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UP Board to release high school, intermediate results on April 20

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 12:00:10 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has announced that the results of the high school and intermediate board examinations for the year 2024 will be declared on April 20 at 2:00 pm. ... read..

60 pc polling in first phase of Lok Sabha polls till 7 pm; Tripura, West Bengal witness high voter turnout

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 12:00:09 AM IST

India saw its first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, where an aggregate 60.03 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 7 pm. Whereas a few areas in West Bengal and Manipur witnessed spordic incidents of violence and firing incid ... read..

Himachal Pradesh: Congress plans election strategies for Mandi constituency

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 12:00:07 AM IST

The Congress Party on Friday organised a day-long meeting to plan strategies for Mandi Parliamentary Constituency. ... read..

"Tall talks and promises by EC have become fruitless" claims INDIA bloc citing "election manipulation"

Tripura (Agartala) | April 19, 2024 11:59:57 PM IST

Alleging election manipulation in Tripura, the INDIA alliance stated that the "tall talks" and promises made by the Election Commission of India have become teethless today. ... read..

Telangana Health Director issues advisory amid heat wave alert in state

Hyderabad (Telangana) | April 19, 2024 11:59:50 PM IST

The Telangana Director of Public Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory for protection against heat wave, amid an intense heat wave alert in the state. ... read..

"'C' of Congress stands for corruption, criminality, communal violence": Lekhi shreds ruling party in Karnataka over law & order

Udupi (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 11:59:48 PM IST

Tearing into the ruling party in the state on a day when a sitting Congress councillor's daughter was stabbed to death by a collegemate in Hubbali, Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi said the letter 'C' in the Congress stands for corruption, criminality, and ... read..

"Candidates win or lose with power of single vote": Congress' Kuldeep Sharma casts vote in Port Blair

Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) | April 19, 2024 11:59:44 PM IST

Congress MP and candidate from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, cast his vote at a polling booth in Port Blair on Friday for the Lok Sabha polls. ... read..

Opposition not able to digest CM Jagan Reddy garnering huge support: YSRCP leader Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 11:01:04 PM IST

Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and YSRCP leader Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Avanthi, came out heavily against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and other Opposition parties in the state, accusing them of 'making fun' of the attack on Chief Minist ... read..

UGC NET June 2024 registration to begin likely by tomorrow: Officials

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 11:00:52 PM IST

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon invite applications for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2024, UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday. ... read..

"People have made up their minds to...": Deputy CM Pathak says BJP poised to sweep west UP

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 11:00:47 PM IST

After polling for eight Lok Sabha seats in the state was conducted successfully in the opening phase, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday said he was confident that the BJP would come out comfortable winners in all constituencies of western Utt ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: PDP manifesto focuses on empowering women, youth in J-K

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 19, 2024 11:00:45 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday released the party's manifesto "Apna Vote, Apno Kay Liye" for the Lok Sabha elections and vowed to empower women and youth. ... read..

"You had been given a name earlier... your grand mother put us in jail": Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hit out at Rahul Gandhi

Kozhikode (Kerala) | April 19, 2024 11:00:40 PM IST

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Wayand MP has been given a name earlier (pappu) and reminded how her grand mother (former PM Indira Gandhi), put them in jail. ... read..

Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai holds mammoth road show as he files his nomination from Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency

Haveri (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 11:00:36 PM IST

Thousands of people participated in a mammoth roadshow, showcasing the strength of former chief minister and Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate Basavaraj Bommai as he filed his nomination here on Friday. ... read..

Andhra: Fire breaks out in Tirupati district; alert out for local wildlife

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 11:00:32 PM IST

A fire broke out near the Tirumala Paruveta Mandapam in the Tirupati district on Friday. ... read..

Dimple Yadav's daughter Aditi campaigns for Samajwadi Party in Mainpuri; urges people to vote for SP

Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 10:59:57 PM IST

Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav's daughter, Aditi Yadav, campaigned for the party in Mainpuri for the Lok Sabha elections on Friday and urged the people to vote for the party. ... read..

INDIA bloc approaches ECI over "poll manipulation" in Tripura, seeks cancellation of voting

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:59:53 PM IST

INDIA bloc in Tripura has asked the Election Commission to countermand the polls of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency and Ramnagar assembly constituency in the state, citing large scale instances of poll manipulation through booth jamming, intimidation ... read..

