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J-K: PM Modi at Udhampur rally challenges Congress to bring back Article 370

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 12, 2024 4:29:45 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday threw a challenge at Opposition parties, especially the Congress to bring back Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. He alleged that for the sake of power, the opposition had built the wall of 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. ... read..

K Kavitha didn't give satisfactory answer regarding payment of kickbacks to AAP: CBI tells court

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 4:29:30 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday while seeking custodial interrogation of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha said that she did not give satisfactory answer regarding payment of kickbacks to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in connection ... read..

Fire breaks out at restaurant in Noida Sector 18; no casualties reported

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 4:29:28 PM IST

A massive fire broke out at a restaurant in Noida sector 18, said officials on Friday. ... read..

Student dies by suicide at IIT Guwahati

Guwahati (Assam) | April 12, 2024 4:29:19 PM IST

A student allegedly died by suicide at the Indian Institutte of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati in Assam, police said on Friday. ... read..

Mamata Banerjee hits back at BJP's terror 'haven' attack for West Bengal after Bengaluru blast accused held from Kolkata

Kolkata (West Bengal) | April 12, 2024 4:29:01 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the BJP on Friday after a leader of the opposition party alleged that the state had become a "safe haven" for terrorists. ... read..

"No one can accuse any minister of indulging in corruption under PM Modi govt": Rajnath Singh

Chamoli (Uttarakhand) | April 12, 2024 4:28:53 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance and asserted no one in the world can point a finger and claim that there has never been even the slightest accusation of corruption against any minister under PM Mod ... read..

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recover heroin worth Rs 11 crore, 2 Myanmar nationals held

Aizawl (Mizoram) | April 12, 2024 4:28:51 PM IST

In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling, Assam Rifles conducted two separate operations in Aizawl and Hnahlan cities in Mizoram and recovered heroin worth Rs 11 crore. The team also apprehended two Myanmar nationals, officials said on Frid ... read..

Amit Shah appeals UP voters to make BJP victorious on all 80 Lok Sabha seats

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 4:28:50 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on Friday to address a poll rally urged voters to make BJP victorious on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state. ... read..

Trinamool party 'disrespecting' National Flag, alleges BJP West Bengal

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 4:28:48 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for allegedly disrespecting the tricolour by replacing the Ashok Chakra with their party flag. ... read..

Micro observers to monitor 769 booths in Chennai: District Election Officer

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 12, 2024 4:28:39 PM IST

As the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha is approaching, the focus of Chennai District Election Officer & Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner has increased for peaceful elections. ... read..

NDA will win over 400 seats in Lok Sabha polls, says Assam Minister Atul Bora

Guwahati (Assam) | April 12, 2024 4:28:37 PM IST

Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and Assam Minister Atul Bora on Friday exuded confidence in NDA's victory on over 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Case registered against Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai for alleged poll violation

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | April 12, 2024 4:28:33 PM IST

A case has been registered against K Annamalai, the BJP's Tamil Nadu state President and Lok Sabha candidate from Coimbatore for allegedly campaigning beyond permitted campaign hours in the Avarampalayam area. ... read..

"BJP trying to impose President's rule in Delhi": AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 4:28:32 PM IST

Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Saurabh Bharadwaj accused BJP of trying to impose President's rule in Delhi, fearing that they would not be able to win elections in the national capital. ... read..

MoS Ajay Bhatt complains against Congress candidate for 'false advertisement' on MP fund

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 12, 2024 2:29:58 PM IST

Minister of State (Mos) for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, has complained to the Returning Officer of Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district about the advertisement published in violation of the Model Code of Conduct against Congress candidate Prakash Joshi. ... read..

Congress' Sudip Barman attacks BJP, urges voters to support INDIA bloc in Lok Sabha polls

Belonia (Tripura) | April 12, 2024 2:29:54 PM IST

Congress leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman hit out at the BJP-led central government and said that every slogan that was given by the BJP party was false. ... read..

