Congress urges ECI to stop ‘misleading and divisive’ advertisements
New Delhi, April 2 - A Congress delegation on Tuesday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) and sought its attention to various “violations being committed in the name of advertisements”.
K’taka CM saving his chair which Dy CM is trying to snatch: Amit Shah
Bengaluru, April 2 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka, saying it is not working in the interest of the people.
AAP releases another list of two candidates in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 2 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released another list of two candidates in Punjab for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
ED’s reply to Kejriwal’s plea: Multiple routes used for transferring money to Goa identified
New Delhi, April 2 - In its reply filed in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to a plea challenging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that on examining the money trail backward,
LS polls: Poll panel launches ‘Myth vs Reality Register’ to combat misinformation
New Delhi, April 2 - To combat the spread of misinformation and uphold the integrity of the electoral process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday launched a 'Myth vs Reality Register' for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Misleading ads by Patanjali: SC rebukes Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna for filing improper versions of affidavit
New Delhi, April 2 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved's Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna for filing improper versions of affidavits in response to the contempt notice it issued to the company over the continued
EC orders transfer of four Bihar officials, bars any election duty
Patna, April 2 - The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered transfers of the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of Bihar's Bhojpur and Nawada and directed that they not be allotted any election-related duty, an official said.
Maha leaders hail SC notice to ECI on EVM-VVPAT as ‘boost to poll fairness’
Mumbai, April 2 - The Opposition parties and experts in Maharashtra on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on petitions seeking the counting of votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines along with all the Voter Verified
Punjab: Congress slams AAP govt for raising loans
Chandigarh, April 2 - Amid reports about the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab planning to raise loan, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday slammed the AAP for making deceitful claims about the fiscal health of the state.
PM Modi’s ‘connection’ with Tamil Nadu not new, these pictures are proof
New Delhi, April 2 - While the rival parties may go all guns blazing against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of making Tamil Nadu centre of his poll campaign for the ‘400 paar’ pledge, a set of pictures from the past has
Himachal Congress leader Indu Verma rejoins BJP
Shimla, April 2 - Congress leader and former chairperson of the Family and Child Welfare Board in Himachal Pradesh, Indu Verma, on Tuesday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Odisha: ECI directs transfer of DMs, SPs
Bhubaneswar, April 2 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to transfer some of the IAS and IPS officers immediately.
ICG’s Samudra Paheredar makes port call in Vietnam
New Delhi, April 2 - Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar, with an integral helicopter, made a port call at Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam on Tuesday.
Strong-willed govt can send corrupt people and mafias to jail: Yogi Adityanath
Pilibhit (UP), April 2 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that this election is about corruption versus zero tolerance and that a strong government is required to ensure that jails are reserved for corrupt individuals and the mafia.
Stepped up vigil ahead of polls, says Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer
Chandigarh, April 2 - A team of the Election Commission on Tuesday held an inter-state meeting with bureaucrats, police officers, nodal officers from different departments and senior officials from enforcement agencies to review arrangements and law and order coordination in Punjab, Haryana, and
Congress names candidates for 5 LS, 114 Assembly seats in Andhra
Amaravati, April 2 - Former Union Ministers Pallam Raju and J.D. Seelam will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kakinada and Bapatla (SC) seats, respectively, in Andhra Pradesh.
PM Modi targets Opposition over corruption & nepotism, says BJP’s third term to be historic
Jaipur, April 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Opposition over corruption and nepotism, saying the upcoming Lok Sabha polls is the first of its kind in which family-based parties and corrupt people have been rallying together to
Nearly 1,500 violations reported in MP through ECI’s C-vigil App
Bhopal, April 2 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) has received nearly 1,500 complaints regarding violations of the model code of conduct in Madhya Pradesh through the C-vigil app launched by poll panel. =
Ahead of LS polls, ECI transfers 8 DMs, 12 SPs in five states
New Delhi, April 2 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued transfer orders for District Magistrates (DM), Superintendents of Police (SP), and DIG/IG rank officers in five states.
World Bank raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.5 pc for 2023-24
New Delhi, April 3 - The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 per cent.