While India is stating it is a moment of utmost pride, the United States is tracking over 250 pieces of space debris from Mission Shakti.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Facebook launches ‘Candidate Connect’ feature
With just a few weeks to go for Lok Sabha elections 2019, social media major Facebook has launched a feature ‘Candidate Connect’ through which Lok Sabha candidates can record their poll promises in 20-second videos.
India now a space superpower, says PM Narendra Modi after Anti-Satellite missile test
“In the journey of every nation, there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come,” tweeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in an address to the nation as India successfully tested an indigenous Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile by shooting down i
Kejriwal promises to build ‘ten Singapore’ in Delhi if granted full statehood
The poll season has finally arrived in India and campaigning is in full swing. Tall promises are being made to woo the electorate. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has promised to build infrastructure equalling ‘ten Singapore’ if full statehood is granted to D
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress asks state chiefs to choose ‘NRI coordinators’ for campaign
The Indian National Congress has asked its state units to appoint a person to interact with NRI supporters who are keen to help the party in the upcoming 2019 election campaign. The new appointment carries the title of ‘NRI coordinator’, who would help Indian residents in foreign countries execu
EC binds social media platforms to report and take down abuse
In a bid to curb abuse of social media during general elections, the Election Commission of India has fixed the onus of reporting and remedial action on the social media giants such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, ShareChat.
‘Meri Awaaz Suno’ – NRIs no longer silent spectators in India’s General Elections
India is a rambunctious democracy. Indians across the world are no less. With under a month to go for the biggest election in the world where 450 political parties will field a whopping 8,000+ candidates wooing 915 million voters, we asked some members of the Indian diaspora about their views on upc
Over 90 per cent of overseas electors from Kerala, Punjab engaging over 40,000 volunteers as guides for NRIs, first-time voters
Taking stock of over 70,000 registered overseas electors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, over 90 per cent are from the Indian state of Kerala.
Probe fake news about online NRI voting: Goa EC to cops
The Goa state election authority yesterday directed the police to probe fake news circulating on social media, which claims overseas voters are eligible to vote online for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2019 in seven phases; find out when your constituency goes to the polls
With overseas electors in a separate category and multiple political parties competing with each other in wooing NRIs across the world, the significance of the upcoming Indian national election has transcended the nation’s borders.
