HM Shah to address two rallies in Assam on April 6
Guwahati, March 30 - Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, is set to address public rallies in at least two places in Assam to campaign for the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidates.
President Murmu honours Karpoori Thakur, Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Swaminathan with Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, March 30 - In a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, President Droupadi Murmu honoured four great personalities of India -- former Chief Minister of Bihar Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, former Prime Ministers of the country P. V. Narasimha Rao
LK Advani: Charioteer and BJP’s tallest veteran leader who scripted the party’s rise
New Delhi, March 30 - Lal Krishna Advani, popularly known as LK Advani, is widely known as one of the tallest leaders of the BJP who scripted the party’s rise from oblivion to prominence. It was after his Rath Yatra in the 1990s
Chaudhary Charan Singh: A leader of farmers in India
Lucknow, March 30 - Though it was former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who had coined the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan', it was Chaudhary Charan Singh who relentlessly fought for issues related to farmers and came to be known as a farmer
LS Polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda among BJP star campaigners in K’taka
Bengaluru, March 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Ministers -- S. Jaishankar, Smriti Irani and Nitin Gadkari -- have been named
India doesn’t need lessons from any country on rule of law: Vice Prez Dhankhar
New Delhi, March 29 - Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that India is a democratic nation with a robust judiciary which can not be compromised by any individual or any group.
ECI prohibits exit polls from 7 a.m. on April 19 to 6.30 p.m. on June 1
New Delhi, March 29 - The Election Commission on Friday issued a notification announcing a prohibition on conducting, publishing, or publicising exit polls connected to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly polls scheduled in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim.
7 BJP candidates in Arunachal, including CM Khandu, set to win unopposed: Officials
Itanagar, March 29 - Seven BJP candidates, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu, are likely to win the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections without a contest, election officials said on Friday.
Indian Navy’s operation underway to rescue vessel hijacked by pirates
New Delhi, March 29 - The Indian Navy is carrying out an "important operation" against an attempt to hijack a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, and rescue it from armed pirates, an official said on Friday.
Winds of change in Punjab, says Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh, March 29 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Friday said the winds of change had started in Punjab.
India, world’s No 1 country in digital payments: Anurag Thakur’s reply to taunts by past govts
New Delhi, March 29 - Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Anurag Thakur on Friday explained in great detail about India’s giant strides on economic, infrastructure and technological fronts while making an elaborate presentation on the swift changes during ten years of
Over 79,000 violations reported on ECI’s cVIGIL app since March 16
New Delhi, 29 March - The cVIGIL app launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) received over 79,000 complaints since the announcement of general elections on March 16, the poll panel said on Friday.
Amit Shah to undertake election campaign in NE states next week
Itanagar/Agartala, March 29 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake an election campaign in several northeastern states next week.
UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine
Gaza, March 30 - Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has urged Israel to allow the organisation's food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to open additional land crossings to facilitate the delivery
Azerbaijan to reopen embassy in Iran
Tehran, March 30 - The Azerbaijani Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran would soon resume its operations, media reported.
Ukraine reports damage to energy facilities in Russian raids
Kiev, March 30 - Energy infrastructure in six Ukrainian regions suffered damage from Russian missile and drone strikes, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
Excise policy case: Fresh PIL filed in Delhi HC seeking Kejriwal’s removal as CM over arrest by ED
New Delhi, March 29 - A fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court, seeking the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal from the position of Chief Minister.
INDIA bloc’s Sunday rally at Ramlila Maidan gets nod from ECI, Delhi Police
New Delhi, March 28 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Delhi Police have given their nod for the INDIA bloc's rally at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital to voice the opposition alliance's protest against the arrest of Delhi
Take legal action against Operation Lotus: Congress leader dares Punjab CM
Chandigarh, March 29 - Punjab Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday dared the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Punjab to take legal action as its claims about Operation Lotus have proven to be true.
Naga body sticks to decision to boycott LS polls in Nagaland
Kohima, March 29 - The Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), seeking a separate administration or state comprising six Nagaland districts, is sticking to its decision to boycott the coming Lok Sabha elections to press for its demand.