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PM Narendra Modi to campaign in Bengaluru and Chikkaballapura today
BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru and neighbouring Chikkaballapura district for the Lok Sabh...

MHA suspends Delhi Assembly secretary for ‘irregularities
NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly secretary Raj Kumar, a DANICS officer, has been suspended by the home ministry in a case of a...

21 policemen returning from MP's Chhindwara election duty injured after bus collides with truck
MADHYA PRADESH: At around 4:15 am yesterday, a bus filled with policemen was returning after completing the Chhindwara ...

India's UN envoy Arindam Bagchi meets IMD delegation; discusses areas of collaboration with World Meteorological Organisation
The India Meteorological Department paid a courtesy call to India's permanent representative to the United Nations in G...

"Constitution was in danger during Congress rule," says BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad
PATNA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday that the Constitution was in danger when ...

2 Indian students die at scenic waterfall in Scotland
Two students from India who were studying at a university in the UK have been killed in a tragic drowning incident at a...

Plea for restrictions on OTT platforms: Supreme Court asks petitioner to make representation before govt
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked a petitioner, who raised the issue of clamping restrictions on over-the-to...

Congress becoming outdated, losing relevance: Union Minister Rajnath Singh
HYDERABAD: Criticising the Congress for becoming 'outdated' and losing its relevance in the country's political spectru...

Air India cancels flight to and from Dubai amid incessant rainfall; offers waiver for affected customers
NEW DELHI: Air India has announced cancellation of its flights to and from Dubai due to operational disruptions amid in...

Prioritising youth empowerment Party’s main agenda : PDP
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) is committed to ensure safety and dignity of youth of Jam...

NIA freezes immovable property of key aide of Pak-based Khalistani terrorists
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has frozen the immovable property of a key operative in a 2021 case ...

"I congratulate all the countrymen...," PM Modi after India delivered BrahMos missiles to Philippines
DAMOH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated countrymen after India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cru...

4 men fall into trench in Kulgam village, rescued
KULGAM: At least four individuals including two non-locals slipped and fell into a trench in Chakpo...

Lok Sabha polls: PwD voter casts his vote in Ramban; expresses gratitude to administration for disability-friendly election
NEW DELHI: In a heartening display of democratic fervor, a voter with disabilities defied physical constraints to exerc...

Lok Sabha Polls: 57.09 % votes Polled in Udhampur PC till 3:00 PM
JAMMU: Over 57.09 percent voter turnout has been recorded till 03:00 PM in the Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency (PC)...

Woman dies after mudslide hit kotha in south Kashmir’s Kokernag
ANANTNAG: A woman died after a mudslide damaged a temporary Kotha in Kokernag area of Anantnag dist...

Senior IPS officer Nalin Prabhat to head India's counter-terrorism force NSG
NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed as the chief of National Security Guard (NSG), the count...

Dubai Airports urges passengers not to arrive at the airport unless flights are confirmed
Dubai Airports urged passengers not to come to the airport unless their flight has been confirmed and recommended arriv...

Arvind Kejriwal moves fresh plea in Delhi court seeks direction to jail authorities to administer insulin
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a fresh application seeking direction to jail authoriti...

Ministry of Law and Justice to hold conference on India's Criminal Justice System on April 20
NEW DELHI: To generate awareness about the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, particularly amongst the legal fraternity, th...

DPAP leader Mohammad Saleem Parray files nomination from Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat
SRINAGAR: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Mohammad Saleem Parray on Friday filed nomination papers from...

DODA	Women throng 'pink booths' in Doda to cast their votes DODA: Amid multi-tier security arrangements, 'Nari Shakti' (women power) was on display at the all-women staffed booths...

Your vote safe, come out in large numbers to exercise franchise: CEC Rajiv Kumar
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday dismissed apprehensions about Electronic Voting Machines (...

"Congress and INDI alliance are busy insulting our faith": PM Modi
DAMOH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Congress and INDIA bloc are busy insulting the Hindu faith ...