UP govt approves advance payment for Home Guards on election duty

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 10:59:49 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday approved the advance payment of duty allowances for Home Guards volunteers enlisted for duty during the Lok Sabha General Election 2024. ... read..

"Even progressive Islamic nations have UCC...": Rajnath Singh stresses need for legislation

Hyderabad (Telangana) | April 19, 2024 10:59:48 PM IST

Stressing that many progressive Islamic nations have a Uniform Civil Code, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday stressed for the need of UCC to be implemented in India. ... read..

"People of Kerala firmly committed to supporting NDA govt": Nadda in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | April 19, 2024 10:59:46 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda asserted that the people of Kerala have firmly committed to supporting the government led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). ... read..

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs for kin of boat mishap

Jharsuguda (Odisha) | April 19, 2024 10:59:44 PM IST

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased of boat mishap. ... read..

Lok Sabha Elections: One injured after firing, clashes reported at Manipur polling booth

Imphal (Manipur) | April 19, 2024 10:59:42 PM IST

One civilian was injured after the firing and clashes were reported at a polling booth in Moirangkampu Sajeb Awang Leikai of Imphal, Manipur, during voting in the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. ... read..

Kerala: Polling officials suspended for "failing to maintain secrecy" during home voting in Kannur

Kannur (Kerala) | April 19, 2024 10:00:42 PM IST

Four polling officials and a videographer were suspended on Friday for allegedly "failing to maintain secrecy" during home voting in Kerala's Kannur. ... read..

"Congress, INDI alliance is anti-development and anti-farmer...": PM Modi in Maharashtra

Wardha (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 10:00:37 PM IST

Calling the Congress and INDIA bloc "anti-development and anti-farmer," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the INDIA bloc struggles with a lack of substantial issues and accused it to resorting to a "politics of insults". ... read..

Manipur Lok Sabha election: Over 65 pc turnout recorded till 5 pm

Imphal (Manipur) | April 19, 2024 10:00:28 PM IST

A total of 68.62 per cent of the over 15.44 lakh voters exercised their franchise for the two Lok Sabha seats in the ethnic violence-affected Manipur on Friday, the officials said. ... read..

LS polls: Uttarakhand records 53.56 pc voter turnout until 5 pm

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 19, 2024 10:00:26 PM IST

Uttarakhand, which saw polling for all five Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 53.56 per cent till 5 pm, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC). ... read..

Chhattisgarh: Court accepts closure report in disproportionate asset case against Raman Singh's ex-Principal Secretary

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) | April 19, 2024 10:00:22 PM IST

The trial court in Raipur accepted the closure report filed by Economic Offenses Wing-Anti Corruption Bureau (EOW-ACB) in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case against Aman Singh, the former Principal Secretary to former Chhattisgarh Chi ... read..

Azad expresses confidence of DPAP candidate Parray's victory from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 19, 2024 10:00:17 PM IST

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat, Mohammad Saleem Parray filed his nomination papers on Friday. He was accompanied by DPAP chairman and former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Around 2,500 voters cross border fencing to cast votes in Tripura

Agartala (Tripura) | April 19, 2024 10:00:13 PM IST

Around 2,500 voters crossed fencing on the India-Bangladesh border to cast their votes in Tripura on April 19. ... read..

Indian Railways to operate record 9111 trips for summer travel

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:00:11 PM IST

Indian Railways has announced its plan to operate a remarkable 9111 trips during the upcoming summer season, aimed at accommodating the anticipated surge in travel demand and ensuring passenger convenience, as per an official statement. ... read..

"He even ate...": BJP leader makes big claim on Kejriwal amid war of words over diet

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:00:06 PM IST

Taking a swipe at jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, amid allegations that he has been deliberately tucking into Aaloo Poori (a popular breakfast meal in North India) and sweets, while also taking sugar with his tea to press for bail citing infl ... read..

SC reserves order on appeal against Madras HC order on watching child porn

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:00:03 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on an appeal against the Madras High Court's ruling, which held that downloading and possessing child pornography isn't a crime. ... read..

Mumbai: Youth arrested for booking cab under gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from Salman Khan's residence

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 9:59:55 PM IST

A 20-year-old youth has been arrested for booking a cab from Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, said police on Friday. ... read..

