Misleading ads by Patanjali: Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna tender oral apology before SC
New Delhi, April 16 - Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna on Tuesday orally tendered their “unqualified and unconditional apology” before the Supreme Court.
Ex-servicemen to get jobs as teachers in govt schools, war widows to get compassionate jobs in Raj: Minister Madan Dilawar
Jaipur, April 16 - Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar announced on Tuesday that the state Education Department was planning to recruit retired soldiers as teachers in government schools.
CPI(M) complains to ECI about inclusion of contractual govt employees in poll-related training
Kolkata, April 16 - The CPI(M) has complained to the Election Commission of India (ECI) through the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, about inclusion of contractual government employees in poll-related training.
Minor fire breaks out in Home Ministry office in North Block
New Delhi, April 16 - A fire broke out in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) office in the North Block on Tuesday, a fire department official said, adding that it was brought under control quickly.
Northeast focus: PM Modi to campaign in Assam, Tripura for LS polls
Guwahati, April 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land in Guwahati on Tuesday evening to kickstart his Lok Sabha poll campaign in the northeast.
With just a month to go for LS polls, BRS faces major crisis
Hyderabad, April 16 - With less than a month to go for Lok Sabha elections, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is facing one of the biggest crises since its inception.
Due to security needs, EC, political parties must decide on PM’s poll campaigns: Vijayan
Trissur (Kerala) April 16 - Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday opined that given the security concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and political parties should decide on the style of election campaigns undertaken by the Prime Minister.
PM Modi‘s visits to TN won’t make any difference, INDIA bloc will sweep polls: CM Stalin
Chennai, April 16 - Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s regular visits to Tamil Nadu will not make any difference in the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.
Cooch Behar to be under ECI scanner in first phase of LS polls in Bengal
Kolkata, April 16 - Because of its history of poll-related violence, Cooch Behar, one of the three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal that will be going to polls in the first phase on April 19, will be under the scanner of the
Election campaigns come alive in Kerala as all three political fronts’ leaders take on one another
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 - Election campaigning has picked up in Kerala now after a slow start, as the leaders of the big three parties contesting in the state are taking on one another.
BJP announces candidates for two LS seats, four Assembly bypolls in UP
Lucknow, April 16 - The BJP on Tuesday announced two candidates for Lok Sabha and four for Vidhan Sabha by-elections.
Body of Hyderabad student found dead in US brought home
Hyderabad, April 16 - The body of Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a 25-year-old student, who was found dead in a lake in Cleveland, US last week after being missing since March 7, has been brought to his residence in Nacharam near Hyderabad late on
HM Amit Shah to address rally in MP’s Chhindwara
Bhopal, April 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh to campaign for BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu on Tuesday.
Constituency Watch: It’s BJP’s ‘stardom’ vs Congress’ ‘royalty’ in Himachal’s Mandi
Mandi, April 16 - In a unique electoral showdown in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary constituency, the battleground shifts between "royalty" and "stardom", as Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh, the scion of the erstwhile royal family, challenges Bollywood's queen, Kangana Ranaut.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Bihar, Bengal; BJP chief’s roadshows in TN
New Delhi, April 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will hold four public meetings -- two each in Bihar and West Bengal -- to campaign for the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi to begin LS poll campaign in UP from Wednesday
Lucknow, April 16 - The Congress is finally preparing to campaign in Uttar Pradesh when the electioneering for the first phase is coming to a close on Wednesday.
Firing at Salman Khan’s home: Mumbai Police nab 2 shooters from Gujarat’s Bhuj
Mumbai, April 16 - In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in the firing incident outside the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan from Gujarat, early on Tuesday, official sources said.
Ayodhya: Ram temple to remain open for 19 hours on Ram Navami
Ayodhya, April 16 - The Ram temple in Ayodhya will remain open for 19 hours starting from Mangala Aarti at 3.30 a.m. on Wednesday till 11 p.m. and curtains of the temple will be drawn for five minutes each during the four 'bhog'
Mumbai Airport runways to be shut 6 hours on May 9 for pre-monsoon revamp
Mumbai, April 16 - The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport's (CSMIA) primary runway 09/27 and the secondary runway 14/32 will remain temporarily non-operational on May 9, for pre-monsoon maintenance and repair work, an official said here on Monday.
Home Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Jaipur for BJP’s Manju Sharma
Jaipur, April 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a roadshow in Jaipur for Manju Sharma, the BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from the Jaipur parliamentary seat.