The Hindu Morning Digest, March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024 06:25 am | Updated 06:25 am IST Government likely to appoint new Election Commissioners by March 15 The two vacancies in the Election Commission (EC), created by the surprise resignation of Arun Goel and the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey, are likely to be filled by March …...Read More

Professor, daughter found dead in Hisar

March 11, 2024 06:12 am | Updated 06:12 am IST - Chandigarh A professor and his eight-year-old daughter were found dead in his office inside the campus of Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Haryana’s Hisar district on Sunday evening, the police said. The deceased professor …...Read More

Demolition drive: U.P. Police pelted with stones

March 11, 2024 06:10 am | Updated 06:11 am IST - Lucknow Residents of Lucknow’s Akbar Nagar on Sunday allegedly clashed with the police, pelting them with stones during an anti-encroachment drive in the locality, officials said. No one was injured in the incident. The incident took place when a …...Read More

Pushkar Singh Dhami Jabs Opposition

Pushkar Dhami also praised the governance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday targeted the opposition and said even the Ganga would not be able to wash away its sins. Addressing a youth conference for the BJP's Jaunpur candidate Kripashankar Singh in …...Read More

Maldives Says 76 Indian Military Personnel Replaced By Civilian Crew

Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Moosa Zameer on Saturday said 76 Indian military personnel were replaced by civilian employees of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which manufactured the two helicopters gifted by India, thus also ending the suspense over the exact number of those repatriated at the insistence of Male. However, …...Read More

Himanta Biswa Sarma

"They are indulging in politics of appeasement and raise issues that support Pakistan." Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the NDA needs to win more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country and to construct a …...Read More

Amit Shah to visit Hyderabad on March 12

March 11, 2024 05:22 am | Updated 05:22 am IST - HYDERABAD Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Hyderabad for a one-day visit on March 12. He will first offer prayers at the Bhagyalakshmi Temple at Charminar, followed by a meeting with social media warriors at a private …...Read More

PM inaugurates new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports

March 11, 2024 04:52 am | Updated 04:53 am IST - Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10 virtually inaugurated the new terminal buildings of Pune and Kolhapur airports in Maharashtra, featuring modern amenities. Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar attended the event at Pune airport, where …...Read More

Extended Vande Bharat service to be flagged off by PM Modi on March 12

March 11, 2024 04:42 am | Updated 04:42 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural service of the extended Vande Bharat Service from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central and a new Kollam–Tirupati Express on March 12 through videoconferencing. Train No. 02631 Mangaluru–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat …...Read More

PETA protesters removed from Crufts Dog Show

Animal rights protesters were removed from Crufts Dog Show after trying to run onto the arena floor. PETA, an animal rights group, said that a "supporter holding a sign reading Boycott Breeders attempted to storm the arena floor before the winner was announced" at the annual dog show in Birmingham. …...Read More