A man, wanted in connection with an attempt to murder case and on the run, was arrested following a brief exchange of gunfire near the Ghazipur Paper Market area on Saturday, police said. ... read..
By Rajnish SinghSangli (Maharashtra) | May 4, 2024 7:30:21 PM IST
Several 'talukas' (tehsil) in Maharashtra's Sangli district are grappling with acute water scarcity, leading to growing concerns among residents in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
Nizamabad (Telangana) | May 4, 2024 7:30:19 PM IST
After a purported video went viral where the Congress Nizamabad candidate Jeevan Reddy allegedly slapped a woman, the victim said on Saturday that she told Reddy that she doesn't have a house and pension to which he assured her by tapping on her cheek. ... read..
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | May 4, 2024 7:30:10 PM IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday alleges that JD(S) MLA HD Revanna was a habitual offender and that he had been involved in a case like his son Prajwal Revanna 30 years ago when he visited England. ... read..
The Delhi Police on Saturday invoked Section 120B (criminal conspiracy charges) of the Indian Penal Code in the FIR filed in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's fake video case. ... read..
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and MP Sanjay Singh said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term at the age of 73 but wants Agniveers to retire at the age of 21. ... read..
A Special PMLA Court in Ranchi on Saturday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a land scam case. ... read..
A 30-year-old food delivery boy was allegedly killed in Delhi's Rao Vihar, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Amarjeet Mehto. ... read..
In a veiled attack on former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the RJD leader a 'shehzada' equivalent to that of Congress leader in Delhi (Rahul Gandhi) who considers the entire Bihar as his "jagir ... read..
Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 7:29:54 PM IST
Campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has now reached its final stage and the candidates are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. ... read..
Underscoring of providing corruption-free governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that not a single Rupee of corruption charges have been levelled against him during his tenure of 15 years when he was chief minister of Gujarat as well as ... read..
Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey poked fun at the INDIA bloc with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "mangalsutra" remark, claiming that PM Modi was merely informing the public about the "ill intentions" of the INDI bloc and alleged that the "IN ... read..
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh on Saturday claimed that INDIA bloc has secured massive victory for the Kisans of India after the Centre was forced to revoke its "mindless ban on onion export". ... read..
Home to some of the juiciest and most delectable varieties of mangoes that are joyfully sampled and marketed across the country and beyond, Malda, along with the neighbouring Murshidabad district of West Bengal, will go to polls in Phase 3 of the ongoing ... read..
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress's Jairam Ramesh asked the PM to clarify whether he will remove the 50 per cent reservation limit on SCs, STs, and OBCs. ... read..
After assuming the role of Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Rajasthan, Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda outlined his priorities on Saturday in combating corruption in the state, backing the state government's "zero tolerance" policy towar ... read..
Hyderabad (Telangana) | May 4, 2024 4:30:59 PM IST
After Telangana police approached the court requesting permission for further investigation in the case involving the death of PhD scholar, Rohith Vemula, actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Suresh Gopi said that the court has said there is no issue an ... read..
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 4:30:47 PM IST
A day after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Rae Bareli as the Congress candidate, former Congress leader Pramod Krishnam on Saturday made a startling claim and alleged there is a big conspiracy going on in the party against Priyanka Gandhi. ... read..
People "switching parties" is quite common hence "focus on truth," former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday while responding to allegations of phone tapping levelled by his ex-Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Lokesh S ... read..
Kolkata (West Bengal) | May 4, 2024 7:30:17 PM IST
In an explosive claim amid the bitter war of words over the alleged atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali, the TMC on Saturday flagged a purported sting operation broadcast by a local television channel to claim that the allegations against leaders and work ... read..
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 4:30:40 PM IST
A day after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Rae Bareli as the Congress candidate putting to rest speculations of Priyanka Gandhi entering the electoral arena, former Congress leader Pramod Krishnam on Saturday made a startling claim and alleged tha ... read..
Troops recovered a China-made drone in broken condition from a harvesting field in Tarn Taran district on Friday, Border Security Force (BSF) said. ... read..
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 4:30:34 PM IST
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that the country is fed up with the false poll promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party, adding that people are not excited to vote for the BJP, which has resulted in a reduction in the voti ... read..
