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Telangana: Fire breaks out in Hyderabad hotel, two injured

Rangareddy (Telangana) | May 3, 2024 12:01:29 PM IST

A fire broke out at a hotel in Mohan Nagar under Chaitanyapuri police station limits, Hyderabad on Friday morning. ... read..

"He wants to make his son the CM...": Expelled Karnataka BJP leader Eshwarappa accuses Yediyurappa of sidelining Hindu leaders

By Suchitra Mukherjee

Shivamogga (Karnataka) | May 3, 2024 12:01:27 PM IST

Revealing the reason behind his independent candidature from Shivamogga, Expelled Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday accused a key figure in the Karnataka BJP and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa of sidelining Hindu leader ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Brij Bhushan says 'receiving immense public support' on his son's candidature from Kaiserganj

Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 12:01:21 PM IST

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Friday that his son, Karan Bhushan Singh, running as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the upcoming elections for the Kaisergang Lok Sabha seat, has garnered si ... read..

"Rahul Gandhi abandoned Amethi, losers often do that": BJP leader Amit Malviya

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 12:01:14 PM IST

After Congress decided to field Rahul Gandhi from the Raebareli, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Friday said that it is not surprising that Wayanad MP has abandoned Amethi Lok Sabha seat, adding that it is an admission by Rahul Gandhi that ... read..

KL Sharma thanks Congress leadership for fielding him from Gandhi family's "traditional seat" Amethi

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 12:01:10 PM IST

Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma thanked party national president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for the opportunity to contest from the Gandhi family's "traditional seat" Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. ... read..

Flanked by Sonia, Priyanka, Cong top guns; Rahul lands in UP ahead of filing nomination from Raebareli

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 12:01:08 PM IST

After the Congress ended weeks of suspense around its choice of candidates from Raebareli and Amethi Lok Sabha constituencies, naming Rahul Gandhi and KL Sharma as its picks from the traditional strongholds; the Wayanad MP, along with his mother Sonia Gan ... read..

"Not in politics for any gains...": BJP candidate Ujjwal Nikam

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | May 3, 2024 12:00:59 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat, Ujjwal Nikam on Friday said that he is not in politics for any personal gains, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased the prestige of the country around the globe ... read..

"Against interests of the country...": Former Harayana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Congress' "redistribution of wealth" plan

Panipat (Haryana) | May 3, 2024 12:00:57 PM IST

Former Haryana Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha constituency, Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday hit out at the Congress party's "wealth redistribution" plan, stating that it is against the constitution and the interests of the country. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli, KL Sharma from Amethi

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 11:00:55 AM IST

After days of suspense, Congress on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as its candidate from its traditional bastion of Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh ... read..

Rahul Gandhi unaware CM Revanth Reddy is defying his line, claims KTR

Hyderabad (Telangana) | May 3, 2024 11:00:46 AM IST

In a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BRS leader and former state minister KT Rama Rao claimed the former is unaware that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is defying his line. ... read..

"Relationship between Amethi and Gandhi family is strong, will always remain the same": Congress leader Deepak Singh

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 11:00:44 AM IST

After Rahul Gandhi was fielded from the Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency, Congress leader Deepak Singh on Friday said that the relationship between the people of Amethi and the Gandhi family is strong and will always remain the same. ... read..

"Wrong policies of Sukhu government led to migration of big industries from Himachal": BJP's Bikram Singh Thakur

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 11:00:39 AM IST

BJP's Bikram Singh Thakur, former Industry Minister of Himachal Pradesh, while addressing a press conference on May 2 alleged that the state government, under the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, is floating anti-people policies in the state which i ... read..

BJP's Dilip Ghosh defends Bengal Governor amid molestation allegations, calls out 'TMC politics'

Bardhaman (West Bengal) | May 3, 2024 11:00:37 AM IST

Defending West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in the alleged molestation case, former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that this matter is a ploy of "TMC politics" and questioned how low the ruling Bengal party will stoop to insult those holding ... read..

