- India
1,058 polling stations ‘vulnerable critical’: Manipur chief electoral officer
Imphal: Manipur chief electoral officer Pradeep Kumar Jha on Saturday said 1,058 polling stations out of 2,955 have been identified as “vulnerable critical” in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Jha…
- Bangalore
LS polls: Stage set for a pivotal moment in nation’s journey, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that with the Election Commission unveiling the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the stage is set for a pivotal moment in our…
- Sports
Hope he is not finished, says Dravid on Ashwin as Shastri urges spinner to ‘harass more batters’
Chennai: Rahul Dravid hopes that he doesn’t call it quits anytime soon. Ravi Shastri would like to see him harass batters for at least two more years while Anil Kumble finds it…
- News
‘Expanding cooperation’ with Afghanistan top priority of new Pak govt, says FM
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that “expanding cooperation” with neighbouring Afghanistan is a “top priority” of the new government. Dar took to X after receiving a telephone call…
- World
2 Pak Army among 7 personnel killed in terror attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: At least seven Pakistan Army soldiers, including two officers, were killed when six terrorists launched multiple suicide attacks on a security check post in the restive tribal district of North Waziristan…
- Andhra Pradesh
No voices in Andhra Pradesh to question Modi, says Telangana CM
Visakhapatnam: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday said that there are no voices in Andhra Pradesh to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as he allegedly wants to dominate…
- India
Voting period of 2024 LS polls longest since first general elections
New Delhi: The voting period for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, spread over 44 days, would be the second longest after the first parliamentary elections of 1951-52 that lasted for more than…
- India
EC gears up to deal with 4-Ms – Muscle, Money, Misinformation, Model Code violations
New Delhi: Drone-based checking at borders, surveillance of non-chartered flights, a crackdown on misleading advertisements and fake news, and “ruthless” action against poll violence are among the EC’s strategies to deal with…
- India
Elgar Parishad case: SC reserves verdict on Shoma Kanti Sen’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Shoma Kanti Sen, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who has challenged a Bombay High Court…
- India
Adhir welcomes EC decision to hold polls in 7 phases in Bengal
Kolkata: Welcoming the Election Commission’s decision to conduct the general elections in West Bengal in seven phases, Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, March 16, expressed satisfaction with the move,…
- India
CEC Rajiv Kumar uses poetry to rebut criticism of EVMs
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar used a verse on Saturday to take a dig at the critics of electronic voting machines (EVMs), saying the poll authority is often at…
- World
Plea seeking security for Bhagat Singh’s 93rd death anniversary event filed in Pak court
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Saturday, March 16, seeking foolproof security for an event organised next week to observe the 93rd death anniversary of freedom fighters Bhagat…
- India
26 assembly bypolls across 13 states to be held along with Lok Sabha elections
New Delhi: By-elections to 26 assembly seats across 13 states, including six constituencies in Himachal Pradesh where Congress MLAs were disqualified for rebellion, will be held along with the Lok Sabha elections beginning…
- Hyderabad
Telangana BJP chief hopes for 2nd straight win in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy would be hoping for a second straight victory as he enters the fray again from the prestigious Secunderabad constituency in Telangana…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Assembly polls: Stage set for fierce poll battle between YSRCP & TDP
Amaravati: With the EC on Saturday announcing the poll schedule for the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh on May 13, the poll bugle has been sounded in the…
