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- India
Voting begins for 58 seats in sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections
New Delhi: Voting for the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections began on Saturday morning across 58 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight…
- India
Like British, Modi govt looted India’s resources in 10 years: Kharge
Deoghar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, May 24, accused the Narendra Modi government of looting the country’s water, forest, and land in the past 10 years as had been done by…
- India
SC’s no interim directions to ECI on voter turnout after each phase of LS poll
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the authenticated record of voter turnout on its official website…
- Middle East
Iran releases 1st investigation report on President Raisi’s helicopter crash
Tehran: The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has released the first report on the causes of a recent helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and…
- India
Govt agencies spend millions on promoting BJP election slogans: Report
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, a big revelation about the Indian government agencies has come to light. The agencies have come under scrutiny for allegedly spending millions of rupees to…
- India
BJP believes women should be treated as second-class citizens: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, May 23, claimed the BJP believes women should be treated as “second-class citizens” and that its ideological parent RSS does not allow women to…
- India
Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police defers questioning of Kejriwal’s parents
New Delhi: The Delhi Police may not visit Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Thursday to question his parents in connection with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal “assault” case, sources said.…
- India
Public disclosure of polling station-wise turnout will cause chaos: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that public disclosure of polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website will cause chaos in the election machinery which is…
- India
After Modi’s remarks on Muslims, EC asks BJP, Congress to maintain decorum
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday came down heavily on ruling BJP and opposition Congress, asking them to desist from campaigning along caste, community, language, and religious lines. Noting that the country’s…
- India
SC slams Hemant Soren for suppressing facts, JMM leader withdraws plea against arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for “suppressing facts” regarding filing of regular bail plea in trial court in a money laundering case,…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 35,647: Health authorities
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,647, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement. During the past 24…
- India
LS polls: Phase 5 turnout at 62.19%; nears 2019 polling percentage
New Delhi: The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections has so far registered a voter turnout of approximately 62.19 per cent, 1.97 percentage points less than 2019. With the end of polls…
- India
‘Bees saal baad’ it will be ‘2004 moment’ on June 4: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said a “2004 moment” will be witnessed on June 4 with the INDIA bloc getting a clear mandate in the Lok Sabha polls, and…
- Telangana
LS polls: Will BJP continue to increase presence in Telangana?
(With contributions from Veena Nair) Hyderabad: Though the Congress won the Telangana Assembly elections last year, beating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), it was in fact the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that…
- Bangalore
NIA conducts multi-state raids in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out multi-state raids in connection with its probe in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, officials said. Several customers and hotel staff members…