IAF conducts daring airlift operation to save Army jawan's hand

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:29:48 PM IST

An Indian Army jawan, who severed his hand while operating machinery at a forward unit location in Ladakh, was saved from a successful and timely airlift operation by the Indian Air Force (IAF). ... read..

Bhupendra Patel attends 'Bhoomi Puja' ceremony of Sardar Patel Medical College in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | April 12, 2024 2:29:46 PM IST

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attended the 'Bhoomi Puja' ceremony of Sardar Patel Medical College and Research Center run by the Ahmedabad Diamond Association Medical Trust in the state capital. ... read..

Uttarakhand CM Dhami interacts with locals during morning walk in Khatima, gives PM Modi's message in 'Kumaoni' dialect

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) | April 12, 2024 2:29:45 PM IST

With the first phase of Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was spotted interacting with the people in the 'Kumaoni' dialect during his morning walk in Khatima on Friday morning. ... read..

PM Modi to hold poll campaigns in J&K, Rajasthan today

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:29:43 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with people of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and Rajasthan's Barmer on Friday. ... read..

"Common man did not gain anything from BJP govt": Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara

Tumkur (Karnataka) | April 12, 2024 2:29:37 PM IST

With the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 just days away, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday expressed confidence in the victory of the Congress party and claimed that the common man has not gained anything from the ruling BJP government at Centre, ... read..

Telangana: Congress' Satya Reddy exudes confidence in party's victory, says development only possible under congress govt

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 2:29:33 PM IST

Congress candidate from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency Satya Reddy exuded confidence in the party's victory in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections and appealed to the people of the state to vote for Congress party and pave the way for the development of ... read..

Rider dies after school bus hits bike, autorickshaw in Delhi

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:29:26 PM IST

A school bus hit a motorcycle and an auto-rickshaw near IP state police station in Central Delhi on Friday. ... read..

"Of the family, by the family, for the family..." PM Modi in Udhampur slams opposition over dynasty politics

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 12, 2024 2:29:22 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Opposition parties over dynasty politics and said that no one has caused as much damage to Jammu and Kashmir as family-run parties adding that such political parties have come to mean "of the family, by t ... read..

BJP rebel Eshwarappa to file nomination as independent candidate from Shivamogga

Shivamogga (Karnataka) | April 12, 2024 2:29:14 PM IST

Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Eshwarappa who was enraged over the son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, BY Raghvendra contesting the polls from Shivamogga, is all set to file his nomination as an Independent candidate from the same constitienc ... read..

Rain lashes several parts of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi city

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) | April 12, 2024 2:29:07 PM IST

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi on Friday causing waterlogging in some areas, making it difficult for commuters. ... read..

Jammu and Kashmir will get assembly polls, statehood soon, says PM Modi in Udhampur

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 12, 2024 2:29:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured that the Centre is committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir adding that assembly elections will also be held soon. ... read..

BJP has suspended all tiers of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:29:02 PM IST

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latter's visit to Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has suspended all tiers of democracy and refused to hold fres ... read..

Delhi Excise policy case: AAP leader Manish Sisodia moves Delhi court seeking bail for poll campaigning

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:29:00 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday moved a court in the national capital seeking interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. ... read..

"No BJP wave, only Congress and five guarantee waves": DK Shivakumar

Kalaburagi (Karnataka) | April 12, 2024 2:28:47 PM IST

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Friday denied the BJP wave in the state and said there is only Congress and five guarantee waves. ... read..

"It's SC verdict to conduct elections before September 30": Omar Abdullah on PM Modi's assembly polls remark in J-K

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 12, 2024 2:28:44 PM IST

Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that "time is not far" for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Supreme Court has already said that the polls have to held before Septemb ... read..