"Congress should be worried about its seat count...": BJP's Goa Lok Sabha Incharge Ashish Sood

Panaji (Goa) | May 3, 2024 11:00:22 AM IST

After the Election Commission of India (ECI) released the voter turnout data for the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections, BJP's Goa Lok Sabha election incharge, Ashish Sood said the way the Congress leaders reacted to ECI's figures shows th ... read..

West Bengal Governor bans entry of police, state Finance Minister into Raj Bhavan

Kolkata (West Bengal) | May 3, 2024 9:00:15 AM IST

Following allegation of alleged sexual harassment against the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, the Governor issued an order on Thursday banning the entry of the police and Minister of State for Finance, Chandrima Bhattacharya, into the Raj Bhavan. ... read..

"Daughters of country lost..." Sakshi Malik expresses anguish at Brij Bhushan's son getting BJP ticket

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 9:00:11 AM IST

Ace Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik on Thursday criticised the BJP for giving a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections to former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Shahran Singh's son, Karan from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh. ... read..

Rahul Gandhi likely to file nomination from Raebareli, KL Sharma from Amethi: Sources

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 8:59:59 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Raebareli with the party announcing his candidature for the seat on Friday, the last day of filing nomination, the sources said. ... read..

Tripura CM Manik Saha inspects Agartala GBP Hospital

Agartala (Tripura) | May 3, 2024 6:59:44 AM IST

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday inspected various hospital facilities, including the super speciality block and nephrology department of GBP Hospital in Agartala as it is gearing up to initiate kidney transplant surgeries soon. ... read..

Allahabad HC grants bail to two men accused of firing at Asaduddin Owaisi's car in UP

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 6:59:42 AM IST

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the two persons who had allegedly fired shots at Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi's vehicle during the Uttar Pradesh assembly electio ... read..

Tipra Motha questions administration after Tripura aspirant dies in road accident in Assam

Agartala (Tripura) | May 3, 2024 5:59:34 AM IST

Following the death of a Tripura aspirant in Assam while he was on his way to appear for a recruitment exam, Tipra Motha has said that the state must try to ensure that most examinations should be held within Tripura. ... read..

High-flying pilot takes to streets: BJD's Manmath Routhray holds Bullock cart roadshow in Bhubaneswar

Khordha (Odisha) | May 3, 2024 5:59:30 AM IST

Biju Janata Dal's Lok Sabha candidate Manmath Routhray took to the streets of Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Thursday in a decorated bullock cart for his election campaign. ... read..

Uttarakhand: Food safety standards to be strictly followed on Chardham route

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | May 3, 2024 4:59:55 AM IST

The administration has instructed the owners of hotels and shops on the Chardham Yatra route to strictly follow the food safety standards. ... read..

Lok Sabha Polls: In Indore, Congress urges voters to press NOTA after Akshay Kanti Bam joins BJP

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 4:00:11 AM IST

Ejected from the contest in the Indore Lok Sabha constituency after its candidate joined the BJP following the withdrawal of his nomination, the Congress has appealed to voters to hit the 'None of the above' (NOTA) option on May 13, the date for election ... read..

"No matter who contests on Raebareli and Amethi seats..." KP Maurya jibes at Congress

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | May 3, 2024 4:00:09 AM IST

As the suspense over the Congress' candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh continues to mount, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday exuded confidence in his party winning the seats irrespective o ... read..

"I will be heir, successor to all values of CM Naveen Patnaik:" BJD leader VK Pandian

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | May 3, 2024 2:59:07 AM IST

BJD leader VK Pandian has said that he will be the heir and successor to all his values of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and he cherishes his identity as an aide who "works for Naveen Patnaik and delivers". ... read..

CBI nabs Deputy GM of Eastern Coalfields Limited in bribery case

New Delhi | May 3, 2024 2:59:03 AM IST

In a startling turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy general manager posted in the Hariajam Colliery under Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Dhanbad in connection with an alleged bribery case. ... read..

Pakistan eager to make 'shehzada' Prime Minister as they want weak govt in power: PM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi

Anand (Gujarat) | May 3, 2024 1:59:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Pakistan wants him as the next Prime Minister in order to have a weak government in power. ... read..