BJP didn’t leave ground, commanding situation from the back: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah Friday took a jibe at Home Minister Amit Shah's statement th...

"I have voted to make India disease-and drug-free": Baba Ramdev
HARIDWAR: After casting his vote at a polling booth in Haridwar in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Yog guru Bab...

India delivers BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Philippines
India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines on Friday, as part of the USD 375 million dea...

Over 80 crore people get free ration in India while Pakistan fights hunger: Yogi Adityanath
AMROHA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath invoked Pakistan at a political rally on Friday and said while tho...

"Changes in the country under PM Modi's leadership are remarkable and unprecedented": UP CM Yogi Adityanath
AMROHA: While addressing the public meeting in Gajraula of Amroha Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, Uttar Pradesh's Chi...

"All 40 seats in Bihar will go to PM Modi": BJP candidate Begusarai Giriraj Singh
BIHAR: Ahead of filing his nomination from Bihar's Begusarai seat, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday that the...

Udhampur Lok Sabha seat registers 43.11 % voter turnout at 1 Pm
UDHAMPUR: The Udhampur constituency has registered a voter turnout of over 43 percent at 1 pm as it went to polls in th...

Conspiracy being hatched against Arvind Kejriwal, anything can happen with him in jail: Sanjay Singh
NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Friday reiterated his party's allegation that a deep conspiracy is being hat...

Lok Sabha polls: World's shortest living woman casts her vote in Nagpur, urges everyone to vote
NAGPUR: The world's shortest-living woman, Jyoti Amge on Friday cast her vote at a polling booth in Nagpur.

Sajad Lone ridicules former CM Omar Abdullah for ‘good’, ‘bad’ political remarks
SRINAGAR: J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Friday ridiculed former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over ...

Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat
GANDHINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday submitted his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat...

Supreme Court adjourns for July Baba Ramdev's plea for clubbing of FIRs on his remarks on efficacy of allopathy to cure Covid-19
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for July the hearing of a plea filed by Yog guru Baba Ramdev to club F...

"4 crore houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana": JP Nadda at roadshow in Kerala's Wayanad
WAYANAD: BJP National President JP Nadda held a roadshow in Wayanad on Friday and highlighted the various development w...

BJP chief JP Nadda accuses Rahul Gandhi of promoting dynastic rule
WAYANAD: BJP chief J P Nadda launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on Friday accusing the Congress's Wayanad Lok S...

Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam Lok Sabha seats where voting is underway
GUWAHATI: Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the firs...

Car falls into gorge at Zojila Pass, miraculous escape for Jammu-bound passengers
SRINAGAR: At least five Jammu-bound passengers had a miraculous escape after the car they were traveling in glided on Z...

BJP leader Dr Jitendra Singh arrives at polling booth in Kathua to cast vote
KATHUA: Union Minister and Udhampur constituency BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh arrives at a polli...

Traffic movement halted on Jammu-Srinagar highway after landslide
RAMBAN: Authorities on Friday stopped traffic movement after landslide hit Gangroo area on Jammu-Srinagar National High...

Court grants time to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to file response to ED's reply
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted time to the counsel for Arvind Kejriwal to file rejoinder on the re...

Previous govts cheated SC ST OBC communities in name of social justice: PM Modi
AMROHA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused previous governments of cheating SC, ST and OBC communities in t...

Lok Sabha Polls: 22.60% percent voting till 11 am in Udhampur Parliamentary constituency
UDHAMPUR: In the ongoing elections in the Udhampur parliamentary constituency, voter turnout has been mixed, with an ov...

Over 10 pc polling recorded in first 2 hours in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat
UDHAMPUR: Over 10 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in the first phase of ...

"India's national election is Maha Kumbh Mela of Democracy": US Diplomat Atul Keshap
Congratulating the people of India, American diplomat, and the President of US-India Business Council (USIBC), Atul Kes...

Punjab police arrest Bambiha Gang's members involved in murder, threat and ransom
JALANDHAR: In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police averted planned sensational crimes with the arrest...