Prayagraj in grip of scorching heat as mercury soars to 42C; doctors advise caution

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 9:59:53 PM IST

Amid soaring political temperatures on the campaign trail ahead of the second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha, the Prayagraj district is in the grip of a sweltering spell, with the maximum daytime temperature reaching 42C on Friday. ... read..

SC asks authorities to decide within 3-day application for permission to conduct 'yatras' for elections

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 8:01:06 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the competent authorities to decide within three days the applications filed seeking permission for conducting 'yatras' or public meetings aimed at educating people on elections. ... read..

Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara mayor backs Congress's Nakul Nath days after joining BJP

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 8:01:04 PM IST

Vikram Ahake, the Chhindwara Mayor who recently joined the BJP made a U-turn on the day of polling in the high-profile Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh and urged people to vote for Congress' Nakul Nath. ... read..

Former Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling casts his vote in Namchi

Namchi (Sikkim) | April 19, 2024 8:00:57 PM IST

Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Namchi, Sikkim in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

LS Polls Phase 1: BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya casts his vote in Jaipur

Jaipur (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 8:00:55 PM IST

As the first phase of voting is underway, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Balmukund Acharya exercised his franchise at Jaipur on Friday. ... read..

Polling underway in five Uttarakhand LS seats, Harish Rawat casts vote in Dehradun

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 19, 2024 8:00:48 PM IST

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat cast his vote at a polling booth in Dehradun on Friday for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. ... read..

PM Modi brought 25 crore people out of poverty line: Rajnath Singh in Telangana

Khammam (Telangana) | April 19, 2024 8:00:42 PM IST

Lauding the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government for implementing pro-poor policies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that 25 crore people were taken out of poverty in the last 10 years. ... read..

LS polls: Facing a formidable challenger in BJP's Madhavi Latha, AIMIM chief Owaisi files nomination from Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Telangana) | April 19, 2024 8:00:38 PM IST

Facing a formidable challenger in his bid to secure a fifth term in the Lok Sabha in the form of firebrand BJP leader Madhavi Latha, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday filed his nomination from the prestigious Hyderabad constituency, which is consider ... read..

NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal pulls out of Nashik contest, says taking too long to decide ticket

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 8:00:37 PM IST

Maharashtra Minister and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, Chhagan Bhujbal, who was eyeing to contest as Mahayuti candidate in the Lok Sabha polls, has withdrawn from the race on Friday over the delay in the announcement of the candida ... read..

Lok Sabha Elections: West Bengal records 77.57 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 8:00:33 PM IST

West Bengal is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 77.57 voting percentage in the state till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India. ... read..

"Daughter stabbed to death for turning down proposal": Father of killed student in Hubbali's college campus

Bengaluru (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 10:00:08 PM IST

Twenty-four-year-old daughter of a Congress corporator, who was stabbed to death by an unidentified person on a college campus in Hubbali was killed for turning down the accused's proposal, claimed the father of the deceased on Friday. ... read..

"TMC will sweep in this election and BJP will go through a massive rout," says Shatrughan Sinha

Asansol (West Bengal) | April 19, 2024 8:00:22 PM IST

Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who was renominated by the ruling TMC from the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, said on Friday that the NDA will be reduced to 150-175 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Fire breaks out at NTPC's Tandwa plant in Jharkhand

Chatra (Jharkhand) | April 19, 2024 8:00:15 PM IST

A fire broke out in the Tandwa plant of NTPC in the Chatra district of Jharkhand on Friday. ... read..

Karnataka independent candidate's unique campaign style garners attention in elections

Dharwad (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 8:00:13 PM IST

Mallikarjungowda, a resident of Shirur Village, made waves when he filed his nomination from Dharwad Parliamentary Constituency as an independent candidate barefoot with a whip in his hand. ... read..

LS polls: NCP (SP) files complaint with ECI against Ajit Pawar, BJP leaders over violation of poll code

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 8:00:11 PM IST

The Nationalist Congress Party- (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar and two BJP leaders for allegedly violating the Representation of the People's Act and ... read..

Chirag Paswan writes to Tejashwi Yadav seeking immediate action over abusive language used against his mother

Patna (Bihar) | April 19, 2024 6:00:31 PM IST

After a purported video showed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers hurling abuses at Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan's mother Veena Paswan during an election rally, the LJP leader wrote to former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav ... read..

