Resignation accepted by Centre, will not rejoin duty: IAS officer-turned-BJP’s Bathinda candidate
Chandigarh, May 8 - Former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu, the BJP's candidate from Punjab's Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday said that her resignation had been accepted by the Central government and she would not rejoin duty as per the state government's
Amit Shah slams Akhilesh Yadav for calling Jinnah ‘great’
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, slammed Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for having called Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah a 'great' leader in the past.
Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on PIL seeking regulation of deepfake technology
New Delhi, May 8 - The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the unregulated use of deepfake technology in the country.
This was the toughest election of my life: Union Minister Rupala
Rajkot, May 8 - Union Minister Parshottam Rupala said on Wednesday in Rajkot that this was the toughest election of his life.
Excise policy case: SC to deliver its order on Kejriwal’s interim release on Friday
New Delhi, May 8 - The Supreme Court said it will pronounce its order on Friday on the interim bail plea of incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
90 pc students clear Class 12 Board exam in Bengal
Kolkata, May 8 - West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) on Wednesday announced the results for the Class 12 Board examination and claimed that 90 per cent students passed the examination this year.
Punjab: Congress candidates Khaira, Gandhi file nominations
Chandigarh, May 8 - Congress' Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday accompanied two party candidates -- Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Dharamvir Gandhi -- as they filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls.
Opposition will put ‘Babri lock’ on Ram temple, warns Amit Shah
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, said that a 'Babri lock' will be put at the Ram temple in Ayodhya if the coalition of opposition parties comes to power.
Congress manifesto ‘Anyay Patra’ for SC, ST, OBC & Sanatan Dharm: CM Yogi Adityanath
Gorakhpur, May 8 - UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the Congress manifesto was not a 'Nyay Patra', but 'Anyay Patra' for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Castes, and Sanatan Dharm.
Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 21 in ED case
New Delhi, May 8 - The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case being probed by the ED till May 21.
Rajnath Singh tears into Channi over remarks on Poonch terror attack
Bhubaneswar, May 8 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday took a dig at former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his controversial remarks on the recent terrorist attack on Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir leading
Air India Express row: ‘Concern genuine’, says Delhi Regional Labour Commissioner to Tata Sons Chairman
New Delhi, May 8 - Delhi Regional Labour Commissioner Ashok Perumalla has written an email to Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran stating that the concerns raised by the union and cabin crew members of Air India Express are genuine and a high-level committee
Congress wants to snatch reservation for backward classes and give it to Muslims: PM Modi
Warangal (Telangana), May 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress wants to bring a legislation to snatch reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Backward Classes (BCs) and give them to Muslims.
Meghalaya board’s class 12 results announced, CM Sangma says pass percentage increased
Shillong, May 8 - The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) on Wednesday declared results for Class 12.
Elected members of municipalities can’t be removed at whims and fancies of civil servants or their political masters: SC
New Delhi, May 8 - The Supreme Court has said that elected members of municipalities cannot be removed at the whims and fancies of the civil servants or their political masters only because some of such elected members are found to be inconvenient
Embarrassed Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s remarks, calls it ‘unacceptable’
New Delhi, May 8 - Hours after Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remark on the 'colour of citizens' stirred a major controversy and left the party red-faced, the latter got into a damage control mode and issued a clarification.
Congress fought elections on caste, religion lines: Goa CM
Panaji, May 8 - Alleging that Congress has always done politics on the lines of caste and religion, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that BJP will win both the Lok Sabha seats in the state by a huge margin.
Furious over Pitroda’s ‘racist’ comment, PM Modi says it is now clear why Cong opposed Prez Murmu’s candidature
Warangal (Telangana), May 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress party and its senior leader Sam Pitroda over the latter's alleged racist remarks, warning that he would not tolerate "such insult on the basis of skin colour" and that
BSP Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate Rakesh Soman joins AAP
Chandigarh, May 8 - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate, Rakesh Soman, has quit the party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday.
Delhi HC imposes fine on petitioner seeking permission, facilities for CM Kejriwal to govern from jail
New Delhi, May 8 - Turning it down as not maintainable, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed a Rs one lakh fine on a petitioner, who sought permission and facilities for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to govern from judicial custody.