A total of three candidates—two from the ruling BJP and one from the Congress—have filed nominations for an equal number of Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, as the deadline for filing nominations for the upcoming biennial elections ended on Monday afternoon.
In a major healthcare reform aimed at addressing the acute shortage of doctors and specialists in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday approved a draft notification allowing all medical practitioners registered under the National Medical Register to practice in the Union Territory without requiring any additional approval or No Objection Certificate (NOC).
Politics over claims of theft of crores of rupees from the offerings made to the Ayodhya Ram Temple continued for the second day with Opposition and ruling party leaders targeting each other over the religious matter.
Hashmat Hussain asked them to send money via Bitcoin/QR code or face the consequences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the Civil Contract Party's victory in Armenia's parliamentary elections, describing the result as a reflection of the Armenian people's continued faith in his leadership and vision.
India will host a five-day meeting of BRICS nations in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, beginning Tuesday, bringing together representatives from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to discuss key issues related to agriculture and food security.
After battling a series of setbacks last year—including devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh that repeatedly disrupted vital road links to Ladakh, a prolonged agitation that turned violent and claimed four lives in police firing, and the adverse impact of the Pahalgam terror attack on travel sentiment—the Union Territory of Ladakh has staged a remarkable tourism revival this summer.
Following the rise in tensions in West Asia and the Gulf region, India, calling the developments a matter of utmost concern to the international community on Monday, reiterated its call for immediate de-escalation of the conflict.
The political contest for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh intensified on Monday as Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan filed her nomination papers at the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly Secretariat in Bhopal.
The filing of the nomination in the presence of top leaders of the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti alliance strengthened the chances of Rajendra Jain winning the forthcoming byelection to the Rajya Sabha unopposed.
