Congress planning religion based quota, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of planning religion-based reservation in the country for the sake of vote bank politics, but asserted that he will not let it happen. He said this Congress proposal is to appease minorities as the SC/ST and OBC community is now with...
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Telangana CM summoned in Shah fake video case
30 April 2024 | Saumya Shukla -
Trouble mounts for Gowda’s grandson
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EC asks AAP to modify its poll campaign song
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Blow to Congress as Delhi Congress chief resigns
29 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar -
Repolling in Manipur’s six booths on April 30
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Poll tension escalates in NE
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Village guard martyred in JK
29 April 2024 | Mohit Kandhari
Pakistan’s narco plot busted by India
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
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
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)...
Maharashtra: Youth migration, farmer woes cause voting to fall
In a development that has surprised many in the State political circles, eight constituencies in Vidarbha and Marathwada that went to the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday recorded 59.63 per cent polling, which reflected a significant 3.3 per cent drop in the polling percentage witnessed for the...
UP: Lack of enthusiasm or disconnect, wonder parties
In the second phase of polling, Uttar Pradesh witnessed a dismal turnout of just 54.85 per cent, the lowest in the country, sparking concerns among senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) regarding the lack of voters' enthusiasm. A senior BJP leader, who extensively toured...
Forest on fire: Army, Air Force pressed into service in Nainital
As the unabated forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district threatened to encroach upon the High Court Colony in the Pines area, Indian Army and Air Force were pressed into service on Saturday to aid in firefighting efforts, necessitating urgent intervention. According to the reports, an MI-17 helicopter equipped with a Bambi...
Parties sit up, take note as voting drops
The low voting percentage in the first two phases, particularly in the Hindi heartlands, that saw completion of 191 Lok Sabha constituencies has come as a great cause of worry and concern for political parties and more to the ruling BJP at the Centre and in States of Uttar Pradesh,...
