Voting underway across 93 seats, PM Narendra Modi casts his vote in Ahmedabad
Polling in 93 seats spread across 10 states and two union territories is currently underway in the third phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
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93 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states, UTs to vote in phase 3; Amit Shah in fray from Gujarat's Gandhinagar
New Delhi/IBNS: Polling in 93 constituencies across 10 states and two Union Territories will be held on Tuesday as the third of the mammoth seven-phase Lok Sabha Election rolls around.
Kolkata Police demands Mamata Banerjee meme creator's identity, warns of legal action otherwise
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has taken a stern note over a meme on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded that the makers reveal their names and addresses.
Please be part of our tourism: Muizzu's pro-China Maldives govt minister to Indian tourists
Male/New Delhi/IBNS: Amid souring of ties with New Delhi over its "India Out" campaign and pro-China approach, Maldives Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal has urged Indian tourists to not shun the archipelagic heavily tourism-dependent country in the Indian Ocean.
'Will remove 50 pct cap on caste reservation, increase quota for Dalits, tribals': Rahul Gandhi's poll pitch in MP
Ratlam (MP)/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party would remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 percent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward, and tribal communities if voted to power.
Amid row, Charanjit Singh Channi clarifies 'stunt not attack' remark on Poonch assault
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after calling the Poonch terror attack a 'stunt' in which one Indian Air Force soldier was killed and four others injured, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has issued clarification to his statement and praised the armed forces for safeguarding the borders.
Student stabbed to death by fellow Indians in Australia as he was mediating a confrontation
A 22-year-old Indian student, studying MTech in Australia, was allegedly stabbed to death as he tried to intervene in a fight between a group of Indian students, the victim's uncle said Monday.
Delhi LG calls for NIA probe against Kejriwal over 'political funding from banned Sikh group', AAP cries 'conspiracy'
New Delhi/IBNS: In a turn of events Monday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has called for a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into allegations against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal receiving political funding from the banned Sikhs For Justice group founded by wanted terrorist Gurpatwant Pannun.
ICG detains Iranian fishing vessel with six Indian crew close to Kerala coast
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained an Iranian fishing vessel, with six Indian crew, west of Beypore off the coast of Kerala late on Sunday.
Karnataka: Mother kills six-year-old disabled boy by throwing her into crocodile-infested river after fight with husband
A six-year-old disabled boy lost his life after allegedly being thrown into a crocodile-infested river by his mother, media reports said.
SC to hear plea on Uttarakhand fire on May 8
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions on the forest fires in Uttarakhand on May 8.
Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate seizes crypto assets worth about Rs. 90 crore in E-Nugget scam case
The Enforcement Directorate has said it has taken possession of the frozen crypto assets worth close to Rs 90 crore, available in 70 accounts, maintained with Binance, ZebPay and WazirX holding funds, which were linked to the E-Nugget scam.
BJD govt in Odisha to expire on June 4, says Modi; Naveen Patnaik jibes
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a rare scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who runs the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), claiming the existing government will "expire" the next month as the state goes to vote.
Indian security forces release posters of two suspected terrorists in Poonch attack
Security forces have released sketches of two suspected terrorists who carried out an attack on the Indian Air Force's (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday.
Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, arrested in land scam case, moves Supreme Court after HC rejects bail plea
Ranchi/New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of his bail plea by the high court last week, media reports said.
Congress making Pakistan's argument: BJP slams Vijay Wadettiwar's 'Ajmal Kasab did not kill Hemant Karkare' remark
New Delhi/IBNS: The BJP has lashed out at the Congress over its LoP in Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar's controversial remark where he claimed Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare was not killed by Pakistan-based terrorist Ajmal Kasab but a policeman linked to the RSS during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Ahmedabad schools receive terror threat emails, police teams with bomb squads on spot
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Six-seven schools in Ahmedabad received emails threatening of terror, days after about 100 educational institutions faced the same in Delhi and Noida, media reports said.
Delhi University, JNU VCs among 181 academicians to seek action against Rahul Gandhi for 'spreading falsehoods' over appointments
New Delhi/IBNS: 181 academic leaders Vice Chancellors of top universities like Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have sought an action against Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly spreading falsehoods over appointment processes in educational institutions, media reports said.
ED recovers huge cash from domestic help of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam's personal secretary
Ranchi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday recovered a huge amount of cash from the domestic help of Sanjiv Lal, who is the personal secretary to Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in Ranchi, media reports said.
Karnataka DY CM DK Shivakumar caught on camera slapping man during Lok Sabha polls campaign
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar has stirred controversy after a viral video showed him slapping a man amidst a crowd chanting his name.
Police recover two terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian
Shopian Police on Sunday said two terrorists have been arrested from the Jammu and Kashmir district.
'Pakistan not wearing bangles' Farooq Abdullah reacts after Rajnath Singh says 'PoK will be merged with India'
New Delhi/ Srinagar: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has said Pakistan is “not wearing bangles” and has “nuclear bombs”, reacting to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remark that India would never give up its claim on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and its people would join India of their own accord, media reports said.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: 75 delegates from 23 nations to witness polls
In keeping with the tradition of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to foster a culture of transparency and reiterate its commitment to high standards of electoral practices amidst democratic nations, 75 delegates representing 23 countries are in India to witness the Indian elections as part of the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP).
India and New Zealand celebrate ‘new phase’ as trade ties go hand in hand with security cooperation
While India's trade and commerce ties with the United States or Australia are on the forefront of news round the year, New Zealand is often ignored by media though the two nations have been historically close. In fact for New Zealand India is a priority country in its “Opening Doors to India” policy notified in October 2011. The same was reiterated in 2015.
Muslim cleric plotting murders of Nupur Sharma, BJP leaders arrested in Surat, had handlers in Pakistan, Nepal
Surat (Gujarat): A 27-year-old Muslim cleric was arrested on Friday in Surat for an alleged conspiracy to assassinate BJP leaders and another leader from a right-wing group, media reports said.
Agra school principal beats up teacher for coming late, video goes viral
A principal of a school in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Agra city was caught on camera beating up a female teacher for allegedly coming late to the institute.
Madhya Pradesh cop run over by tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Shahdol
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh): A police officer was run over by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol, nearly 500 km away from the capital Bhopal, on Saturday evening, media reports said.
LS polls: 15 nominations rejected in Baramulla constituency
Srinagar/IBNS: At least 15 nomination papers of candidates in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla have been found invalid in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls after the scrutiny process following the Election Commission of India norms.
Man lynched in Punjab gurdwara over 'sacrilege', FIR filed against him
Chandigarh/IBNS: An FIR has been registered against a 19-year-old who was beaten to death for allegedly tearing pages of the revered Guru Granth Sahib at a gurdwara in Punjab's Ferozepur.
'AI-generated': BJP leader claims after 'sting video' shows him claiming no rapes in Sandeshkhali
Kolkata/IBNS: The political scenario in West Bengal has been thrown into major turmoil with a purported video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader admitting that no rapes or sexual harassment had taken place in Sandeshkhali and women were convinced to file such complaints at the directions of Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.