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 4:30:32 PM IST
The Bhartiya Janata Party has alleged that the Congress party is appeasing the Muslim community during the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The BJP state chief of Himachal Pradesh, Rajiv Bindal, addressing the media in Shimla, said that the Congress party has ... read..
The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday sent the arrested accused Vinod Chauhan to three days of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) custody in connection with the alleged money laundering case linked to Delhi excise policy. ... read..
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | May 4, 2024 4:30:22 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted on Saturday that the state govenment will provide all necessary assistance to victims in connection with the alleged obscene video case. ... read..
Kolkata (West Bengal) | May 4, 2024 4:30:20 PM IST
West Bengal Police have formed a separate team to probe molestation allegations against Governor CV Ananda Bose, made by a woman employee at Raj Bhavan, officials said on Saturday. ... read..
The Delhi Police have arrested a man wanted in a fake visa racket case from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, officials said on Saturday. ... read..
By Dhiraj Beniwal Gir Somnath (Gujarat) | May 4, 2024 2:30:15 PM IST
The rise in fuel prices has become a major challenge for the marine fishermen of Gujarat's Veraval, one of the biggest fish exporting hubs in India. ... read..
The Election Commission of India has invited 75 international visitors from election management bodies (EMBs) of 23 countries to watch the world's largest elections unfold. ... read..
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | May 4, 2024 2:30:08 PM IST
5 people were killed and one was severely injured after a car fell into a deep ditch in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand on Saturday, an official said. ... read..
By Pramod ChaturvediHyderabad (Telangana) | May 4, 2024 2:30:04 PM IST
A day after the Telangana police filed a closure report in the case involving the death of PhD scholar, Rohith Vemula, who died by suicide in January 2016, his family petitioned Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and submitted a representation urgin ... read..
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | May 4, 2024 2:30:02 PM IST
Amid the investigation into the alleged 'obscene video' case, Karnataka Home Minister Gangadharaiah Parameshwara said on Saturday that a second lookout notice has been issued against both JD(S) MLA HD Revanna and his son, Prajwal Revanna. ... read..
After a video of a vada pav seller being 'arrested' by police officials went viral on social media, Delhi police on Saturday responded to the videos, saying that the woman was not arrested, and no case has been registered against her. ... read..
Sucharita Mohanty, the Congress candidate from Puri Lok Sabha constituency, returned her ticket alleging that the party "denied her funding". ... read..
Calling previous Congress governments "weak" on dealing with Pakistan over terrorism issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that earlier governments used to send love letters to Pakistan in the hope of peace but the neighbouring country used ... read..
Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 2:29:41 PM IST
The series of attacks by BJP and Congress has still not stopped after Congress fielded KL Sharma from Amethi. The BJP candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress leader has sent his peon to contest ... read..
Taking a dig at BJP's Amethi candidate Smriti Irani, UBT Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that he feels "pity" for her as she will now have to face defeat from Rahul Gandhi personal assistant. ... read..
Amid incidents of forest fire reported in the state, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami convened a review meeting at Uttarakhand Sadan, New Delhi, on Saturday. ... read..
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 2:29:23 PM IST
A money laundering case has been filed against Bigg Boss OTT winner and popular YouTuber, Elvish Yadav, for allegedly using snake venom at his parties. ... read..
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ensure that "all parties responsible are brought to book" in connection with the alleged obscene video case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. ... read..
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar said that the BJP leaders are in depression and on June 4, INDIA alliance will form the government. ... read..
Hitting out at the remarks made by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on comparing situation of Muslims with Jews during the Hitler era, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ajay Alok on Saturday said the Hyderabad MP is fearing his defeat in the Lok Sabha elections a ... read..
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Saturday sought a four-day remand of accused Vinod Chauhan in the Delhi excise policy money laundering case. ... read..
Banaskantha (Gujarat) | May 4, 2024 2:28:58 PM IST
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for labelling her brother Rahul Gandhi as 'Shehzada'. ... read..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Saturday that Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) aim to snatch reservation from tribals, backward classes, and Dalits and give it to Muslims, adding that he won't allow even a shre ... read..
