exploded at Pandua in Hooghly district of Bengal triggering war of words between the rival political outfits. The incident occurred a day ahead of the State going to the third phase of polling...

EC warns parties against misuse of AI to create deepfakes

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amid rising number of manipulated or deepfake videos taking a centre stage in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission (EC) warned the political  parties against misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools to create deep fakes that distort information or propagate misinformation and directed the political parties to...

Maharashtra readies to witness ripple effect of Sena, NCP splits

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

The ripple effect of a political tsunami caused by the dramatic splits witnessed in the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in June 2022 and July 2023 respectively –which spawned two new breakaway parties in the state --- will be felt for the first time, as eleven constituencies go...

Polling in both LS seats in Goa today

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | PTI | Panaji

More than 11 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in elections to both the Lok Sabha seats in Goa on Tuesday, where the Congress and BJP are locked in a straight fight. The coastal state has two Lok Sabha constituencies — North Goa and South Goa. “We are all ready...

Third phase of Assam polls to decide fate of 47 candidates in four seats

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | PTI | Guwahati

The political fate of 47 candidates in four Lok Sabha seats will be decided on Tuesday when the third and final phase of the elections in the State will be held. Polling will begin at 7 am and conclude at 5 pm in the four constituencies — Kokrajhar (ST), Dhubri, Barpeta...

NTA dismisses reports of NEET-UG question paper leak

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Even as the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday dismissed reports of a question paper leak in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam as “completely baseless and without any ground” on Monday, the main Opposition Congress party criticised the BJP-led Centre over the incident, denouncing it as a betrayal of students’...

Coast Guard detains Iranian fishing vessel with six Indians

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained an Iranian fishing vessel, with six Indian crew, west of Beypore off the coast of Kerala late Sunday, Defence Ministry said here on Monday adding the swift sea-air coordinated operation involved the ships and aircraft of the ICG. After intercepting the boat, an ICG team...

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