An overall of 65.79% voter turnout was recorded in General Elections 2024 of India at the polling stations. Table 1: State wise Voter turnout figures at polling stations for all phases of GE 2024 Sl. No. State/UT No. of PCs VOTER Turnout (%) Male Female Others Total 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 64.41 63.77…

Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, called on the Hon’ble President of India at 1630 hrs today (June 6, 2024). A copy of the notification issued by the Election Commission of India in terms of Section 73 of the Representative of…

The Election Commission of India paid homage to the Father of the Nation at Rajghat on 6th June, 2024 after handing over the names of elected members to the 18th Lok Sabha to the Hon’ble President of India. Model Code of Conduct ceases to be in operation with immediate effect except in the Graduates’ and…

The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to serve as non-permanent members on the UN Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January next year. They will replace Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, whose terms end on 31 December. In a secret ballot, the elected countries secured…

The first Command and Control Compatibility Board (CCCB) meeting for 2024 between India and US was held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi from 04-07 June 2024.  Notably, the meeting had participation of a 29 member United States delegation led by Mr Paul Nicholson,  Executive Director, US INDOPACOM and a 38 member Indian delegation led by…

ISRO Chairman S Somanath inaugurated state-of-the-art propellant tank production and computer numerical control (CNC) machining facilities at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Aerospace Division here, boosting rocket manufacturing capacity. Notably, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space, which…

The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South said Wednesday. The drill — seen as a show of force against North Korea — comes as tensions are rising over the North’s recent launches of rubbish-carrying…

The Election Commission (EC) of India has declared Election results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. While the Lok Sabha has 543 members, counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP’s Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. According to the results…

Fresh from declaring victory in India’s election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered few details on the agenda for his third term, but went out of his way to underline he would continue to focus on raising the country’s military preparedness and clout. That should come as good news to the United States and its other…

Towards further strengthening the existing Defence relations between India and Oman in the maritime domain, 6th edition of Staff Talks between Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) were conducted from 04 – 05 Jun 24 at New Delhi. The delegation from RNO was led by Cmde Jasim Mohammed Ali Al Balushi, DG…