Punjab police bust cross-border drug smuggling racket, recovers 3 kg of heroin

Jalandhar (Punjab) | April 12, 2024 2:28:42 PM IST

In a major blow to cross-border drug smuggling networks, Jalandhar Police have arrested one associate of Jaipal Bhullar Gang and recovered 3 kilogrammes of heroin. ... read..

LS polls 2024: "Graph is down for BJP.." says CPI(M)'s Thomas Isaac

Pathanamthitta (Kerala) | April 12, 2024 12:29:36 PM IST

Former Finance Minister of Kerala and CPI-M candidate from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat, Thomas Isaac took a jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government and said that in Kerala, "people want Modi to be out" and that the "graph was down" f ... read..

Setback for BJP in Madha as Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil quits party ahead of LS polls

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 12, 2024 12:29:28 PM IST

In a big blow to Maharashtra's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil resigned from the party. He represented the Madha Lok Sabha constituency. ... read..

Chhattisgarh: Braving risks, officials face challenges to conduct polls in elephant dominated areas

Jashpur (Chattisgarh) | April 12, 2024 12:29:26 PM IST

District administration and forest officials in Chattisgarh's Jashpur are working to tackle the challenges they were facing in ensuring increased voter turnout in elephant-dominated areas, fearing elephant attacks and difficult forest terrain. ... read..

K Kavitha produced before Rouse Avenue court, CBI moves application seeking 5-day custody of BRS MLC

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 12:29:24 PM IST

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on Friday morning after her arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam. ... read..

Suvendu Adhikari asks EC to take cognizance of 'threat' issued by TMC's Hamidul Rehman

Kolkata (West Bengal) | April 12, 2024 12:29:22 PM IST

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take cognizance of the 'threat' given by the ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Hamidur Rehman to supporters of opposition parties in his constituency. ... read..

Madhya Pradesh: Congress' Digvijaya Singh again raises questions on EVM, ahead of LS polls

Rajgarh (Madhya pradesh) | April 12, 2024 12:29:18 PM IST

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, veteran Congress leader has once again raised questions on the veracity and integrity of electronic voting machines (EVMs) stating that stating that he had approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) but the poll body n ... read..

Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA arrests mastermind, bomber from Kolkata

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 12:29:17 PM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested the perpetrator and the architect behind the explosion at Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru. ... read..

"Constitution does not allow such laws...": Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on UCC

Tumkur (Karnataka) | April 12, 2024 12:29:13 PM IST

Karnataka Home Minister and Congress leader Dr G Parameshwara on Friday said that the Constitution provides the opportunity to practice any faith people want and it does not allow laws such as the Uniform Civil Code to be brought in a democratic country. ... read..

"Nakul Nath trying to buy 'loktantra' through 'note-tantra'": MP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 12:29:09 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has slammed former Chief Minister Kamal Nath's son and Congress candidate from Chhindwara parliamentary seat Nakul Nath alleging that the latter is trying to buy 'loktantra' through 'note-tantra'. ... read..

Andhra Pradesh Election Commissioner offers prayers at Srikalahasteeshwara temple

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 9:28:14 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Election Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Meena, along with his family, offered prayers at the famous shrine of Srikalahasteeswara Swamy temple in Srikalahasti on Thursday. ... read..

Ahead of LS polls, women voters in Lakshwadeep demand gynaecologists, better transportation services

Androth (Lakshadweep) | April 12, 2024 9:28:12 AM IST

As polling for the Lok Sabha in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep on April 19 nears, women voters in Androth have demanded gynaecologists on the island while also calling for improved transportation services for locals and visitors in the archipelago. ... read..

People of Tripura will not give single vote to Cong-Left joint candidate: Former CM Biplab Deb

Agartala (Tripura) | April 12, 2024 9:28:10 AM IST

Former chief minister and the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from West Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb, said the people will not cast a single vote in favour of the INDIA candidate backed by the Congress and the CPI(M). ... read..