Guna (Madhya Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 11:30:28 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Friday hit out at Madhya Pradesh Congress Committe Chief Jitu Patwari for his offensive comments against former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Imarti Devi. ... read..
A 42-year-old man was injured after a hoarding installed at Gokulpuri Market Main Road in Delhi's Yamuna Vihar collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, police said. ... read..
Mahabubnagar (Telangana) | May 4, 2024 11:30:23 AM IST
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, Collector and Returning Officer of the Mahabubnagar Parliament Constituency, Ravi Gugulothu, stated that all arrangements, including the important Randomization Of EVMs and polling preparations as per ECI gui ... read..
Invoking the closure report filed by the Telangana Police in the Rohith Vemula death case, absolving Union Minister Smriti Irani and three others; BJP leader Amit Malviya on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi politicised the incident for political ... read..
After recent hoax bomb threats that targeted over 250 schools in the Delhi-NCR region, security forces have intensified their preparedness through a series of mock drills across various key locations in the city, including schools, airports, metro station ... read..
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, his opponent in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Annie Raja, CPI candidate, said it is an "injustice to voters." ... read..
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | May 4, 2024 11:30:09 AM IST
Bilaspur, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion for over 3 decades, along with six other Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh will go to polls on May 7 in the third phase of General Elections. ... read..
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and others on a plea moved by the Judicial Service Association seeking direction to expedite the availability of government residential accomm ... read..
A day after the Congress fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli and KL Sharma from Amethi, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Saturday that Raebareli and Amethi are equal for the party and the Gandhi family, and that the love and respect for both constitu ... read..
Congress leader Arun Reddy, who handles the 'Spirit of Congress' X account and is the national coordinator for social media of the party, has been sent to 3-day Police custody in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's doctored video case. After t ... read..
Daman (Daman and Diu) | May 4, 2024 9:30:34 AM IST
To ensure free, fair and transparent elections, all 98 polling booths in Daman will be videograped, and livestreaming will be broadcast to the Election Commission of India and Collector office in the district, Daman's Deputy Collector Priyanshu Singh said ... read..
Maharashtra's Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed his confidence in the MahaYuti alliance winning all six seats in the Mumbai region. The Maharashtra CM was speaking on Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Jadhav's nomination and said that people came out in ... read..
In another veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, who is known as much for his smart moves on the chessboard as he is for witty remarks and political commentary, said he could not "fail to see a politician dabblin ... read..
Union Minister and BJP candidate from Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Mansukh Mandaviya held a 'Prabhat Pheri' in his constituency on Saturday early morning as part of his election campaign. ... read..
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai, conducted search operations at several locations in Pune, Nashik, and Kolhapur on Thursday in connection with the Ponzi schemes and illegal forex trading platforms operated by businessman Vinod Tukaram Khute, h ... read..
Three people were arrested for allegedly impersonating Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTEs) and duping people belonging to Bihar under the pretext of getting their railway tickets confirmed, officials said on Friday. ... read..
In the wake of a series of petrol bomb attacks on vehicles in several parts of Shillong over the past few days, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Friday that the state government will ensure that such incidents will not recur. ... read..
As a part of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) drive to promote the importance of 100 per cent voting, a huge Rangoli is on display in Gujarat's Ahmedabad mall to inspire people to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sab ... read..
Santosh Khatua, a former BJD leader who has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Nilgiri Assembly seat in Odisha, said that he joined the ruling party at the centre as he did not want to remain in a "small pond". ... read..
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 4, 2024 4:30:39 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered an FIR on the complaints received from senior women functionaries against an alleged scurrilous communication being circulated on social media, the police officials said. ... read..
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 4:30:35 AM IST
The Visakhapatnam police have busted a group involved in cheating people by pledging fake or duplicate gold and currency, with the arrest of five people in connection with the fraud, officials said on Friday. ... read..
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday received delivery of the second of the 56 C295 aircraft, which are set to replace its ageing Avro-748 fleet, the officials said. ... read..
Trouble seems to be mounting for former Karnataka Minister and JD(S) leader HD Revanna, as he has now been slapped with the charge of kidnapping in connection with the ongoing controversy over the 'obscene video' case. ... read..