Rains continue as temperature drops in Jammu & Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Rains continued in Jammu and Kashmir with Gulmarg receiving highest precipitation during the last 24 hours, o...

"Congress shehzada mocked my Dwarka pooja for vote bank politics": PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi
AMROHA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Wayanad MP had mocked...

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Kamal Haasan casts his vote in Chennai
CHENNAI: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Koyambedu...

When average growth of world is 2.6%, India will grow at 6.5%: UNCTD
NEW DELHI: India is expected to maintain growth momentum at 6.5 per cent in 2024, per report released by the United Nat...

"I am almost there": Suryakumar Yadav on his fitness after surgery
PUNJAB: Mumbai Indians dynmanic batter Suryakumar Yadav provided an update on his fitness after his blitz took Punjab K...

Lok Sabha polls phase one: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev casts his vote in Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU: As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, spiritual guru and founder of the Isha F...

First-timers newlyweds among early voters in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat
UDHAMPUR: Accompanied by his friends dressed in traditional attires, a groom decked up in sherwani and colourful headge...

"Is baar Kamal ka phool khilna tay hai": Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu
TAWANG: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, after casting his vote in the first phase of the Lok Sabha electi...

Lok Sabha polls: West Bengal sees 15.09 per cent voter turnout, Madhya Pradesh 15 per cent till 9 am
NEW DELHI: As of 9:30 am voter turnout percentages varied across states participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha election...

Lok Sabha polls: Mohan Bhagwat casts his ballot in Nagpur, urges voters to come out and exercise their franchise
NAGPUR: Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat was among the early voters who cast their ballots on Friday in N...

Choose strong and decisive leadership in Lok Sabha polls, Amit Shah appeals to people
NEW DELHI: As voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls began Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to peop...

07 Drug peddlers arrested within 24 hs in Anantnag: J&K Police
ANANTNAG: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said to have arrested seven drug peddlers from different areas of South Ka...

Udhampur Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voting starts in first phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls
UDHAMPUR: Voting started in the first phase of general elections in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur parliamentary constitu...

US 'eager' to deepen, strengthen cooperation with partners in India
US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Thursday that the US is eager to continue deepen...

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to be new Navy Chief
NEW DELHI: Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi will be the new Navy Chief by the end of this month succeeding incumbent ...

"Fight to protect our Constitution and democracy begins today": Mallikarjun Kharge on 1st phase Lok Sabha polls
NEW DELHI: With the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 underway in 102 seats spread across 21 state...

Polling begins for Udhampur parliamentary constituency
UDHAMPUR: The polling for the first phase of General Elections in 4-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency begin here on F...

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi urges people to vote in record numbers as Phase 1 polling begins
NEW DELHI: As the first phase of the 2024 election">Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Mo...

Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi urges people to vote to "strengthen democracy"
NEW DELHI: As the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged e...

Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude strikes Kargil
KARGIL: An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck the Kargil district of Ladakh on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismo...

"Not shocking...": Omar Abdullah on Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lok Sabha Elections
SRINAGAR: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lo...

BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa accuses diabetic Arvind Kejriwal of deliberately eating sweet things to get bail on medical grounds
NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is diabetic, is deliberately eating sweet things in jail so that his sugar lev...

Indian Embassy in Dubai facilitate Indian stranded passengers, connect with their families as rain lashes UAE
NEW DELHI: As heavy rain lashes the Gulf nation, the Indian Embassy in Dubai on Thursday emphasised that they are in co...

Director Sericulture J&K focuses on Landless, Tribal Farmers & Female Folk for their engagement in Sericulture Practices
JAMMU: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IAS), Director Sericulture J&K, on Thursday undertook an extensive field tour of Silkworm Seed ...

One of 17 Indian crew members on board Israel-linked vessel seized by Iran returns home
NEW DELHI: In a major diplomatic win for New Delhi, Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, one of the 17 Indian crew m...

Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification o...