"Fixed" match between BJP, Congress in Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar, says BJD's VK Pandian as Dharmendra Pradhan files nomination for LS polls

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | May 3, 2024 1:59:26 AM IST

With Odisha gearing up for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls, BJD leader VK Pandian who is a close aide of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has said that Congress is in a very sad state of affairs at many places in the state with BJP locally fixing ... read..

"If BJP declares CM face, it will not cross single digits": VK Pandian expresses confidence of BJD sweeping Odisha assembly polls

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | May 3, 2024 1:59:17 AM IST

BJD leader VK Pandian, who is a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has expressed confidence that his party will sweep the assembly polls in the state and get more seats compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Tripura High Court's intervention saves elephant, calf from cruelty

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 12:00:53 AM IST

The intervention of the High Court of Tripura paved the way for the rescue of a female elephant and its calf allegedly facing cruelty at the hands of the owners. ... read..

"Congress not in position to form its own govt": AIUDF

Barpeta (Assam) | May 2, 2024 12:00:44 AM IST

The Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) indicated that the party will support the third front or any other coalition without the BJP at the Centre. ... read..

Tripura Engineering Service: HC orders re-evaluation of prelims results, mains postponed

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 12:00:42 AM IST

The High Court of Tripura has directed the Tripura Public Service Commission to constitute a fresh expert committee for re-evaluating the results of prelim exams conducted for recruitment in Tripura Engineering Service. ... read..

Tripura Police arrests three women ganja peddlers at Khowai

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 12:00:40 AM IST

The Tripura Police intercepted a three-wheeler and detained three women for allegedly peddling ganja at Hawaibari checkpost in Khowai district on Thursday. The cops seized a total of 25 kilograms of ganja from their possession, a police official said. ... read..

Tripura to launch kidney transplant facility at GB Pant Hospital: CM Manik Saha

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 12:00:34 AM IST

In a significant development for healthcare in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Thursday that GB Pant Hospital will soon be equipped to perform kidney transplant procedures. ... read..

Pilgrimage tourism, one of growth engines of country's economic development: Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhapati

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 12:00:31 AM IST

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to develop temple corridors throughout the country, Governor of Mizoram Hari Babu Kambhapati said that 'pilgrimage tourism' is one of the growth engines of the country's economic development. ... read..

"Decision to defer poll for Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat a conspiracy": Omar Abdullah

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 2, 2024 12:00:29 AM IST

National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah termed the decision of the Election Commission of India to defer the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency as a "conspiracy". ... read..

Telangana Police arrests five Congress workers in Amit Shah fake video case

Hyderabad (Telangana) | May 2, 2024 12:00:27 AM IST

Five Congress workers were arrested by the Telangana Police in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's fake video case. ... read..

Tripura has sets example in blood donation during COVID pandemic: CM Manik Saha

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 12:00:23 AM IST

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha recently stated that the people of the state have set an example for the whole country by donating blood even during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... read..

"Has there been a deal in Wayanad...?": PM Modi attacks Congress over religion-based reservation

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 12:00:06 AM IST

Attacking the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked if there has been a 'deal' in Wayanad to extend the benefit of reservation to the Muslim community. ... read..

Poll manifesto is like tissue paper for TDP chief Chandrababu: YSRCP candidate from Visakhapatnam South

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 12:00:04 AM IST

YSRCP candidate from the Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar on Thursday slammed TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu saying that for him poll manifesto is like tissue paper. ... read..

"Rahul Gandhi will need 'Congress Dhundho Yatra' after June 4": Amit Shah in Uttar Pradesh

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 11:59:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said the Wayanad MP started his party's campaign with "Bharat Jodo Yatra" that will end with a "Congress Dhoondho Yatra," after June 4 (counting day.) ... read..

"Biju Patnaik not getting Bharat Ratna is very painful...they don't have any issue": VK Pandian responds to BJP's 'Odia asmita' jibes at BJD

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | May 2, 2024 11:59:57 PM IST

Hitting out at BJP leaders for their "Odia asmita is in danger" jibes at the ruling BJD, party leader VK Pandian who is a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has said that the BJP-led central government did not "spend a single rupee" for d ... read..

