Rajya Sabha Election
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leaves after casting her vote at West Bengal Legislative Assembly for Rajya Sabha Election in Kolkata on Friday.
Voting for the five Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal ended at 4 pm today and all the six candidates in the fray were present in the Assembly premises during the polling. The voting had begun at 9 am.
12th Tripura assembly
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy addressing assembly during the first session of 12th Tripura assembly, that began on March 23 with the speaker's election and governor's speech.
Pakistan celebrates National Day
Female soldiers of Pakistan Army march during a military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Pakistanis celebrated their National Day with a military parade in the capital, Islamabad, showcasing short- and long-range missiles, tanks, jets, drones and other hardware. Troops, including female soldiers, marched past a stand with political and military leaders
Usain Bolt on target in Borussia Dortmund training
Usain Bolt signs autographs for fans after Borussia Dortmund training
Multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt had the chance to show off his football skills on Friday, nutmegging an opponent and scoring with a header as he trained with Borussia Dortmund in front of a cheering crowd. Some 1,500 people were in the stands of Dortmund's training ground for the morning session and dozens of reporters and camera crews were spread along the sideline as Bolt entered the pitch alongside players Mario Goetze and Julian Weigl.
Anna Hazare on indefinite fast
Social activist Anna Hazare pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat before beginning protest New Delhi on Friday.
Social activist Anna Hazare pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat before beginning protest New Delhi on Friday.
Social activist Anna Hazare started his indefinite hunger strike against the Centre in Delhi on Friday, nearly seven years after his anti-corruption movement caught the imagination of millions of Indians and shook the then UPA government. The venue of his protest is the same iconic Ramlila Maidan, where he had sat on a hunger strike in 2011 demanding that the then government set up a Lokpal to investigate cases of corruption.
Olive Ridley eggs at Versova Beach
Members of Clean up Versova with help of forest officials discover around 25 to 35 dead olive ridley eggs at Versova beach, on Friday morning.
Despite Mumbai’s polluted beaches, Olive Ridley turtles seem to have found one beach clean enough to nest. A group of volunteers, engaged in a clean-up of the Versova beach on Thursday, spotted around 80 hatchlings. They called forest officials and ensured the turtles had a smooth passage into the sea.
German President in India
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with his wife at the historic Jama Masjid in New Delhi on Friday.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to explore ways to further broad base ties between the two countries in a range of areas including trade and investment. Mr. Steinmeier, accompanied by his wife Elke Budenbender, arrived on his first visit to India as German president.
US Senate passes huge spending bill
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speak about the budget deal prior to holding a press conference in Washington on Thursday.
The US Senate passed a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill in dramatic dark-of-night fashion early on Friday, overcoming hurdles that threatened to send the government into its third shutdown of 2018. Lawmakers stared down a self-imposed deadline of midnight on Friday, when federal funding was set to expire, and passed the mammoth package by a vote of 65-32, with hours to spare.
Bamboo cultivation in Agartala
Labourers manouver a pontoon of bamboo poles toward markets using the flow of a river at Chakmaghat, some 60 kms from Agartala, capital of Tripura.
A vast population of mainly tribals in the northeastern region depend on bamboo cultivation and trading to earn a living. Bamboo is used 4 multiple purposes like constructing dwelling, traditional utensils and crafts, and decorative items which has an increasing demand in foreign markets. The technique is often used by smugglers to smuggle bamboo to Bangladesh as all rivers of Tripura flow into neighbouring country of Bangladesh.
Published at 9.30 a.m.
Direct flight to Tel Aviv
The crew of the direct maiden flight of Air India to Tel Aviv from New Delhi.
The direct maiden flight of Air India to Tel Aviv from New Delhi arrived on Thursday, heralding a new chapter in the India-Israel ties and ending a decades-old overfly ban by Saudi Arabia. Flight AI 139 landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport at 2215 (Israeli time).
Published at 9.15 a.m.
Lewis Hamilton wins practice session at Australian GP
Great Britain's Lewis Hamilton during practice of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday.
World champion Lewis Hamilton made an ominous start to the season as he led a Mercedes one-two in opening practice for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday.
Published at 9.00 a.m.
Kane Williamson hits 18th century
New Zealand's Kane Williamson plays a shot during the day 2 of the first Day-Night Test against England in Auckland on Friday.
Kane Williamson became New Zealand's most prolific century-maker when he reached the three-figure mark for the 18th time on the second day of the first Test against England on Friday.