"Central forces will only be around till April 26...": TMC MLA issues veiled threat to Oppn voters in North Dinajpur

North Dinajpur (West Bengal) | April 12, 2024 9:28:08 AM IST

In a veiled threat to supporters of Opposition forces in the state, ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Hamidur Rehman said on Thursday if the votes aren't cast in his party's favour, they should not complain if anything were to happen to them once the central ... read..

Lakshadweep: Cong candidate begins campaign with Eid prayers, rings in birthday on the trail

Lakshadweep | April 12, 2024 9:28:05 AM IST

Congress candidate Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed went door to door to seek electoral support, while also ringing in his birthday on the campaign trail on Thursday. ... read..

"National crushes many but nation only trusts PM Modi": Anurag Thakur

Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 9:28:03 AM IST

In a veiled dig at the Opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Thursday said while there may be many 'national crushes', Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his guarantees stand head and shoulders above the ... read..

Delhi Police nab four in connection with three robbery cases

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 9:27:59 AM IST

Delhi Police Special Staff arrested four people in connection with three interconnected robbery cases, including a carjacking incident and a robbery in East Delhi using a stolen car. ... read..

Nagaland: NDPP leader, former BJP member join Congress ahead of LS polls

Kohima (Nagaland) | April 12, 2024 9:27:56 AM IST

In a blow to the ruling alliance in the state, going into the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leader James Kuotsu and former BJP leader Kidongam Panmei joined the Congress on Thursday in the presence of the party's s ... read..

"No graft taint on him...": Rajnath on decision to have Nitish back in NDA fold

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 9:27:48 AM IST

Explaining the rationale behind the BJP welcoming back former partner Nitish Kumar and his party, the JDU, into the NDA fold, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said his party was happy to have a leader with no 'graft' taint on him back in the mix. ... read..

"Heads of our soldiers were lopped off before 2014": MP CM Mohan Yadav praises PM Modi

Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) | April 12, 2024 6:28:32 AM IST

Coming out in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday invoked the country's muscular response to external threats, saying before the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre in 2014, the heads of soldiers were 'lopped ... read..

Border blurs at Zero Point in Jhakuatari on Eid, as locals from India, Bangladesh gather for Namaz

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) | April 12, 2024 6:28:30 AM IST

Sending out a larder message that land borders were no bar when it comes to propagating bonhomie, people from Dighaltari in Coochbehar district came out in their hundreds on Thursday to offer Eid prayers along with their counterparts across the border at ... read..

Odisha: BJD's Lekhasri Samantsinghar thanks CM Naveen Patnaik on being made Balasore LS pick

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | April 12, 2024 6:28:28 AM IST

BJD leader Lekhasri Samantsinghar, who was named the party's candidate from Odisha's Balasore constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, thanked BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. ... read..

"Whenever we bring up people's issues, PM Modi resorts to polarisation": KC Venugopal

Alappuzha (Kerala) | April 12, 2024 3:28:07 AM IST

Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Thursday accused him of trying to divert people's attention from key issues and polarise the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Sikkim: Army conducts anti-tank guided missile firing at super-high-altitude

Guwahati (Assam) | April 12, 2024 2:28:04 AM IST

Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army conducted a training exercise, involving the firing of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) at a super high-altitude area of 17000 feet in Sikkim on Thursday, Defence PRO, Guwahati informed through a press release. ... read..

"Here to support my friend Annamalai": TDP's Nara Lokesh joins BJP's Tamil Nadu chief at roadshow

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | April 12, 2024 2:28:00 AM IST

In a show of support to the BJP's Tamil Nadu president and the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Coimbatore, K Annamalai, TDP leader Nara Lokesh took part in a joint roadshow with him ahead of the seven-phased general elections. ... read..

"Have we taken control of courts...agencies doing their job": Rajnath on Opposition allegations over arrest of Kejriwal, other leaders

New Delhi | April 12, 2024 2:27:58 AM IST

With INDIA bloc parties stepping up their attack on the government over alleged misuse of probe agencies after the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Opposition is trying to mislead peo ... read..

