Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 200 crore airport at Paradip in Odisha rally; urges voters to back BJP nominees
Bhubaneswar, May 9 - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, while addressing a rally at Krushnaprasad area in the Puri Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, announced construction of a Rs 200 crore airport in Paradip -- a key industrial centre and seaport city
Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut faces music for ‘threats’ to PM Modi, HM Shah & comparisons with Aurangzeb
Amravati (Maharashtra), May 9 - Furious over Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's comments threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, and comparisons with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders here on Thursday lodged a police
25 terminated Air India Express employees reinstated as Chief Labour Commissioner steps in
New Delhi, May 9 - A total of 25 cabin crew members of Air India Express who were terminated after they reported sick on Tuesday and Wednesday have been reinstated following a meeting at the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) between
1.76 lakh employees cast votes in Telangana
Hyderabad, May 9 - Nearly 1.76 lakh employees on poll duty in Telangana have cast their votes in Lok Sabha polls at Voter Facilitation Centres (VFCs), officials said on Thursday.
Indian naval ships Delhi, Shakti and Kiltan complete visit to Singapore
New Delhi, May 9 - Indian naval ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan have completed their Singapore visit that was scheduled from May 6-9 as part of the operational deployment of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
Top Army Eastern Command officials discuss Manipur security situation with Governor
Imphal, May 9 - Top Army officers, led by Eastern Command chief Lt Gen R.C. Tiwari on Thursday met Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey and discussed the security situation in the ethnic violence-hit state, the Raj Bhavan said.
Delhi HC directs Microsoft, Google to file review before single judge in non-consensual intimate images case
New Delhi, May 9 - The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked tech giants Microsoft and Google to pursue a review of the single-judge bench's ruling, which had directed the search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without
ED to file seventh chargesheet in excise policy case, may name Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi, May 9 - In yet another development in the excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to submit its seventh chargesheet, with indications pointing towards the inclusion of the name of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader
Yogi Adityanath indicates another round of name-changing in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, May 9 - In line with his allegiance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Panch Pran' (five pledges), which include removing vestiges of slavery from the face of India and respecting heritage among others, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has dropped a
PM losing confidence, MVA to get 30-35 LS seats in Maha, says Sharad Pawar
Satara (Maharashtra), May 9 - Claiming that the country wants a "change", Nationalist Congress Party-SP President Sharad Pawar on Thursday predicted that the INDIA-Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance candidates will bag between 30-35 seats of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra.
Omar Abdullah blames opponents for ‘sabotaging’ his poll campaign
Srinagar, May 9 - NC's Baramulla Lok Sabha seat candidate and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday blamed his opponents for "sabotaging" his election campaign.
Debate over Hindu-Muslim count between 1950 & 2015: How politicians and experts reacted
New Delhi, May 9 - A report by the Economic Advisory Council to PM on the rising Muslim population and declining Hindi populace made for a good political fodder on Thursday.
Telangana student missing in US, father says spoke to him last on May 2
Hyderabad, May 9 - A student from Telangana, pursuing his masters from a university in the US, has been reported missing in Chicago for a week, as per his family.
‘Right to campaign not fundamental’, ED files affidavit in SC opposing Kejriwal’s interim bail plea
New Delhi, May 9 - A day before the Supreme Court is set to pronounce its order on the interim bail plea moved by incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed the
Constituency Watch: No matter which JD(U) leader contests, Nalanda remains supremo Nitish’s bastion
Patna, May 9 - Bihar’s Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency is always in the limelight as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shows special interest in his home district.
As PM Modi charges ahead, opposition struggles to keep pace with ‘Vijay Rath’
New Delhi, May 9 - Propelling the BJP-NDA's 'Vijay Rath' forward at an unprecedented pace in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with his unmatched oratory prowess and relentless energy, has reduced the opposition parties and their leaders to mere
People ready for ‘Jo Ram ko laye hain, hum unko layenge’, says Yogi Adityanath
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), May 9 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that the sentiment to ensure a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government was resonating across the nation.
Chautala seeks floor test after Independents withdraw support to Haryana’s Saini govt
Chandigarh, May 9 - JJP leader and Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Thursday asked Governor Bandaru Dattatreya to order a floor test after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the BJP government, while the Congress demanded that it should resign
Goa Speaker dismisses disqualification petition against former CM Kamat, Lobo
Panaji, May 9 - Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Thursday dismissed a disqualification petition filed by Congress against former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and MLA Michael Lobo.
Congress indulging in racial abuse: K’taka BJP slams Sam Pitroda
Bengaluru, May 9 - The Karnataka BJP has slammed the Congress over Sam Pitroda’s ‘racial’ remarks, stating that the party is indulging in “racial abuse” of people.