Purulia (West Bengal) | May 4, 2024 2:30:51 AM IST
After filing his nomination from Purulia, independent candidate Ajit Prasad Mahato said that they are fighting for the Scheduled Tribe status of the Kurmi community and the 'Sarna Dharam Code'. ... read..
The Delhi Police has arrested Arun Reddy, who handles the 'Spirit of Congress' X account, in connection with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's doctored video case. ... read..
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for "not answering" issues related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) due to "his new vote bank." ... read..
Hyderabad (Telangana) | May 4, 2024 2:30:45 AM IST
The Telangana Director General of Police said on Friday that they have decided to conduct further investigations into the January 2016 death of University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula, days after the state police filed a closure report in their ... read..
Daman (Daman and Diu) | May 4, 2024 2:30:32 AM IST
BJP leader Purnesh Modi, who had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat over his "Modi surname" remarks, took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he mocked the latter's decision to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Rae B ... read..
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 2:30:30 AM IST
Union Minister Anurag Thakur mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for running from Wayanad to Rae Bareli and said that the latter will face defeat in both the Lok Sabha constituencies. ... read..
Elon Musk's carmaker Tesla Inc. has filed a suit against an Indian battery maker for alleged infringement of trademark and unfair trade competition by using the brand name "Tesla Power" to promote its products. The suit seeks an injunction and damages aga ... read..
Bagalkote (Karnataka) | May 4, 2024 12:01:51 AM IST
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks that Neha Hiremath is a "case of Love Jihad", Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that he is saying this because he wants to "play politics" on the issue and questioned what has the Unio ... read..
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit inaugurated the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) experimentation facility at JNU on Friday. ... read..
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Friday that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who himself went from Ghaziabad to Lucknow to contest polls is now questioning Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Raebareli. ... read..
Supaul Lok Sabha constituency, which has been considered a stronghold of the socialists for a long time, is set for a keen contest as RJD has fielded its candidate after 25 years since the 1998 Lok Sabha polls against sitting MP and JD-U leader Dileshwar ... read..
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 4, 2024 12:01:38 AM IST
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah took a veiled dig at PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti over its alliance with the BJP in 2015. ... read..
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 12:01:36 AM IST
Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey who came to attend the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi said that he has been coming to the temple town for the last 10 years and it is like his "second home." ... read..
Bharatiya Janata Party will hold a Social Media Volunteers Meet at the party's headquarters in Delhi on May 5 in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. ... read..
AIUDF leader Nazrul Hasan alleged that the Congress developed no infrastructure in the North Eastern region despite being in power for more than 55 years while also attacking the BJP for not doing any work for the minorities. ... read..
By Tarak SarkarSiliguri (West Bengal) | May 4, 2024 12:01:21 AM IST
Amid the heatwave conditions in West Bengal, the North Bengal Wild Animals Park in Siliguri has taken several measures to protect the animals, especially tigers, leopards, and Asiatic black bears, from the rising heatwave in the region. ... read..
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe over Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Raebareli and not Amethi, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge said that there is no reason to reply to him. ... read..
Delhi State Committee chairperson, Kausar Jahan on Friday slammed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his 'Hitler era' remark and said that the language used by Hyderabad MP is derogatory and Muslims today trust 'Modi ki guarantee'. ... read..
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | May 4, 2024 12:01:14 AM IST
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that if someone gets too much power, they tend to become arrogant. ... read..
Former Chief Minister and JD(S) State President HD Kumaraswamy has demanded that Special Investigation Team (SIT) notice should be issued immediately to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has publicly stated that MP Prajwal Revanna had raped 400 women. ... read..
Calling them (INDIA bloc) "anti-nationals" and "anti-Ram", BJP chief JP Nadda hit out at the Congress top brass for remaining silent over the "anti" Sanatana Dharma remarks of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin. ... read..
In reaction to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi's remarks to ANI comparing the situation of Muslims in today's India to that of Jews in Germany during dictator Adolf Hitler's era, Bharat Rashta Samithi (BRS) candidate ... read..
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir) | May 3, 2024 12:00:58 AM IST
In a joint operation, security forces busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district and recovered arms and ammunition, police said on Friday. ... read..