"Nobody complained in 1998": Ghulam Nabi Azad supports EC's move to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri seat

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 2, 2024 11:59:55 PM IST

Reacting to complaints over postponement of elections in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday claimed that nobody complained at the time when the poll date was postponed 12 hours before t ... read..

KCR, BJP will not win any seat in Telangana in LS polls: Congress leader Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy

Hyderabad (Telangana) | May 2, 2024 11:59:51 PM IST

Telangana Minister and Congress leader Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Thursday claimed Congress will win 14-15 seats, while K Chandrashekar Rao and BJP will not win any in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. ... read..

"INDIA bloc decided to waive off farmers' loans...," SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Budaun

Budaun (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 11:59:45 PM IST

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the INDIA bloc has decided to waive farmers' loans if the opposition bloc is voted to power. ... read..

Ludhiana people are going to pour too much love: Punjab Congress Chief

Ludhiana (Punjab) | May 2, 2024 11:59:43 PM IST

The Punjab Congress President and Ludhiana Lok Sabha candidate, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, expressed his confidence in winning the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat, stating that the warm welcome he has received from the people of Ludhiana indicates that they ar ... read..

"Isn't this stereotypical?": BJP leader Shaina NC questions Sharad Pawar's 'wo baahar ki bahu hai' remark on Sunetra Pawar

Pune (Maharashtra) | May 2, 2024 11:59:41 PM IST

BJP leader Shaina NC on Thursday questioned Nationalist Congress Party (SCP faction) Chief Sharad Pawar's remarks on Sunetra Pawar, the official candidate for the Baramati Lok Sabha seat by the Mahayuti Alliance on the NCP ticket against NCP SCP MP Supriy ... read..

Samajwadi Party, Congress wants to insult Baba Saheb's Constitution: CM Yogi

Etah (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 11:59:35 PM IST

In a blistering attack on the Congress Party and Samajwadi Party on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the parties' proposal to provide reservations to Muslims at the expense of backward castes and scheduled castes was an ins ... read..

"How will the women's helpline work?" Swati Maliwal on LG's order removing contractual staff from Women's Commission

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 11:59:28 PM IST

Attacking at the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) for the removal of 223 contractual staff at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), former chairperson of the women's rights body Swati Maliwal said that the Women Helpline Number in Delhi will cease to functi ... read..

"They have put Arvind Kejriwal forcefully behind bars...": Sunita Kejriwal attacks BJP in Gujarat

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 11:59:22 PM IST

Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP has put the Delhi CM in "jail forcefully" for the last 40 days. ... read..

"The day Congress comes to power...": PM Modi on Pakistani opportunists

Junagadh (Gujarat) | May 2, 2024 11:59:20 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the day Congress comes to power, there be joy in the life of "Pakistani opportunists" once again. ... read..

"Biju Patnaik not getting Bharat Ratna very painful...they don't have any issue": VK Pandian responds to PM Modi's 'Odia asmita' jibe at BJD

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) | May 2, 2024 11:59:12 PM IST

Karnataka: Huts catch fire after cylinder blast in Yadgir

Yadgir (Karnataka) | May 2, 2024 10:01:34 PM IST

Huts caught fire after a gas cylinder blast in Karnataka's Yadgir district on Thursday, according to an official. ... read..

Kerala: Congress booth agent assaulted by CPI-M workers in Kannur, say police

Kannur (Kerala) | May 2, 2024 10:01:05 PM IST

A college teacher, who stood as a booth agent for the Congress party during the Lok Sabha elections, was allegedly assaulted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in Kannur, the police said. ... read..

Fire breaks out in scrap godown in Telangana's Sangareddy district

Sangareddy (Telangana) | May 2, 2024 10:00:50 PM IST

A massive fire broke out in a scrap godown in Telangana's Sangareddy district, officials said on Thursday. ... read..