All 31 polling stations in Puducherry's Mahe district to be staffed by women officers

Mahe (Puducherry) | April 11, 2024 7:57:49 PM IST

As India is gearing up for the festival of democracy, the Lok Sabha elections, Mahe district in Puducherry will set a unique example of a gender-inclusive electoral process. ... read..

"Wasn't released or given parole to meet my ailing mother, could not perform last rites": Rajnath Singh recalls Emergency, hits out at opposition

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 7:57:39 PM IST

Hitting out at the opposition over its accusations of "undeclared emergency" under the BJP-led government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recalled the arrests during the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government, stating that he was jailed for ... read..

"Ek jhatke se hum Hindustan se gareebi ko mita denge...," Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

Bikaner (Rajasthan) | April 11, 2024 7:57:36 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday highlighted the promises made by the Congress party in its poll manifesto and said that they would remove the poverty from the country by transferring Rs 1 lakh into the account of one female from a poverty-stricke ... read..

Congress played "dirty game of appeasement" in Rajasthan: PM Modi

Karauli (Rajasthan) | April 11, 2024 7:57:34 PM IST

Lashing out at the Congress party over "appeasement for vote bank", Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the grand old party of making objectionable comments against Ram Mandir and boycotting the Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya. ... read..

Congress's vote bank politics did injustice to marginalised in J-K: Jitendra Singh

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 11, 2024 7:57:32 PM IST

Union Minister and BJP candidate from the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency Jitendra Singh on Thursday slammed the Congress saying that the party's previous governments at the Centre neglected backward communities in Jammu and Kashmir by doing "vote bank po ... read..

700 teachers from Tripura approach SC against their termination orders

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 7:57:30 PM IST

Around 700 undergraduate teachers from Tripura have approached the Supreme Court challenging their termination orders issued by the State in 2017 and 2020. ... read..

Two houses gutted in fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada

Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) | April 11, 2024 7:57:28 PM IST

Two houses were gutted in a fire at Kondevaram village in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Thursday, said officials. ... read..

"BJP won't even get near 400 seats," says Kumari Selja

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 11, 2024 7:57:25 PM IST

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Congress leader Kumari Selja on Thursday said that the people in the state of Uttarakhand want change on the ground which is going to be visible on all the five Lok Sabha seats. ... read..

"All statements made by Praful Patel are meaningless," says NCP-SCP leader Clyde Crasto

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 11, 2024 7:57:23 PM IST

On Praful Patel's claim that Sharad Pawar was 50pc ready to join hands with BJP in 2023, NCP-SCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said that there is no truth in the statements made by him. ... read..

TB treatment success rate rose to 86.9 pc until Dec 2023, highest in 9 years: Sources

By Shalini Bhardwaj

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:58:30 PM IST

The tuberculosis treatment success rate has increased to 86.9 per cent until December 2023, which is reportedly the highest in nine years, as per sources. ... read..

'Blatant lie,' says NCP (SP) after Praful Patel's statement that Sharad Pawar was '50% ready to join hands with BJP'

Mumbai (Maharastra) | April 11, 2024 6:58:28 PM IST

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) on Thursday dismissed as "blatant lie," the claim made by Praful Patel, a leader of the rival NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar on Sharad Pawar being '50 per cent' ready to join hands with the BJP last year. ... read..

Rajnath Singh offers assistance to Pakistan to combat terrorism

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:58:19 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted that Pakistan should end terrorism emanating from its soil and if the country feels it is not capable of doing so, it can take India's help. ... read..

"We do not have any regrets..." Rajnath Singh over Electoral Bonds scheme

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:58:13 PM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh defended the Electoral Bonds scheme, which was recently declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and said that time will decide the benefits of the scheme, adding that the central government does not regret its ... read..

