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- India
Claims of ED on evidence destruction ‘baseless’: Kejriwal to SC
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) submissions, wherein the probe agency had claimed that a…
- World
US: Charges dropped against 57 arrested amid pro-Palestinian student protests
Houston: All charges have been dropped against the 57 people who were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, the Travis County attorney’s office confirmed.…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll rises to 34,356 amid Israel’s Rafah operation concerns
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said. The ministry said on Friday that the Israeli army…
- India
Over 63 per cent turnout in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches…
- India
As BJP ups the ante over Muslim quota, here is a look at historical context
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP leaders have intensified their attacks on Congress over Muslim reservation, alleging that the Congress wants to snatch the rights of SCs, STs…
- Telangana
WhatsApp rumours fueled saffron mob attack on Mancherial missionary school: Report
Hyderabad: After a missionary school in Telangana’s Mancherial district was allegedly attacked on April 16 by a saffron-clad mob, a fact-finding team visited the site and found that the parent of a…
- India
SC rejects pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and said “blindly distrusting” any aspect of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Harish Rao ‘issues’ resignation at Gun Park over farm loan waiver
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader T Harish Rao visited the Martyrs Memorial (Gun Park) in the city and issued his resignation letter to media personnel, displaying his readiness to resign…
- India
Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 LS seats across India set to vote
New Delhi: The election festival is gathering pace in the world’s largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88…
- India
SC to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit…
- India
EC asks BJP to respond to ‘hate speech’ charge against PM Modi
New Delhi: Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation allegation against a prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday asked the BJP to respond to complaints filed by…
- Middle East
IDF deploys elite brigade in Rafah as Israel prepares for ground invasion
Chennai:) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have deployed its elite Nahal Brigade in the Rafah region of the Gaza Strip. This a clear message that the Rafah ground invasion is imminent even…
- India
Campaigning ends for 89 seats in second phase of Lok Sabha polls
The high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections concluded on Wednesday evening, with top leaders of the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc making last-ditch efforts…
- India
RBI bars Kotak Bank from onboarding customers online, issuing credit cards
Mumbai: Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit…
- India
EC starts examining complaints against PM Modi’s ‘with more kids’ speech
New Delhi: Amid mounting opposition pressure, the Election Commission is learnt to have started examining complaints against a speech made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan in which he suggested that…