West Bengal's suit against CBI probe: CBI independent body, not under Central govt: Union of India to SC

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 10:00:40 PM IST

The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is an independent body and is not under the control of the Union of India and opposed West Bengal's suit against the Centre over the CBI probes in the ... read..

West Bengal Police neutralise 22 crude bombs in Cooch Behar district

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) | May 2, 2024 10:00:35 PM IST

Amidst the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024, West Bengal Police on Thursday neutralised 22 crude bombs in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi area, an official said. ... read..

Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu participates in blood donation camp in Agartala

Agartala (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 9:00:30 PM IST

In a display of solidarity and commitment to humanitarian causes, Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu participated in a blood donation camp organized at the prestigious Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) University in Agartala on Thursday. ... read..

Heavy rainfall leads to flood-like situation in Assam's Dima Hasao district

Dima Hasao (Assam) | May 2, 2024 9:00:27 PM IST

Heavy rainfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district led to a flood-like situation and landslides occurred in several parts of the hill district, disrupting communication. ... read..

45 erstwhile royal families extend their support to PM Modi in Gujarat ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Rajkot (Gujarat) | May 2, 2024 9:00:24 PM IST

In a big boost to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, as many as 45 erstwhile royal families have extended their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... read..

Congress is venting its frustration over impending defeat by playing with Hindu faith: CM Yogi

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 9:00:23 PM IST

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the statement made by the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge concerning Lord Ram and Shiva and said that the party, facing significant setbacks in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is resorting to disparaging the beli ... read..

Assam: Heavy rainfall in Dima Hasao causes flooding and landslides

Dima Hasao (Assam) | May 2, 2024 9:00:13 PM IST

Heavy rainfall in the hill district of Dima Hasao has caused flooding and landslides, resulting in communication disruptions. ... read..

"They needed alliance, wanted power": Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi let Prajwal Revenna go to Germany

Shivamogga (Karnataka) | May 2, 2024 9:00:11 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna from Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency, who is facing a SIT probe over allegations of sexual abuse. He alleged that PM Modi let him go to Germany despite being i ... read..

"Safety is primary focus for all our vaccines": Covaxin-developer Bharat Biotech amid reports on AstraZeneca vaccine

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 9:00:10 PM IST

Amid reports over potential rare side effects of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech, which developed the Covaxin, said in a statement that the vaccine was developed with a "single-minded focus on safety first." ... read..

Mumbai NCB busts interstate drug syndicate, arrest 2 people

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | May 2, 2024 9:00:04 PM IST

With the arrest of two people, the Narcotics Control Bureau of Mumbai claimed to have busted an interstate drug syndicate and recovered 500 grams of mephedrone. ... read..

MP: Chief Electoral Officer holds meeting with officials of Indore, Ujjain divisions to increase voter turnout

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 8:59:52 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan on Thursday held a review meeting with officials of Indore and Ujjain divisions to increase voter turnout in the upcoming third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha elections in the state. ... read..

"Communal agenda of INDI alliance exposed": BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on "vote jihad" remark

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 8:59:49 PM IST

Envisaging their "inevitable defeat," the INDIA bloc is resorting to a hardline communal agenda, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sudhanshu Trivedi, said here on Thursday. ... read..

AP: TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance's manifesto has received huge support from people, says TDP's Rajamundry Rural candidate

East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 8:59:47 PM IST

Telugu Desam Party's candidate from Rajamundry Rural constituency in Andhra Pradesh Gorantla Buchiyya on Thursday exuded confidence in the victory of the TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance in the upcoming Assembly election. ... read..

"Unforgettable moment": Hardeep Singh Puri takes auto ride in Delhi

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 8:59:43 PM IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday took an auto ride and also interacted in a conversation with an auto driver in the national capital and called it as "unforgettable moment". ... read..

UP: Noida Police arrests man for posting Yogi Adityanath's deep fake video

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 8:59:38 PM IST

The Noida Police has arrested an individual accused of uploading an Artificial Intelligence generated deep fake video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from his 'X' handle. ... read..

