Gowda grandson’s scandal sparks outcry

Gowda grandson’s scandal sparks outcry

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bengaluru/New Delhi

The alleged sex scandal involving the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has led to a massive political uproar across the country with Opposition parties seeking explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was in Karnataka on Monday and the BJP which has an alliance...

Blow to Congress as Delhi Congress chief resigns

Blow to Congress as Delhi Congress chief resigns

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

In a big jolt to the Congress in Delhi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post citing various issues including, alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and selection of party candidates for North West Delhi and North East...

Repolling in Manipur’s six booths on April 30

Monday, 29 April 2024 | PTI | Imphal

Repolling will be held in six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 30, officials said. The repolling was necessitated as unidentified persons had damaged EVMs and VVPATs before the completion of voting at four of these six polling stations on April 26, while EVM malfunctioning was...

Poll tension escalates in NE

Poll tension escalates in NE

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Guwahati/ Imphal / Kohima

Amidst the heavy deployment of security forces for ensuing  general elections, several parts of North East India particularly Nagaland, Manipur again, Assam have been hit by violence. People from Nagaland made a beeline to neighbouring Assam to buy essential commodities as the indefinite shutdown of businesses to protest “extortion” by...

Village guard martyred in JK

Village guard martyred in JK

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

A member of the Village Defence Guard (VDG), part of security forces combing a forest area to track down terrorists, sacrificed his life during a gunfight with the ultras in a remote village of Basantgarh in the Udhampur district on Sunday. This marks the third incident of terrorist-related violence in poll-bound...

Pakistan’s narco plot busted by India

Pakistan’s narco plot busted by India

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in coordination with the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) and anti-terrorist squad of Gujarat on Sunday seized 86 kilograms of drugs worth over `600 crore from a Pakistan boat and apprehended 14 crew off Gujarat coast. Giving details here, officials said in a breathtaking overnight operation, ICG undertook...

ED arrest ploy to crush AAP, Kejriwal tells SC

ED arrest ploy to crush AAP, Kejriwal tells SC

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed his response to the Enforcement Directorate's affidavit in the Supreme Court, saying  his arrest is a classic case of how the ruling party-led Central Government has misused the ED and the PMLA to crush its biggest political opponent -- the Aam Aadmi Party...

Voters show indifference to high octane campaign in Kerala

Voters show indifference to high octane campaign in Kerala

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

The high-decibel campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Kerala turned out to be a damp squib as the State registered 71.16 per cent polling in the 20 constituencies which is almost seven per cent less than what was recorded in the 2019 polls. Though both the CPI (M)...

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