45.33 pc polling registered in Bihar amid reports of violence, booth-capturing
Patna, May 20 - Amid reports of violence and booth-capturing, the Election Commission registered 45.33 per cent polling till 3 P.M. on the five seats that went to polls in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar on Monday.
Good Samaritan Maha CM helps rush road accident victims to hospital
Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Donning the role of a Good Samaritan on voting day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday rushed to help at least two elderly persons, a man and a woman, who were involved in an auto-rickshaw accident here.
Rajasthan CM hails POCSO court verdict in Bhilwara gangrape & murder case
Jaipur, May 20 - Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday welcomed the death sentence awarded to two convicts in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case.
Iran President Raisi’s death: India declares one day state mourning on Tuesday
New Delhi, May 20 - India on Monday declared one day of state mourning on May 21 as a mark of respect to Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
PM Modi tears into Naveen Patnaik-led BJD govt in Odisha rally
Bhubaneswar, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sharpened his attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, accusing it of engaging in corruption and ruining the state.
Congress, Trinamool sinking and heading towards ‘inevitable doom’, says PM Modi
Kolkata, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that no matter how much they try, both Trinamool Congress and Congress are heading towards an "inevitable doom" as West Bengal is gearing up for the lotus to bloom.
Polling picks up pace in Bengal amid reports of sporadic violence
Kolkata, May 20 - Polling in the seven Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal picked up pace in the second half of Monday despite reports of scattered poll-related tension coming from certain parts of the state.
‘Serve with heart and earn public trust’, Gujarat CM’s advice to new IAS officers
Gandhinagar, May 20 - Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday urged the freshly recruited bureaucrats to work with a spirit of good deeds and aim to win the people's hearts.
Raj CM office in touch with Kyrgyzstan High Commission for safe return of students
Jaipur, May 20 - Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, on Monday, said that his office is in touch with Kyrgyzstan High Commission for safety and safe return of the state's students there.
Congress cheated people with false promises, says KTR
Hyderabad, May 20 - Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Monday alleged that the Congress cheated the people of Telangana by making false promises to come to power.
Farmers lift over month-long protest at Shambhu Railway Station; announce rally at border on May 22
Chandigarh, May 20 - Farmers on Monday ended their 34-day-long sit-in protest at the Shambhu Railway Station near the Punjab and Haryana border.
Remarkable turnaround in last 10 years as banks’ profit crosses Rs 3 lakh crore: PM Modi
New Delhi, May 20 - The banking sector has witnessed a profit of Rs 3 lakh crore for the first time in the FY 2023-24.
Gujarat ATS nabs four IS terrorists from Ahmedabad airport
Ahmedabad, May 20 - Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed four terrorists from the Ahmedabad airport following a tip-off from a central agency.
Startup founders hail PM Modi’s initiatives to boost ecosystem
New Delhi, May 20 - India's startup ecosystem is thriving due to several initiatives launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last few years, like 'Startup India', amid conducive policies and budgetary reforms, startup founders said on Monday.
ED seeks extension of CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody
New Delhi, May 20 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved an application before a special court here seeking a 14-day extension of judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal upon the expiry of the Supreme Court interim bail order on
Heavy voter turnout in Ladakh LS seat
Leh, May 20 - Heavy voter turnout was witnessed in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency on Monday where over 52.02 per cent of the electorate exercised franchise so far.
MVA, Mahayuti leaders slam ‘deliberately slow’ voting process; Fadnavis alerts ECI
Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party (SP) National General Secretary Dr. Jitendra Awhad has alleged that the election process was being ‘deliberately slowed’ by the polling officials, even as Mahayuti Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought
Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency records 35.08 per cent voter turnout till 1 PM
Baramulla, May 20 - A large number of voters continued to pour into polling stations on Monday in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency where 35.08 per cent of the electorate had exercised its franchise till 1 P.M.
PM Modi increased farmer budget to Rs 1,25,000 crore: HM Amit Shah
Karnal, May 20 - Saying the Modi government has taken strategic steps to accelerate a transformation in the farming sector, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the farmer budget during the Congress government was Rs 22,000 crore but Prime Minister Narendra
Arvind Kejriwal graffiti case: AAP MLAs write to EC, allege threat to Delhi CM’s life
New Delhi, May 20 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have written to the Election Commission alleging a threat to the life of Delhi Chief Minister and party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal after the graffiti were found inside the Metro stations.