Man kills himself by slashing his throat with sharp weapon in Tripura's Unakoti

Unakoti (Tripura) | May 2, 2024 8:59:34 PM IST

A middle-aged man killed himself by slashing his throat with a sharp weapon at Kailasahar in Tripura's Unakoti on Thursday morning, said police. ... read..

"This is a conspiracy": Prajwal Revanna's brother on 'obscene video' case

Hassan (Karnataka) | May 2, 2024 8:59:30 PM IST

Janata Dal-Secular MLC Suraj Revanna on Thursday, termed the 'obscene video' case against his brother and sitting Hassan MP, Prajwal Revanna a "conspiracy". ... read..

J-K: Police attach properties of Pakistan-based terror handler in Baramulla

Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 2, 2024 8:59:29 PM IST

Police in Baramulla attached properties worth lakhs belonging to a terror handler based in Pakistan, said an official statement on Thursday. ... read..

ECI appoints 15 expenditure observers for Punjab Lok Sabha Constituencies

Chandigarh (Punjab) | May 2, 2024 8:59:27 PM IST

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed 15 expenditure observers for various Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab. ... read..

Robert Vadra attacks BJP government on women's safety, says people want to know how Prajwal Revanna "fled abroad easily"

Bengaluru (karnataka) | May 2, 2024 8:59:23 PM IST

Businessman Robert Vadra, who is the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has slammed the BJP government over the obscene video case involving suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna and said people want to know how he "fled abroad so easily". ... read..

Firing outside Salman Khan's house: Post mortem of deceased accused completed

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | May 2, 2024 8:59:19 PM IST

The post-mortem of Anuj Thapan, the accused in the Salman Khan house firing case who died by suicide, has been completed, JJ Hospital said. ... read..

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan files nomination from Odisha's Sambalpur

Sambalpur (Odisha) | May 2, 2024 7:00:33 PM IST

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan filed his nomination from Odisha's Sambalpur constituency on Thursday. ... read..

BJP fields Brij Bhushan's son Karan from UP's Kaiserganj seat for Lok Sabha polls

Kaiserganj (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 7:00:31 PM IST

Putting an end to all the speculations around Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj seat, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday declared former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son Karan Bhushan Singh as its candidate from the s ... read..

Genrobotics launches first non-governmental industrial park in Kerala at ICET

Ernakulam (Kerala) | May 2, 2024 7:00:29 PM IST

Genrobotic Innovations Pvt Ltd, a pioneer in robotics innovation, has launched an industrial park at Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology (ICET) at Muvattupuzha, the first industrial park in a private college of Kerala as part of 'the industry on ... read..

Chhattisgarh: BJP's Vijay Baghel eying 2nd consecutive win in Durg

Durg (Chhattisgarh) | May 2, 2024 7:00:28 PM IST

In phase three of Lok Sabha polling, which is scheduled to take place on May 7, Chattisgarh's Durg will also go to the polls along with six other parliamentary constituencies in the state. ... read..

45 royal families extend their support to PM Modi in Gujarat ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Rajkot (Gujarat) | May 2, 2024 7:00:25 PM IST

In a big boost to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, as many as 45 royal families have extended their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... read..

BJP candidate from West Delhi Kamaljeet Sehrawat files nomination

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 7:00:24 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Delhi Kamaljeet Sehrawat filed her nomination on Thursday in the presence of Delhi party president Virendra Sachdeva and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma. ... read..

LG issued Tughlaqi order to remove all contract staff of Delhi Women's Commission: Ex-panel chief Swati Maliwal

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 7:00:16 PM IST

Criticising the removal of 223 contractual staff at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), former chairperson of the women's rights body Swati Maliwal on Thursday asked whether Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena wants to cripple DCW instead of giving it ... read..

"TMC was aware of job scam, could have stopped system from going uneasy": Kunal Ghosh

Kolkata (West Bengal) | May 2, 2024 7:00:03 PM IST

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said that the TMC was "aware" of the school recruitment scam adding that the party could have stopped the system from going "uneasy." ... read..

BJP candidate Naveen Jindal files nomination from Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra (Haryana) | May 2, 2024 6:01:02 PM IST

BJP candidate from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday. ... read..

