Poll officials trek up to 15 km to reach voting stations in Himachal
Shimla, May 30 - A total of 6,589 polling officials on Thursday moved towards their designated voting stations in Himachal Pradesh, some trudging up to 15 km to reach their destinations, an election official said.
Ahead of polls, BJP’s Anandpur Sahib nominee gets a boost with backing of PM, BJP chief and UP CM
Anandpur Sahib, May 30 - The BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib, Subhash Sharma, on Thursday got a boost after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the voters to elect his old colleague by a record margin.
2024 LS polls: Rahul Gandhi held over 100 rallies & public interaction programmes; Kharge gave 50 interviews
New Delhi, May 30 - The Congress' electioneering for the 2024 polls, initially started off on a slow note on March 16 but soon picked up pace with the party's top leadership taking to the hustings and wooing the electorate with a slew
Central Railway mega block work: Shiv Sena urges Maha CM to declare holidays or allow WFH
Mumbai, May 30 - Shiv Sena on Thursday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to either give holidays or allow Work From Home (WFH) to avoid any untoward incidents following the 63-hour mega block work announced by the Central Railway’s (CR).
PM Modi again praises Swachh Bharat crusader Kamala Moharana
Bhubaneswar, May 30 - The sexagenarian Kamala Moharana from Kendrapara district in Odisha again hogged the limelight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his respect towards the former by prostrating before her during an election rally in Odisha.
Mamata Banerjee sharpens attack against NDA in final campaign rally
Kolkata, May 30 - Addressing her final campaign rally for the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sounded hopeful of ousting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from power at the Centre.
Declare compensation for heat wave victims, Rajasthan HC tells state govt
Jaipur, May 30 - The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the deaths due to the heat wave and directed the state government to pay compensation to the victims' families.
J&K CS reviews progress on implementation of new criminal laws
Srinagar, May 30 - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Thursday chaired a meeting to assess preparations being made for the implementation of three new criminal laws in J&K recently passed by the Parliament.
No plans to include verses of Manusmriti in any curriculum: Fadnavis
Mumbai, May 30 - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday made it amply clear that the state government has not even thought of including a single verse of Manusmriti in any curriculum in the state.
Uttar Pradesh witnesses searing campaign amid scorching heat
Lucknow, May 30 - Searing heat and dusty winds failed to impact the campaigning by the leaders of various political parties in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing elections.
3 killed, thousands affected as landslides, floods wreak havoc in Manipur
Imphal, May 30 - At least three people have been killed and thousands affected by floods triggered by heavy rain in eight districts of Manipur, officials said on Thursday.
My young readers want me to make ghosts more scarier: Ruskin Bond
New Delhi, May 30 - Crisp white sheets of paper on his dining table, a bed that serves as his chair, a window to look at the still but alive mountains, a three-legged Persian cat, who is still fast enough to chase away
AAP’s last-minute bid to re-win Punjab CM’s bastion Sangrur
Sangrur, May 30 - In a last-minute bid to re-win Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s bastion just hours before the campaigning for 13 parliamentary seats come to an end, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday campaigned with
High-pitched campaign draws to a close in Bihar, it’s over to voters now
Patna, May 30 - The campaign for the Lok Sabha election 2024 ended at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Campaigning ends in Himachal with PM Modi, Priyanka banking on ‘second home’ tag
Shimla, May 30 - The high-decibel electioneering in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, which will see polling for four parliamentary seats and simultaneous bypolls for six assembly constituencies on June 1, ended on Thursday with the political bigwigs from the traditional archrivals --
Puri tragedy: Odisha CM orders high-level probe, announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
Bhubaneswar, May 30 - Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ordered a high-level probe into the firecracker tragedy during the Chandan Yatra festival in Puri that claimed three lives and injured 30.
Tata Group, Serum Institute of India in Time’s world’s top 100 most influential companies’ list
New Delhi, May 30 - Tata Group and the Adar Poonawalla-run Serum Institute of India (SII) have been recognised among the top 100 ‘World’s Most Influential Companies of 2024’ by Time magazine.
‘Viksit Ports’ necessary to achieve the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Maha Governor
Mumbai, May 30 - Stating that the road to 'Viksit Bharat' passes through 'Viksit Ports', Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais stressed the importance of developing the ports of India.
Guterres hails UN Gender Advocate Award winner Major Sen as ‘true leader, role model’
United Nations, May 30 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called Indian Army Major Radhika Sen a “true leader and role model” while presenting her with the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Lok Sabha polls: Last phase of campaigning ends, all eyes on June 1 voting
New Delhi, May 30 - The campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections came to a close on Thursday as leaders from the prominent political parties heightened their efforts with rallies till the last minute.