SC to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally on Friday
New Delhi, April 25 - The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
‘INDIA bloc PM post on auction’: Why coalition government does not augur well for India
New Delhi, April 25 - Days after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed views in favour of coalition governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24 claimed that the opposition alliance is mulling over a “one year, one PM” formula to resolve
AAP failed to make Punjab drugs-free, says BJP candidate from Bathinda LS seat
Bathinda, April 25 - The AAP government's promise in Punjab to make the state drugs-free has turned out to be completely false, former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bathinda constituency, said on Thursday.
‘Kannauj seat no longer safe’, Aparna Yadav warns Akhilesh
Lucknow, April 25 - Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patriarch late Mulayam Singh Yadav, has said that the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat is no longer a cakewalk for the Samajwadi Party.
Salman Khan house firing: Mumbai court extends 2 accused’s police custody till April 29
Mumbai, April 25 - The Mumbai Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of the accused duo in the Salman Khan house firing case by four days till April 29.
Ashok Gehlot says he’s not aware of ex-OSD’s allegations in phone-tapping case
Jaipur, April 25 - Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday that he is not aware of the allegations levelled against him by his former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Lokesh Sharma of hatching a phone-tapping plan during the political crisis
Amritpal Singh’s family meets him at Dibrugarh Central Jail
Guwahati, April 25 - Family members of Sikh radical preacher Amritpal Singh met him in Assam's Dibrugarh jail on Thursday, officials said.
Shiv Sena-UBT manifesto assures dignity to all states; ‘no’ to polluting nuclear, refinery mega projects
Mumbai, April 25 - The Shiv Sena (UBT) released its election manifesto on Thursday, promising ‘dignity’ to all states and opposition to mega-projects like the world’s two biggest ventures -- the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant at Madban, and the Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemical
Delhi court grants 30-day extension to police to conclude probe in Parliament security breach case
New Delhi, April 25 - A court on Thursday granted the Delhi Police a 30-day extension to complete its probe in the December 13, 2023 Parliament security breach case.
BJP aims to improve tally, Congress plays Vokkaliga card as 14 seats in K’taka go to polls on Friday
Bengaluru, April 25 - The stage is set for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday when 14 of the 28 parliamentary seats in Karnataka will go to the polls.
Haryana to send wedding-style invitations to voters
Chandigarh, April 25 - To transform the solemn act of voting into a celebratory affair, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal on Thursday said they would send wedding-style invitations to voters across the state, turning polling day into a joyous occasion.
PM Modi ups ante against Congress, says Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance law to ‘save own interests’
New Delhi, April 25 - Upping the ante against the Congress on the 'inheritance tax' issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched another scathing attack on the grand old party, saying it was former PM Rajiv Gandhi who abolished the inheritance law
Eknath Shinde compares Uddhav Thackeray’s change in political stance with ‘chameleon changing colours’
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), April 25 - Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Thursday made a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's swift shifts in political stance, comparing it with the rapid colour changes of a chameleon.
Saving art from militancy: How M.K. Raina revived theatre in strife-torn Kashmir
New Delhi, April 25 - He makes it clear that the memoir is not about his theatre journey, nor the making of some of the finest theatre productions he has brought on stage, but in fact, about India and the many shades he
PM Modi discusses global developments with Italian PM Meloni ahead of G7 Summit
New Delhi, April 25 - Reaffirming their commitment to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged views on "regional and global developments of mutual interest" with his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni during a telephone conversation on Thursday.
Modi’s guarantee is action against corrupt after June 4, says PM in UP
Shahjahanpur (UP), April 25 - Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Thursday warned that after June 4, he will make sure that corrupt people in the country are brought to book.
Multi-cornered contest in Tripura East LS seat going to polls on Friday
Agartala, April 25 - A multi-cornered contest will be witnessed in the Tripura East Lok Sabha seat, which goes to the polls in the second phase of the 7-phase parliamentary elections on Friday.
PM Modi will free Telangana of corruption: HM Amit Shah
Hyderabad, April 25 - Union Home Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday assured the people of Telangana that if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister for a third term, he will free the state of corruption.
Google searches for inheritance tax and Sam Pitroda hit a new high amid raging row
New Delhi, April 25 - From religion-based reservation to wealth redistribution to inheritance tax, this election season is witnessing intense fireworks with political parties gunning for each other.
Want 400 seats to thwart intentions of INDIA bloc, PM Modi says in UP
Aonla (Uttar Pradesh), April 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he wanted 400 seats so that he could thwart the attempts being made by Congress and Samajwadi Party to curtail the reservation quota for OBC, SC/ST and give it