National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo submitted to President Droupadi Murmu the special report on child protection in the state of West Bengal. ... read..
Kaveri Baweja, the judge who convicted the Uber rape case accused and sentenced him to life imprisonment eight years ago, will now hear Delhi excise policy and other cases at the Rouse Avenue court. ... read..
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court challenging all summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case. ... read..
Telangana (Hyderabad) | March 19, 2024 10:56:03 PM IST
Taking a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his statement saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee is adulterated, Telangana state BJP official spokesperson NV Subhash said that PM Modi's guarantee is for the growth of the count ... read..
Over 90 per cent of the oceans experienced heatwave conditions at some point during 2023, while glaciers suffered the largest loss of ice since 1950, according to a UN weather agency's report. ... read..
Media persons on election duty carrying authorisation letters from the Election Commission, and those working in essential services such as healthcare can vote using postal ballots in the Lok Sabha and four state assembly polls, the Election Commission sa ... read..
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | March 19, 2024 9:56:38 PM IST
AICC member and senior vice president of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Suryakant Dhasmana, lashed out at Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri for campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from the Garhwal parliamenta ... read..
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | March 19, 2024 9:56:36 PM IST
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) acting president, MM Hassan, on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reschedule the polling in the southern state, which is scheduled to take place on March 26, as it coincides with a Friday. ... read..
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections for the financial year 2023-24 (as on March 17, 2024) show that net collections are at Rs. 18,90,259 crore, compared to Rs. 15,76,776 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year 2022- ... read..
Ranchi (Jharkhand) | March 19, 2024 8:57:06 PM IST
JMM MP Mahua Maji called the decision of former JMM MLA and sister-in-law of ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Sita Soren, to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday "hasty", and said that they are all shocked by this move. ... read..
The Special Court of Delhi, appointed by the Supreme Court for the trial of coal block allocation matters, discharged businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal and all other accused in a case of money laundering of more than 300 crore rupees on Tuesday. ... read..
The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday issued a summons to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and the other seven accused in a money laundering case connected with the Chinese visa case. ... read..
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a crucial meeting between the spokespersons of Assam state BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was held at AGP headquarters in Guwahati on Tuesday. ... read..
Salem (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 8:56:46 PM IST
Eleven 'Shakti Ammas' gave a special welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem on Tuesday amid a political row arising from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks relating to 'Shakti. ... read..
Days ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched its official campaign 2024 merchandise, the NaMo Merchandise, which is exclusively available on the Narendra Modi App. ... read..
Ranchi (Jharkhand) | March 19, 2024 7:56:03 PM IST
After the former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA and sister-in-law of ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Sita Soren, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, party chief Babulal Marandi welcomed her and said that JMM MLAs and Congress MLAs are unha ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 19, 2024 7:56:01 PM IST
A high-level Drug Destruction Committee of CBIC including senior officials of DRI and Mumbai Customs, on Tuesday destroyed 31.948 kg of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) worth Rs 265 crore, according to an official release. ... read..
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has traced and arrested a key absconding member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) for the 2022 gruesome murder of RSS leader Srinivasan in Kerala, the agency said on Tuesday. ... read..
Pune (Maharashtra) | March 19, 2024 6:57:14 PM IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's brother Srinivas Pawar slammed the former for revolting against his uncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and called his brother incompetent (Nalayak). ... read..
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | March 19, 2024 6:57:08 PM IST
Hitting out at the Congress government in Karnataka over the law and order situation in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejaswi Surya said on Tuesday that one must wonder as to why nefarious elements who want to create disharmony in society feel embo ... read..
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in New Delhi in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday. ... read..
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has announced the launch of the second batch of the certificate programme on the fundamentals of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. ... read..
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the country, a virtual state-level meeting of Punjab's top officials was held on Tuesday to ensure free, fair and transparent elections and adherence to the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India. ... read..
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) | March 19, 2024 6:56:38 PM IST
Police succeeded in killing two Naxals in the encounter between police and Maoists during the Naxal patrolling search operation on Tuesday and seized a large quantity of ammunition. ... read..
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | March 19, 2024 6:56:36 PM IST
National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that if simultaneous elections could not be held in Jammu and Kashmir, then how is the government deliberating upon conducting 'one nation, one election' in the future. ... read..
Days ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched its official campaign 2024 merchandise, the NaMo Merchandise, which is exclusively available on the Narendra Modi App. ... read..
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | March 19, 2024 5:57:08 PM IST
The names of three IAS officers, Arvind Singh Hayanki, Radhika Jha, and Sachin Kurve, have been sent to the Election Commission for the position of Home Secretary in Uttarakhand, sources said on Tuesday. ... read..
Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 19, 2024 5:57:06 PM IST
The Election Commission of India appointed Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DGP of West Bengal on Tuesday. This comes a day after the West Bengal government appointed Vivek Sahay as the DGP to replace Rajeev Kumar, who was transferred. ... read..
Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Indian envoy to US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Tuesday. ... read..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the applications seeking stay on the Citizen Amendment Rules 2024, brought to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. ... read..
A day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) finalized the seat-sharing agreement in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary expressed confidence that the ruling alliance will win all seats i ... read..
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State general secretary and the party's candidate from Palakkad Assembly Constituency C Krishnakumar on Tuesday said that people in Kerala will usher in a political change in the state and it will be visible in the results of ... read..
Ranchi (Jharkhand) | March 19, 2024 4:57:47 PM IST
Jharkhand's Jama MLA Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday. ... read..
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) | March 19, 2024 4:57:43 PM IST
Spiritual leader Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday over his 'Shakti' remark, saying the Congress MP would have to suffer. ... read..
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | March 19, 2024 4:57:41 PM IST
Large number of people took to the streets in Bengaluru on Tuesday following a dispute between a shopkeeper and a group of individuals on Sunday evening over the playing of devotional songs during the Azan. ... read..
The Congress Working Committee held a detailed discussion on the manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls which has a heavy thrust on the party's 'nyay' agenda and authorised party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to grant it final approval. ... read..
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | March 19, 2024 3:58:06 PM IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday alleged that the "only effect" of the CPI's campaign against him in Thiruvananthapuram is to "divide the anti-BJP vote". ... read..
Delhi's Rouse Avenue court extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia till April 6, the next date of hearing in the Delhi Excise Policy case. ... read..
Salem (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 3:57:56 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned emotional on Tuesday while remembering BJP state general secretary 'auditor' V Ramesh, who was allegedly hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Salem in 2013. ... read..
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | March 19, 2024 3:57:52 PM IST
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi President Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday offered to "lend full support" to the Congress on seven seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections after he claimed that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction and NCP (Shara ... read..
Salem (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 3:57:44 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc leaders of "deliberately insulting" Hindu dharma and said that the opposition's leader's every statement against the religion is very "well thought out." ... read..
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) | March 19, 2024 2:58:03 PM IST
Security forces engaged in an exchange of fire with Naxal insurgents in the jungles of Purangel near the border of Dantewada and Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, sources said on Tuesday. ... read..
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tarun Chugh on Tuesday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti' remark and said that Maa Shakti is the "strength" of the country. ... read..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and Yog Guru Ramdev to appear before it on the next date of hearing for not responding to the show cause notice in contempt proceedings against him over misleading a ... read..
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA would secure victory on all the 40 seats in Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "There are no political differences between the parties and everyone is ... read..
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) President Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned as union minister, a day after his party was denied any seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. ... read..
The Indian National Congress (INC) Party on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Income Tax Department order opening assessment proceedings of three years. ... read..
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday kicked off the party's Lok Sabha campaign in the state and said that we have to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power for the third time. ... read..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the Idgah Committee plea challenging the Allahabad High Court decision to consolidate 15 suits concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. ... read..
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | March 19, 2024 2:57:09 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party filed two complaints against Congress with the State Election Commission on Tuesday for violating the Model Code of Conduct and alleged that forms to get Rs 1,500 per month are being filled in the offices of the block developmen ... read..
The Indian Army achieved yet another milestone with a patent granted for the innovation of a Portable Multi Target Detonation Device (WEDC). It was developed by Major Rajprasad RS of the Corps of Engineers. ... read..
The Rouse Avenue court on Monday granted more time for inspection of un-relied documents to accused persons in the Delhi Excise policy money laundering case. The Court has also disposed of the application moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging ... read..
President Droupadi Murmu accepted Telangana Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation on Tuesday. ... read..
The Congress working committee, met on Tuesday and 'deliberated' thoroughly on the party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, dates for which were announced on Saturday. ... read..
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai on Tuesday accused the Enforcement Directorate of working as a "Bharatiya Janata Party worker" rather than an independent agency. ... read..
Thailapuram (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 12:57:15 PM IST
After Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss signed a seat-sharing agreement in Thailapuram, K Annamalai said that it is a strong alliance. ... read..
Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Tuesday demanded Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha polls alleging that BJP's tricks are destroying the Election Commission of India (ECI). ... read..
Assam state BJP president Bhabesh Kalita on Tuesday said that the BJP is confident of "making history" in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls adding that the people of the state like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... read..