Congress MP Manickam Tagore casts vote in Virudhunagar parliamentary constituency

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 6:00:27 PM IST

Manickam Tagore, Congress MP from Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu, who is re-contesting from the seat, cast his vote at Thirunagar in Madurai district on Friday. ... read..

Air India cancels flight to and from Dubai amid incessant rainfall; offers waiver for affected customers

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 6:00:16 PM IST

Air India has announced cancellation of its flights to and from Dubai due to operational disruptions amid incessant rainfall. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Tripura records 68.35 pc voter turnout, West Bengal 66.34 pc till 3 pm

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 6:00:05 PM IST

Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 68.35 voting percentage in the state till 3 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India. ... read..

Karnataka: Last rites of Congress corporator's daughter performed in Hubbali

Hubballi (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 6:00:03 PM IST

The last rites of the twenty-four-year-old daughter of a Congress corporator, who was killed on a college campus in Hubbali, were performed by her parents on Friday. ... read..

Portion of two-storeyed building in Mumbai collapses, 2 injured

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 6:00:01 PM IST

Two people sustained injuries after a portion of the Wadia building in the Fort area near the High Court in Mumbai collapsed on Friday, Fire Brigade officials said. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: PwD voter casts his vote in J-K's Ramban; expresses gratitude to administration for disability-friendly election

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 5:59:59 PM IST

In a heartening display of democratic fervor, a voter with disabilities defied physical constraints to exercise her constitutional right to vote in the Jammu Kashmir's Udhampur Lok Sabha Election 2024. ... read..

NIA freezes immovable property of key aide of Pak-based Khalistani terrorists

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 5:59:58 PM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has frozen the immovable property of a key operative in a 2021 case relating to a fatal motorcycle-borne explosion in Punjab, with links to notorious Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorists Habib Khan, alias Doctor and ... read..

LS polls: Madhya Pradesh records 53.40 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 5:59:54 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh recorded a robust 53.40 per cent voter turnout till 3 am in the first phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission on Friday. ... read..

"I congratulate all the countrymen...," PM Modi after India delivered BrahMos missiles to Philippines

Domah (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 5:59:52 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated countrymen after India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of the USD 375 million deal between the two sides signed in 2022. ... read..

LS polls: NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal withdraws from contesting amid delay in Nashik seat announcement

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 5:59:50 PM IST

Won't let UCC be implemented in West Bengal: CM Mamata in Murshidabad

Murshidabad (West Bengal) | April 19, 2024 5:59:41 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the migrant voters who had come to the state not to leave without voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, alleging that if they don't exercise their right, the Bharatiya Janata Party will take away their ... read..

Manipur: Polling stopped at Imphal's 5 Thongju, 31 Khongman zones after ruckus over 'irregularities'

Imphal (Manipur) | April 19, 2024 5:59:36 PM IST

Voting for the Lok Sabha at 5 Thongju, 31 Khongman zones of Imphal was stopped after some women alleged irregularities in the polling process and created a ruckus. ... read..

TN voters brave searing heat to cast their votes in 2024 LS elections

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 5:59:34 PM IST

Voters in Tamil Nadu voters braved more than normal temperatures on Friday as they cast their votes in the first phase of the 2024 general election. ... read..

Women panel writes to Madhya Pradesh DGP; seeks action in Guna rape case

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 5:59:21 PM IST

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has condemned the case of the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Guna and its chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) of the state to take decisive action re ... read..

Tripura, West Bengal lead in Lok Sabha poll voter turnout at 3 pm; moderate polling in Bihar, Rajasthan

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 5:59:19 PM IST

Parliamentary seats in northeastern states and West Bengal recorded high voter turnout till 3 pm in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday with polling percentage also picking up in constituencies in some other states and union territories which wen ... read..

"Changes in the country under PM Modi's leadership are remarkable and unprecedented": UP CM Yogi

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 4:00:06 PM IST

While addressing the public meeting in Gajraula of Amroha Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister said that changes happening in the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are remarkable and unprecedented. Th ... read..

Lok Sabha elections: Tamil Nadu records 39.51 pc voter turnout by 1 pm

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 4:00:04 PM IST

The average voter turnout in 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu where Lok Sabha elections are underway stood at 39.51 per cent till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India. ... read..

