Two Army Soldiers Kidnapped by Terrorists in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Two soldiers of the Territorial Army were abducted by terrorists late Tuesday evening in the forests of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. Following the incident, security forces launched a search operation in the entire area. The search operation is still ongoing. Officials said the two Territorial Army soldiers were kidnapped from Shangas in the Kokernag area of Anantnag. One soldier managed to escape from the terrorists and reached safety. He informed the Army about the incident. Based on this information, the Army, along with police and paramilitary forces, launched a…
Author: India Aware
Amid the Israel-Iran conflict, crude oil prices have surged in the international market. In the last 24 hours, Brent crude has jumped nearly $4 per barrel to $78 per barrel and WTI crude has reached close to $74 per barrel. However, public sector oil and gas marketing companies have not made any changes in petrol-diesel prices on Friday. In early trade on the fifth day of the week in the international market, Brent crude is trading at $77.67 per barrel, up $0.05 or 0.06%. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is also trading at $73.79 per barrel, up $0.08 or 0.11%.…
The Supreme Court has constituted an SIT to investigate the allegations of adulteration in Tirupati Prasad. The monitoring of the SIT team will be conducted by the CBI Director. Two CBI officers appointed by the CBI Director, two state police officers, and one official from FSSAI will be part of this team. Instead of the SIT formed by the state government, this new SIT team will conduct the investigation regarding the Prasad. The Supreme Court stated that it does not want this matter to become a victim of political drama, as it is connected to the faith of millions of…
Voting is ongoing for all 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly. Voting started today in a single phase at 7 AM and will continue until 6 PM. More than 20.3 million voters will decide the political fate of 1,031 candidates. A total of 20,632 polling stations have been established across the state. According to the Election Commission, after voting began at 7 AM, by 9 AM the polling percentages were as follows: 11.87% in Ambala district, 9.72% in Bhiwani district, 9.8% in Charkhi Dadri, 8.82% in Faridabad, 11.81% in Fatehabad, 6.10% in Gurugram, 8.49% in Hisar, 8.43% in Jhajjar, 12.71%…
The central government has constituted 24 parliamentary committees related to various ministries, selecting members from different political parties. BJP leader Radha Mohan Singh has been appointed as the chairperson of the Defence Committee, Bhratruhari Mahtab for Finance, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal for Home Affairs, and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as the chairperson of the External Affairs Committee. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, has been made a member of the Defence Committee. 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha have been included. According to the bulletin issued by the Lok…
An Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute, has recently released a list of powerful countries in Asia. In the “Asia Power Index 2024,” India has been ranked as the third most powerful country in Asia. In the 2024 edition of this index, India has surpassed Japan. Now, only the United States and China are ahead of India. Russia had already fallen behind India in this index. As a result, India’s growing power is now being recognized on a global scale. According to the report of the Asia Power Index 2024, India had scored 36.3 points in the 2023 index, which…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Maharashtra on Thursday was canceled due to heavy rain conditions. Prime Minister Modi was scheduled to address a public meeting at Pune’s SW College grounds on Thursday evening. He was also set to inaugurate, dedicate, and lay the foundation stone for several projects worth approximately ₹22,600 crore, including the inauguration of Solapur Airport. After the cancellation of his Maharashtra tour, Prime Minister Modi dedicated three “PARAM Rudra” supercomputers worth around ₹130 crore to the nation via video conferencing on Thursday. It is worth noting that since Wednesday evening, Mumbai has been experiencing continuous rainfall.…
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Through the letter, he has demanded the payment of ₹1.36 lakh crore owed by coal companies operating in Jharkhand to the state. In the letter, CM Hemant Soren stated that the people of Jharkhand have struggled long for their state, and now they want the proper utilization of their resources and rights. He added, “If we demand the rights of Jharkhandis, we are put in jail, but we are ready to make every sacrifice for our rights.” Hemant Soren presented two options to Prime Minister Modi…
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with AIIB President Jin Liqun on Wednesday in Samarkand, ahead of the 9th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Governors. During this meeting, the two discussed various issues including bilateral trade, investment, digital public infrastructure (DPI), and the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Finance Minister Sitharaman also congratulated Jin Liqun for successfully leading AIIB and for the rapid growth in loan operations in just nine years. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to Uzbekistan from September 24 to September 28. Referring to the…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the parliament last night (Tuesday). Immediately afterward, he signed a special gazette notification. According to the notification, parliamentary elections will be held on November 14. The nomination process will begin on October 4, and nomination papers will be accepted until October 11. The first session of the new parliament is scheduled for November 21, following the elections. All political parties have started preparing for the election. Meanwhile, Harini Amarasuriya has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the parliament last night. Immediately afterward, he…