BRS leader K Kavitha on Tuesday withdrew her plea from the Supreme Court challenging ED summons in the Delhi excise irregularities case in view of her arrest. ... read..
Palakkad (Kerala) | March 19, 2024 12:56:49 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Palakkad in Kerala on Tuesday as part of the BJP's election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
Bagdogra (West Bengal) | March 19, 2024 12:56:44 PM IST
Hitting back at TMC leaders for questioning the integrity of the Election Commission, West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday stated that the Election Commission cannot act as per the need of Mamata Banerjee. ... read..
BRS leader K Kavitha on Tuesday withdrew her plea from the Supreme Court challenging the ED summons in the Delhi excise irregularities case in view of her arrest. ... read..
Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Tuesday demanded Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha polls alleging that BJP's tricks are destroying the Election Commission of India (ECI). ... read..
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], March 19 (ANI) Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in Kerala's Palakkad on Tuesday. ... read..
South Malda (West Bengal) | March 19, 2024 11:57:43 AM IST
After witnessing a triangular contest in 2019 with a narrowing winning vote margin, Maldaha Dakshin, one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, is a highly anticipated constituency as TMC and BJP have declared their candidate from the seat. ... read..
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty on Tuesday questioned the 'need' to implement Citizenship Amendment Rules and said that citizenship should be given to everybody, not to certain sections. ... read..
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) | March 19, 2024 10:57:24 AM IST
Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said. ... read..
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) | March 19, 2024 9:57:18 AM IST
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday visited Ayodhya's Ram Temple and said that he feels "fortunate" and "extremely happy" to visit the temple. ... read..
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | March 19, 2024 9:57:16 AM IST
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar Tuesday said that the state police are "fully alert" and Home guards and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be deployed at all the booths for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. ... read..
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab police busted a racket of illegal opium cultivation in Fazilka district on Monday and arrested one person. ... read..
Thailapuram (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 9:57:07 AM IST
Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss signed a seat-sharing agreement in Thailapuram, Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | March 19, 2024 9:57:03 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday, held a meeting with representatives of political parties and informed them about the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is slated to meet on Tuesday to discuss the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls that are scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning from April 19. ... read..
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | March 19, 2024 8:56:36 AM IST
The nine Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who were issued breach of privilege notice by Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, filed their reply to the Speaker on Monday. ... read..
Chandigarh (Haryana) | March 19, 2024 8:56:34 AM IST
Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur emphasized the importance of vigilance in combating cybercrime. He warned that in today's digital landscape, where online transactions and the use of UPI or Net Banking are on the rise, cyber criminals e ... read..
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | March 19, 2024 8:56:32 AM IST
Popular Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao, Vijay Raj, Tripti Dimri and Mallika Sherawat met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his official residence on Monday evening. ... read..
Chandigarh (Punjab) | March 19, 2024 7:56:51 AM IST
Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C, convened a meeting with representatives from major political parties in the state to discuss essential aspects of the upcoming elections. ... read..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 7:56:48 AM IST
A day after the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) announced that it has decided to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, both the parties are slated to have a seat-sharing agreement for the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. ... read..
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Atishi claimed that the statement issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Arvind Kejriwal proves that central probe agencies like the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have become "goons" of the Bharatiy ... read..
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 5:57:15 AM IST
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Monday, the excited crowd gathered to get a glimpse of him, expressed confidence that he would win a third term in the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | March 19, 2024 5:57:10 AM IST
The Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has urged all district collectors to prepare a contingency plan in view of likely heatwave conditions in the state from March to May when Odisha will be witnessing simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the A ... read..
Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 19, 2024 4:57:10 AM IST
After the Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on the pirate ship MV Ruen, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said that the exercise was part of an ongoing anti-piracy operation since 2008 and piracy sudden ... read..
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday convened core committee meetings at the party headquarters to deliberate on potential candidates for various states for the Lok Sabha polls. ... read..
Shivamogga (Karnataka) | March 19, 2024 1:56:24 AM IST
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra looked charged up after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state and called the visit a morale booster for the party workers. ... read..
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | March 19, 2024 1:56:22 AM IST
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Monday announced that the party has decided to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | March 19, 2024 1:56:18 AM IST
Congress leader Rohan Gupta on Monday announced his decision to withdraw his candidature from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat owing to his father's "serious medical condition." ... read..
Hours after the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) reached a seat-sharing agreement in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Lovely Anand, wife of gangster turned politician Anand Mohan, joined the Janata Dal (United) on Monday. ... read..
The post-midweek-March sun has become a little unbearable though still there is a slight nip in the air. The Meteorological office has predicted the possibility of rainfall and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next 2 ... read..
