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Congress' policy was to isolate Northeast...: BJP chief JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Congress had a policy to isolate the Northeast part of the country adding that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who connected the Northeast to the remaining part of India.

Punjab woman gets death penalty for burying toddler alive in 2021

A Ludhiana court on Thursday handed down the death penalty to a 35-year-old woman, Neelam, for the brutal murder of a two-anda-half-year-old girl, Dilroz Kaur, in 2021.

Amritsar-Dubai flights cancelled for 2nd day, flyers left stranded

As Dubai is grappling with severe flooding disrupting daily life and international travel, the Amritsar-Dubai flight has been cancelled for the second consecutive day leaving passengers frustrated and inconvenienced.

'Western media reports on democracy in India fake'

Sources in the government have dismissed reports in the Western media that have appeared in American and British media outlets, raising concern on what they have termed the down sliding of democracy in India which will become more pronounced post 4 June as 'fake and a part of a sustained misinformation campaign going on for years now'.

Crew member back home in Kerala from ship seized by Iran

In a major diplomatic win for New Delhi, Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, one of the 17 Indian crew members of the Israel-linked cargo ship 'MSC Aries' that was seized by Iran on April 13, returned safely to her homeland, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed through an official statement on Thursday.

SC reserves judgement on EVM-VVPAT

The Supreme Court has reserved the verdict on a plea for cross-verifying votes between electronic voting machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) systems.

STAGE SET FOR OVER 16 CR ELECTORS TO CAST VOTE IN 1ST PHASE OF POLLS TODAY

Voting begins at 7 am and ends 6 pm , Fate of 1,625 candidates will be sealed

CAMPAIGNING ENDS IN 102 LS SEATS IN 21 STATES, UTs

Voting in the first phase of polls is on Friday

Cong raises doubts, later congratulates forces

A day after 29 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh the Congress has cast aspersions on the encounter claiming that during the BJP tenure several innocent villagers had been labelled Naxals and killed.

Poll body asks Bengal Guv to stay out of polling areas

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to not tour Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 since the “silence period” for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls commences on Wednesday evening.

Trinamool dons saffron to blunt BJP's Ram Navami edge

In an effort to blunt efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party to gain mileage from Ram Navami, the Trinamool Congress today went all out to proclaim its faith in Lord Ram, even as the BJP circulated videos of a Ram Navami procession being pelted with stones in the Muslim-dominated district of Murshidabad.

Ghulam Nabi Azad not to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri

The Democratic Progressive Azad Party on Wednesday announced that former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Anantnag Rajouri seat.

Banga, Nadella, Alia, Sakshi figure in Time's 100 most influential people

World Bank President Ajay Banga, Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik and actor-director Dev Patel are among the Indians who have made it to the prestigious Times’s list of 100 most influential people in the world released on Wednesday.

Rahul predicts 150 seats for BJP, calls Modi 'champion of corruption'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the electoral bonds scheme was the biggest \"extortion scheme\" in the world and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the \"champion of corruption\".

Will root out Naxal terror from country very soon: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah came out in praise of the joint security forces a day after 29 Naxals were gunned down during an encounter with the Left-wing outlaws in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, saying that Red Terror will soon be rooted out of the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

SHARIF CONFIDENT SAUDI DELEGATION'S VISIT WILL BOOST INVESTMENTS IN PAKISTAN

Sharif had met with the crown prince in Mecca to boost economic cooperation. It was said after the meeting that an investment of USD 5 billion was expected in the initial phase.

FALTERING PBKS, MI DESPERATE TO RESURRECT IPL CAMPAIGN

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be desperate to resurrect their faltering campaigns in the Indian Premier League when the two bottom-rung teams face-off here on Thursday.

COUNTRY KNOWS THAT PM IS CHAMPION OF CORRUPTION: RAHUL GANDHI

Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the \"champion of corruption,\" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the scrapped electoral bonds the \"biggest extortion scheme in the world.\"

Still a repressive regime going on: DMK's Kanimozhi hits out at Centre

K Kanizmozhi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's candidate from Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency, hit out at the central government and said that still a \"repressive regime\" is going on.

DEVOTEES FLOCK TO AYODHYA'S RAM TEMPLE IN LARGE NUMBERS ON 'RAM NAVAMI'

Special focus is on ensuring that devotees do not face any difficulties. Arrangements for drinking water, colourful tarpaulins to protect them from the heat, and arrangements for the stay of devotees were made

PLEA IN COURT SEEKS KEJRIWAL TO HOLD VIDEO-MEET WITH MLAs

Recently, the Delhi High Court dismissed three public interest litigations seeking directions to remove Arvind Kejriwal from holding the post of Chief Minister.

Police arrests kingpin of drug syndicate with contraband worth Rs 8 crore

The Delhi Police Special Cell (SWR) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a kingpin of an inter-state drug syndicate from Uttar Pradesh.

FEMALE INFANTICIDE: DRAUPADI-LIKE SITUATION MAY ARISE, AJIT PAWAR

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said female infanticide had skewed the sex ratio so much in some parts of the state that in future \"one might have to think of Draupadi\".

Skill development scam: SC to hear AP govt plea against Naidu's bail

\"In view of the above, the Registry is directed to do the needful. List the IA and the special leave petition on May 7, 2024,\" the bench stated.

Imran accuses Pak Army chief of direct involvement

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that Army chief General Asim Munir was directly responsible for the imprisonment of his wife Bushra Bibi.

Central govt forms 6-member committee to address issues of LGBT community

The Central Government has formed a six-member committee, following the directive of the Supreme Court in the case \"Supriyo v Union of India,\" to address issues pertinent to the LGBT community.

Sri Lanka Easter bombing victims to be honoured as 'heroes of faith'

Over 200 Catholic devotees who lost their lives in the Easter suicide bombings in 2019 would be honoured as \"heroes of faith\", head of the local church Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said here on Wednesday.

Leaked report alleging President Muizzu corruption sparks controversy

Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him.

We encourage' India, Pakistan to avoid escalation: US responds to PM Modi's remarks on killing terrorists

The US has encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday (local time).

Russian missiles slam into Ukraine, kill 14 people as war approaches a critical stage

Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 14 people, authorities said.