Chhattisgarh: "People reaching polling booths with enthusiasm...", says Bastar IG

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) | April 19, 2024 4:00:02 PM IST

Days after 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter, Bastar Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj said on Friday that people are reaching the polling booths with full enthusiasm and confidence in the region as three-layer cordon security arrangemen ... read..

LS polls: Kerala Police registers 42 cases regarding cyber attacks and false information on EVMs

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala ) | April 19, 2024 3:59:51 PM IST

The Kerala Police have reported the registration of 42 cases in the state concerning cyber attacks, the dissemination of fake news, derogatory remarks against women, and the spreading of false information regarding electronic voting machines (EVM). ... read..

"I have voted to make India disease-and drug-free": Ramdev

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) | April 19, 2024 3:59:47 PM IST

After casting his vote at a polling booth in Haridwar in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Yog guru Baba Ramdev on Friday said that he exercised his franchise to make the country "disease-and-drug-free." ... read..

BJP accuses Siddarmaiah government of going slow on Neha Hiremath murder investigation

Hubballi (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 3:59:44 PM IST

The Congress government in Karnataka is under severe pressure on law and order in the state after the twenty-four-year-old daughter of a Congress Corporator was stabbed to death in the college campus in Hubbali. ... read..

2024 LS poll: Andamans Lt Governor DK Joshi casts his vote, appeals voters to exercise their franchise

Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar) | April 19, 2024 3:59:42 PM IST

After casting his vote at a polling booth in Port Blair, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral DK Joshi, appealed to all the voters of the union territory to cast their vote. ... read..

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as the next Indian Navy Chief

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:59:40 PM IST

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who currently serves as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, will be taking over as the next Chief of the Naval Staff on April 30, as per an official announcement. ... read..

Lok Sabha 2024 polls: Sri Lankan Tamil born in refugee camp in India, votes for first time

Trichy (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 3:59:36 PM IST

Born in 1986 at a refugee centre in Rameswaram Mandapam camp and now residing now at the rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils at Kottapattu in Trichy, Nalaini Kirubakaran cast her vote for the first time in the city on Friday. ... read..

"People want Modi to be PM for third term": Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 3:59:35 PM IST

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Friday that "Rajasthan will make a hattrick" of winning all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state as the people want Narendra Modi to be the Prime Minister for a third time. ... read..

Karnataka BJP leader and former minister Malikayya Guttedar joins Congress

Bengaluru (Karnataka) | April 19, 2024 3:59:29 PM IST

Karnataka BJP leader and former minister Malikayya Guttedar joined the Congress party in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and state minister Priyank Kharge on Friday. ... read..

"We will win all 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh," says CM Mohan Yadav

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 3:59:26 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday expressed confidence over winning all 29 parliamentary seats in the state in Lok Sabha elections 2024 saying they won 27 seats in 2014, 28 seats in 2019 and this time would win all 29 seats. ... read..

Ministry of Law and Justice to hold conference on India's Criminal Justice System on April 20

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:59:24 PM IST

To generate awareness about the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, particularly amongst the legal fraternity, the Ministry of Law and Justice is organising a conference titled 'India's Progressive Path in the Administration of the Criminal Justice System', on ... read..

Kejriwal moves fresh plea in Delhi court seeks direction to jail authorities to administer insulin

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:59:22 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a fresh application seeking direction to jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult with doctors through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes for his acute diabetes and fluctuati ... read..

"Congress and INDI alliance are busy insulting our faith": PM Modi

Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 3:59:18 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Congress and INDIA bloc are busy insulting the Hindu faith and beliefs adding that these were the same people who called the worship of Lord Ram a "paakhand" (hyprocrisy). ... read..

SC adjourns for July Ramdev's plea for clubbing of FIRs on his remarks on efficacy of allopathy to cure Covid-19

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:00:40 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for July the hearing of a plea filed by Yog guru Baba Ramdev to club FIRs lodged against him in different States over his alleged remarks that allopathy cannot cure Covid-19. ... read..

Home Minister Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar, confident that NDA will cross 400 seat mark

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) | April 19, 2024 3:00:35 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday filed his nomination from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. Amit Shah was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the occasion. ... read..

LS polls: World's shortest living woman casts her vote in Nagpur, urges everyone to vote

Nagpur (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 3:00:31 PM IST

The world's shortest-living woman, Jyoti Amge on Friday cast her vote at a polling booth in Nagpur. ... read..