PM Modi considers entire India as his family: Rajnath Singh hits back at Lalu Yadav's "no family" swipe

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:58:11 PM IST

Union Minister Rajnath Singh has countered Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Yadav's previous "no family" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the PM considers people of the whole country as his own family. ... read..

J-K: LeT terrorist killed in encounter in Pulwama

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 11, 2024 6:58:09 PM IST

A Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Frassipora area in Kashmir's Pulwama, police officials said on Thursday. ... read..

Haryana: RTA Assistant Secretary suspended with immediate effect in Mahendragarh school bus accident

Mahendragarh (Haryana) | April 11, 2024 6:58:05 PM IST

Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Secretary, RTA, Mahendragarh at Naranul, was suspended with immediate effect on Thursday after five students were killed and 15 others were injured in a school bus accident. ... read..

Uttarakhand: CM Dhami presents 'Hudka' to PM Modi at Rishikesh rally

Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) | April 11, 2024 6:58:00 PM IST

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented a 'Hudka' (a musical instrument) made by Uttarakhand artisans to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the rally stage in Rishikesh on Thursday. ... read..

No role for Turkish firms in Indian Navy's mega Fleet Support Ship project

By Ajit Dubey

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:57:58 PM IST

Defence Ministry's Hindustan Shipyard Limited is carrying out the design and development of the five fleet support ships indigenously and has terminated all arrangements with Turkish firms for the programme.The steel-cutting ceremony of the first of the f ... read..

"Under PM Modi, no one can capture even an inch of our land...": Rajnath Singh

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:57:56 PM IST

Refuting all reports of India lost a "substantial" amount of land to China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh affirmed that no one can occupy even an inch of Indian land under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. ... read..

"Congress manifesto is regressive while ours...": Rajnath Singh

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:57:52 PM IST

Terming the Congress manifesto as "regressive," Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto would be "progressive," which will be released soon. ... read..

India showed the world that millets are 'superfood': PM Modi in Rajasthan

Karauli (Rajasthan) | April 11, 2024 6:57:46 PM IST

Emphasising the central government's focus on promoting millets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while earlier no one paid heed to it, today India has shown the world that millets are 'superfood' with rising global demand. ... read..

'Will sweep Karnataka, win seats in Kerala, Tamil Nadu in Lok Sabha Polls': Rajnath Singh

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 6:57:40 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will 'sweep' in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while exuding confidence in registering a victory on some seats in Kerala as well as in Tamil Nadu. ... read..

Kerala: Forest fire breaks out in Wayanad

Wayanad (Kerala) | April 11, 2024 6:57:34 PM IST

A fire broke out in a forest area in Kerala's Wayanad district on Thursday. No casualties have been reported yet. ... read..

"Country has awakened, moved forward...": Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at Rishikesh rally

Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) | April 11, 2024 5:57:19 PM IST

With the first phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 around the corner, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed a public rally in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh on Thursday. ... read..

INDIA bloc named after country has anti-national elements: Ex-Congress leader Rohan Gupta as he joins BJP

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 5:57:18 PM IST

Rohan Gupta, a former spokesperson of Congress who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, took a swipe at the opposition bloc INDIA, saying that the alliance named after the country consists of 'anti-national elements'. ... read..

J-K: Fire breaks out in Bandipora forest area

Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 11, 2024 5:57:08 PM IST

A fire broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora forest area on Thursday. ... read..

"Making her father's 'pratigya' laughable..." BJP slams Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti after her "will jail PM" remark

Patna (Bihar) | April 11, 2024 5:57:06 PM IST

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter stirred a fresh controversy on Thursday and said that if the opposition-led INDIA Alliance comes to power, all BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Mod ... read..

LS polls: Hours after resigning from BSP, Bijnor MP Malook Nagar joins Jayant Chaudhary's RLD

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 5:57:04 PM IST

Hours after Bijnor MP Malook Nagar resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), he joined Jayant Choudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in Delhi on Thursday. ... read..

