Category: National

Azam Khan sentenced to 7 yrs imprisonment in Dungarpur case
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Azam Khan sentenced to 7 yrs imprisonment in Dungarpur case

Rampur (UP), Mar 18: Former Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh government and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Azam Khan was sentenced on Monday to 7 years imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 8 lakh by an MP-MLA court in eight-year-old Dungarpur case, prosecution sources said. Prosecution sources said that three co-accused, including former...

India, US Defence Ministers discuss bilateral, regional security issues over phone
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India, US Defence Ministers discuss bilateral, regional security issues over phone

New Delhi, Mar 18: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and both briefly discussed a range of bilateral, regional security and defence cooperation issues. According to an official statement, they reviewed the recent bilateral events such as the INDUS-X Summit held in New Delhi...

PM Modi twisting my ‘Shakti’ remark: Rahul Gandhi
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PM Modi twisting my ‘Shakti’ remark: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Mar 18: After facing sharp criticism on his ‘Shakti’ remark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Prime Minister was twisting the meaning of his ‘Shakti’ remark because Modi ji knew ‘I was speaking only the truth’. On social media post X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Modiji does not like my words,...

ECI orders removal of home secys in 6 states, also West Bengal police chief
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ECI orders removal of home secys in 6 states, also West Bengal police chief

New Delhi, Mar 18 : Days after announcing the schedule for Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued orders for the removal of home secretaries in six states: Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The poll panel also ordered the removal of Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh...

ED issues 9th summons to Kejriwal in excise policy scam
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ED issues 9th summons to Kejriwal in excise policy scam

New Delhi, Mar 17 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday issued a ninth summons to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case in connection with an alleged excise policy scam. “The AAP chief has been asked to depose before the investigation agency at its...

Shah urges people to elect BJP-NDA govt which prioritises nation first
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Shah urges people to elect BJP-NDA govt which prioritises nation first

New Delhi, Mar 16: Union Home Minster Amit Shah on Saturday while welcoming the announcement of Lok Sabha election appealed to the people to again vote the BJP-NDA government which prioritises nation first. Soon after the dates for the Lok Sabha election were announced by the Election Commission, Amit Shah on X ‘urged the youth,...

ECI declares poll dates for Lok Sabha and 4 state assemblies, counting on June 4
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ECI declares poll dates for Lok Sabha and 4 state assemblies, counting on June 4

New Delhi, March 16: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced dates for a seven-phase Lok Sabha election setting the stage for the big electoral battle. Assembly elections to four states namely Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and also bypolls to 26 assembly constituencies across various states will be held along...

Candidates with criminal antecedents should publish info thrice during campaign: ECI
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Candidates with criminal antecedents should publish info thrice during campaign: ECI

New Delhi, Mar 16 : Ensuring that voters know candidate well, the Election Commission of India today said that Candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through television channels on three occasions during the campaign period. “A political party that nominate candidates with criminal antecedents is also...

BJP-NDA is fully prepared to contest elections’ : PM Modi
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BJP-NDA is fully prepared to contest elections’ : PM Modi

New Delhi, March 16 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the announcement of the General election 2024 on Saturday, saying “BJP-NDA is fully prepared to contest the elections”. In a series of social media posts on “X”, Modi said, “On the basis of our track record of good governance and public service, we will go...

Congress made Karnataka as its Family ATM, alleges PM Modi
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Congress made Karnataka as its Family ATM, alleges PM Modi

  Kalaburagi, Mar 16 : Kickstarting his Karnataka phase of Lok Sabha election campaign from the AICC Chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s home constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi positioned the BJP as a party committed to addressing the needs and aspirations of the people and criticized the Congress for its alleged mismanagement and corruption in Karnataka. He...

Delhi Court grants bail to CM Kejriwal in ED’s complaints over non-compliance of summons
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Delhi Court grants bail to CM Kejriwal in ED’s complaints over non-compliance of summons

New Delhi, March 16: The ACMM Court here on Saturday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him for skipping summons in a money laundering case linked to the Excise Policy case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra after hearing granted bail to Kejriwal...

Amitabh Bachchan undergoes angioplasty in Mumbai hospital
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Amitabh Bachchan undergoes angioplasty in Mumbai hospital

Mumbai Mar 15: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has undergone an angioplasty and was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai on Friday morning. In the evening, he was discharged from the hospital and brought home. In the early morning, he was brought into the hospital under very tight security conditions. According to the received details, the...

Lotus will bloom’ in Kerala: PM Modi
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Lotus will bloom’ in Kerala: PM Modi

  Pathanamthitta, Mar 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Friday that ‘Lotus will bloom’ in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha election as people will vote for the BJP to keep away both the corrupt LDF and UDF from power. Addressing a public meeting organised by the BJP in connection with election campaign here...