Congress maligning ECI by spreading canard about EVMs: Tarun Chugh
CHANDIGARH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun chugh today said the Opposition, particularly the Congress, was delibe...

AAP has emerged stronger after Kejriwal's arrest, BJP's dream shattered: Gopal Rai
NEW DELHI: Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will be her husband's voice and ca...

DRDO conducts successful flight test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile off Odisha coast
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight test of the Indigenou...

Shehzad Poonawalla slams Congress over Supriya Shrinate's remark on Chhattisgarh Naxal encounter
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the Congress for allegedly claiming the Naxalites who were killed in a...

J&K Police arrest woman defrauding people by posing as help outside ATMs
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a woman in Srinagar who was allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims ...

New Delhi stands with those who represent people’s will: Altaf Bukhari
SRINAGAR: J&K Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday said that New Delhi stands with those who repre...

PM Narendra Modi receives Panchjanya's book "Sabke Ram"
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with a book titled "Sabke Ram" by Panchjanya editor Hitesh Shanka...

Sheetal Devi gives world champion scare as armless wonder bags silver in Khelo India national archery meet
NEW DELHI: Competing with able-bodied archers was part of her growing up. The Hangzhou Para Asian Games gold medallist ...

Rajnath Singh campaigns for former Defence Minister AK Antony's son in Kerala
KERALA: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday campaigned for the BJP candidate Anil Antony, son of senior Co...

Space will cast its influence on air, maritime and land domains: CDS Anil Chauhan
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has said he believes that space is already an established ...

"Congress' policy was to isolate Northeast...": BJP chief JP Nadda
ASSAM: Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Congress had a policy to isolate the Northeast p...

ED attaches properties worth Rs 97.79 crore belonging to Raj Kundra
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Enforcement has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 97.79 crore belonging to Raj Kund...

NC leader Mian Altaf Ahmad files nomination from Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat
ANANTNAG: National Conference leader Mian Altaf Ahmad on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok ...

Rahul Gandhi does not have courage to contest from Amethi: Rajnath Singh
KERALA: Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that after his...

Arvind Kejriwal eating food high in sugar despite type 2 diabetes to make grounds for bail, ED tells court
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam case, is eating food high in sugar like man...

Mehbooba files nomination, says LS polls aimed at restoration of dignity
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to boycott the upcoming Lok...

Nirmohi Akhara constructs grand 'Ram Lalla' Temple in Sonipat
SONIPAT: Nirmohi Akhara, who struggled for 200 years for Ayodhya's Ram Temple and was one of the main plaintiffs in the...

"BJP wants to impose one history, one language on people": Rahul Gandhi
KANNUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party wants to impose one history, one ...

Youtuber Vikas Gowda Arrested for False Claims of Spending entire day at Bengaluru airport
BENGALURU: A 23-year-old Youtuber was arrested for allegedly entering the Kempegowda International Airport here, record...

NC worst sufferer of gun culture in J&K, lost over 4000 workers: Omar Abdullah
ANANTNAG: Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference Working President, Omar Abdullah highlighted the profound t...

"Despite challenges, our scientists shown that Bharat can be the Space Ace": Admiral R Hari Kumar
NEW DELHI: The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Thursday that despite the countless challenges and de...

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh case: Court reserves order on plea of Brij Bhushan seeking further investigation and placing of CDR of coach
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday reserved an order on the application of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for Apr...

"Day not far when India will become provider of services to other nations": CDS Anil Chauhan
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Thursday said the day is not far when India will emerge...

Notification issued for polls in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency
SRINAGAR: As Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency is all set to go for polls on May 13, 2024, the Returning Officer 2-Sr...

Lok Sabha elections: Home Minister Amit Shah holds mega road show in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Ahead of single-phase Lok Sabha polling in Gujarat on May 7, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a mega roads...

Three assaulted for raising 'Jai Shree Ram' slogan in Bengaluru, four held
BENGALURU: Three persons were allegedly assaulted here for raising "Jai Shri Ram" slogans on the occasion of Rama Navam...