BJP candidate from West Delhi Kamaljeet Sehrawat holds roadshow ahead of filing her nomination

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 6:00:57 PM IST

BJP candidate from West Delhi, Kamaljeet Sehrawat held a roadshow before filing her nomination on Thursday. She said voters will not have any sympathy for jailed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as he is an accused in the excise policy money laundering case ... read..

Ancient Shiv temple, said to be established by Lord Ram, beckons devotees at Maharashtra's Sangli

General News | May 2, 2024 6:00:43 PM IST

In the secluded hinterlands of Maharashtra's Sangli lies the quaint hamlet of Haripur, where an age-old temple dedicated to Lord Shiv consecrated by Lord Ram graces the meeting point of the Krishna and Warna rivers, drawing pilgrims from afar and locals a ... read..

West Bengal: CBI team visits Sandeshkhali, meet villagers to probe land grabbing allegations

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) | May 2, 2024 6:00:33 PM IST

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team visited Rajbari area of Sandeshkhali on Thursday to probe land grabbing allegations against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan. ... read..

Vice Army Chief visits IIT Kanpur to explore collaborative opportunities

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 6:00:27 PM IST

Aiming at forging strategic partnerships, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), accompanied by ADG Major General CS Mann and other high-ranking army officers, visited the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) o ... read..

MP: BJP holds meeting to increase voting percentage in next two phases of LS polls in state

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | May 2, 2024 6:00:21 PM IST

The Election Management Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a meeting on Thursday at the state party office in Bhopal to discuss ways to increase voter turnout in the next two phases of Lok Sabha elections in the state. ... read..

"No provision in Constitution for religion-based reservation": Rajnath Singh in Bihar

Chapra (Bihar) | May 2, 2024 6:00:19 PM IST

Hitting out at the Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, said that the party is "fooling" people in the name of religion-based reservation, as there is "no provision for it" in the Constitution. ... read..

Delhi HC grants three-month extension to conclude trial in paper leak case

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 6:00:17 PM IST

The Delhi High Court has granted a three-month extension to conclude the Trial of Judges in a paper leak case while directing its day-to-day hearing. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Kunal Ghosh missing from TMC's list of 40 star campaigners for West Bengal

Kolkata (West Bengal) | May 2, 2024 6:00:10 PM IST

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has issued a list of 40 star campaigners for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal on Thursday. ... read..

Mass rapist was endorsed by PM Modi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Prajwal Revanna's 'obscene video' case

Shivamogga (Karnataka) | May 2, 2024 6:00:08 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for endorsing JD (S) candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency Prajwal Revanna who is now accused in an alleged sexual harassment case. ... read..

BJP candidate Sanjay Seth files nomination from Ranchi Lok Sabha seat

Ranchi (Jharkhand) | May 2, 2024 6:00:03 PM IST

Sanjay Seth filed his nomination as a BJP candidate from the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency for the 2024 general elections. ... read..

Prajwal Revanna deserves highest punishment in obscene video case: Congress leader Veerappa Moily

Belagavi (Karnataka) | May 2, 2024 5:59:59 PM IST

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily has said that suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna deserves the "highest punishment" for his involvement in the obscene video case. ... read..

ECI directs all political parties to cease enrolling, registering voters for post-election beneficiary-oriented schemes

New Delhi | May 2, 2024 5:59:57 PM IST

The Election Commission of India, while noticing various instances in the ongoing General Elections 2024, has issued an advisory on Thursday to all national and state political parties to immediately "cease and desist" from any activities that involve reg ... read..

One killed, six injured in Assam bus accident

Dima Hasao (Assam) | May 2, 2024 5:59:55 PM IST

One passenger was killed and six others were injured when a bus coming from Tripura and going to Guwahati met with an accident at Ditokcherra in Dima Hasao District late on Wednesday night, an official said. ... read..

J-K: Police attach illegal properties worth Rs 50 lakh of drug peddler in Baramulla

Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 2, 2024 4:01:30 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir police attached properties worth Rs 50 lakhs belonging to a drug peddler in Baramulla, the officials said on Thursday. ... read..

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