"It is INDIA versus NDA all over country": Congress candidate Imran Masood

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 3:00:29 PM IST

Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur seat, Imran Masood, exuded his confidence in winning the Lok Sabha elections on Friday and said that the INDIA bloc will form the government at the Centre. ... read..

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi casts vote in Chennai, urges people to take part in "festival of democracy"

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 3:00:28 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his wife Lakshmi cast their votes at a polling booth in Chennai during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday. ... read..

Congress candidate Piya Chowdhury accuses BJP and TMC of threatening voters in Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) | April 19, 2024 3:00:26 PM IST

Amidst the first phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate from West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Piya Roy Chowdhury, cast her vote and claimed that the BJP and TMC are threatening people at the polling booths. ... read..

From newly-wed couples to three-generation of a family cast their votes in 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:00:20 PM IST

As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections began today across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories, there's a lot of excitement among the people throughout the country. ... read..

"BJP will win over 400 seats and Congress will struggle for 40": Anurag Thakur

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 2:59:59 PM IST

As the country goes to the polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Thakur says that BJP will secure beyond 400 and Congress will struggle for even ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Madhya Pradesh records 30.46 per cent voter turnout till 11 am

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 2:59:57 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh recorded 30.46 per cent voting till 11 am in the first phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state on Friday, the chief electoral officer said. ... read..

"INDIA bloc will cross majority mark of 272 seats": Sachin Pilot

Jaipur (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 2:59:55 PM IST

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday said that the opposition's INDIA bloc with cross the majority mark of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha polls adding that Congress will win more seats than Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. ... read..

"All 40 seats in Bihar will go to PM Modi": BJP candidate Begusarai Giriraj Singh

Begusarai (Bihar) | April 19, 2024 2:59:53 PM IST

Ahead of filing his nomination from Bihar's Begusarai seat, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday that the NDA is contesting all 40 seats, and all of them will go to Prime Minister Modi. ... read..

Northeast states record high voter turnout, Tripura leas with 53 percent turnout at 1 pm

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 2:59:45 PM IST

There was a substantial increase in the voter turnout charts across the states in the country, with North-Easterm state of Tripura still leading at 53.04 per cent till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India. ... read..

Northeast states record high voter turnout, Tripura leads with 53 percent turnout at 1 pm

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 2:59:43 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Kamal Haasan casts his vote in Chennai

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 2:01:17 PM IST

Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Koyambedu, Chennai. ... read..

"Nation's mood is for PM Modi's leadership": NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel

Gondia (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 2:01:15 PM IST

As the voting in the first phase of 2024 general election is underway, Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) Praful Patel said on Friday that the mood of the nation is for development and for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. ... read..

"Your every vote is going to be against corruption, parivarvaad...": JP Nadda

Kozhikode (Kerala) | April 19, 2024 2:01:11 PM IST

As the country votes in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda said on Friday that every vote is going to be against corruption, against 'parivarvad' and appeasement. ... read..

"We want south Bihar to get permanent relief from drought": HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi

Gaya (Bihar) | April 19, 2024 2:01:09 PM IST

As the first phase of polling commenced on Friday, Former Bihar CM and BJP Candidate from Gaya Lok Sabha seat Jitan Ram Manjhi said that they want South Bihar to get permanent relief from drought. ... read..

"Congress shehzada mocked my Dwarka pooja for vote bank politics": PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 2:01:07 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Wayanad MP had mocked the Prime Minister's visit to Dwarka where he dived into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat to perform a puja. ... read..

Punjab police arrest Bambiha Gang's members involved in murder, threat and ransom

Jalandhar (Punjab) | April 19, 2024 2:00:58 PM IST

In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police averted planned sensational crimes with the arrest of two operatives of the Bambiha Gang and seized three pistols and one kg of opium. ... read..

Mood of Tamil Nadu in favour of INDIA alliance: Udhayanidhi Stalin

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 2:00:56 PM IST

As the voting is underway in all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the 2024 general elections, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Friday that the INDIA alliance will sweep the elections in the state. ... read..

"In last 10 years, new parameters of development have been set": Chhattisgarh BJP chief

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) | April 19, 2024 2:00:45 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party's Chhattisgarh BJP chief, Karan Singh Deo, said on Friday that earlier governments were formed with slogans, but times have changed now, and in the last few years, new parameters of development have been set. ... read..

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