Maneka Gandhi files nomination

Maneka Gandhi files nomination

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | PTI | Sultanpur (UP)

BJP candidate Maneka Gandhi filed her nomination papers from the Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat here on Wednesday. Gandhi took out a roadshow to reach the collectorate and filed her papers in front of District Election Officer Krittika Jyotsna. NDA ally NISHAD Party president Dr Sanjay Nishad and Apna Dal leader and cabinet...

Maximum temperature in May likely above normal: IMD

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

Signalling the troubling trend of escalating temperatures and heightened heatwaves across vast swathes of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-normal maximum temperatures for the upcoming month of May in most regions. Particular implications will be felt on the northern plains, central areas, and adjoining parts of peninsular...

CBI searches 30 locations in HPZ Token App fraudulent scheme case

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The CBI has searched 30 locations across 10 States and Union Territories after registering a case in a fraudulent investment scheme linked to the HPZ Token App, officials said Wednesday. The agency has alleged the scheme involved misleading the public to invest in non-existent crypto-currency mining machine rentals. The nationwide operation...

BJP invites political parties from ten countries to witness Lok Sabha polls

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Representatives of 18 political parties from 10 countries will interact with a host of BJP leaders, including party president J P Nadda and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during their visit to India on the ruling party’s invitation to get a first-hand experience of the Lok Sabha polls. The BJP said...

SC reserves verdict on whether private properties can be termed material resources of community

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

A nine-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its verdict on Wednesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution and consequently, taken over by State authorities to subserve the “common good”. The question is being dealt with...

EC push led to participation of vulnerable tribals in two LS phases

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

The Election Commission’s innovative measures, like eco-friendly polling stations in Chhattisgarh, tribal-themed booths in Odisha, and initiatives such as transportation provisions and electoral literacy clubs in Kerala, effectively encouraged the enthusiastic participation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Notably, the Shompen...

BJP amended Constitution for social justice: UP Minister

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The BJP strengthened the Constitution and amended it for social justice during its terms at the Centre unlike the Congress, which made a “malicious attempt” to change the basic structure of the Constitution when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister, Uttar Pradesh Minister Asim Arun said on Wednesday. Addressing a press...

Number of jobs created important indicator of economic growth of country: Economist Muralidharan

Thursday, 02 May 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

Productivity, competitiveness, number of jobs created and skill of the labor force are some of the most important ingredients of economic growth of a country. It is for the Central and state Governments to generate enabling conditions for the speedy economic and social development, according to Karthik Muralidharan, renowned economist...

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