'Even when Yoga was not as popular...': PM Modi addresses public rally in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, highlights tourism potential

Rishikesh (Uttrakhand) | April 11, 2024 5:57:02 PM IST

Addressing a public rally in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, known as the 'Yoga Capital' of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that even when yoga was not as popular, people across the world used to visit Rishikesh out of curiosity about it ... read..

"Painful...," PM Modi expresses grief over school bus accident in Haryana's Mahendragarh

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 5:57:01 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences over Haryana's Mahendragarh bus accident that claimed the lives of five children and prayed for the "speedy recovery of the injured." ... read..

CBI to produce BRS leader K Kavitha tomorrow before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 5:56:44 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation will produce Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday. ... read..

"We have no connection with it": CPI-M denies involvement in Panoor blast

Kannur (Kerala) | April 11, 2024 5:56:40 PM IST

State Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) MV Govindan on Thursday reiterated the party's stance on the Panoor blast, saying that CPI-M had no role in it. ... read..

2024 LS polls: BJP releases 11th list of candidates, fields Vinod Kumar Bind from Bhadohi

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 3:57:52 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its 11th list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections slated to begin on April 19. The list has only one name. ... read..

BJP MP from Bangalore Central PC Mohan eyes 4th straight win in Lok Sabha polls

Bengaluru (Karnataka) | April 11, 2024 3:57:49 PM IST

BJP leader and three-time MP from the Bangalore Central constituency, PC Mohan on Thursday expressed confidence in winning the Lok Sabha polls for the fourth term from the constituency. ... read..

"Ready to shed blood for country, will not accept CAA, NRC, UCC": Mamata Banerjee at Eid gathering in Kolkata

Kolkata (West Bengal) | April 11, 2024 3:57:42 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that she will not allow the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. ... read..

"Who is Tipu Sultan, what is his importance?" BJP's Wayanad candidate promises to rename Sultan Bathery town to Ganapativattam

Wayanad (Kerala) | April 11, 2024 3:57:38 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala president K Surendran, who is contesting from Wayanad, stirred up a controversy on Thursday by promising to change the name of Sultan Bathery town to Ganapativattam, if he wins the upcoming Lok Sabha election. ... read..

MP: People offer namaz on Eid-ul-Fitr in Bhopal; CM Mohan Yadav extends greetings

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | April 11, 2024 2:57:24 PM IST

Scores of people, including children offered namaz at Idgahs in Bhopal on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday. An air of festivity and celebration was seen across Madhya Pradesh on the occasion. ... read..

"Atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara," says PM Modi in Uttarakhand

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 11, 2024 2:57:18 PM IST

Referring to Uri surgical strike and Balakot air strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that in the 10 years of the BJP government at the Centre "terrorists are being killed in their own homes" ... read..

"Extremely saddening...": Home Minister Amit Shah expresses grief over Mahendragarh school bus accident saddening: Amit Shah

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 2:57:16 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed condolences over Haryana's Mahendragarh bus accident that claimed the lives of five children and prayed for the "speedy recovery of the injured." ... read..

BSP MP Malook Nagar quits party, joins Rashtriya Lok Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 2:57:15 PM IST

Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Malook Nagar joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in the presence of party chief Jayant Chaudhary in Delhi on Thursday. ... read..

Congress "failed" to address aspirations of people of J-K: Jahanzaib Sirwal after resigning from party

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 2:57:13 PM IST

Congress leader from Jammu and Kashmir Jahanzaib Sirwal on Thursday resigned from the party accusing it of failing to address the aspirations and will of the people of the Union Territory. ... read..

"Extremely saddening...": Amit Shah expresses grief over school bus accident in Mahendragarh

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 2:57:09 PM IST

Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta joins BJP

New Delhi | April 11, 2024 2:57:07 PM IST

In another joining of a Congress leader into the BJP, former party spokesperson Rohan Gupta joined the ruling party at the Centre at its headquarters here on Thursday. ... read..

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