Lok Sabha polls | 10,000 police personnel roped in from neighbouring States for election security in Tamil Nadu

April 12, 2024 04:07 am | Updated 04:07 am IST - CHENNAI At least 10,000 police personnel have been roped in from the neighbouring Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for security arrangements in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. The armed guards will be deployed …...Read More

Brij Bhushan booked for poll code violation in Kaiserganj

April 12, 2024 03:59 am | Updated 03:59 am IST - Lucknow Even though the BJP is yet to declare its candidate for the Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who is campaigning there has been found violating the Model Code of Conduct …...Read More

Congress’ image takes a beating over delay in choosing Karimnagar and Khammam Lok Sabha candidates

April 12, 2024 03:26 am | Updated 03:26 am IST - Hyderabad As the Congress party grapples with the selection of candidates in two Parliament seats where it certainly has an edge – Karimnagar and Khammam, the delay is hurting its chances and may impact its plans to win 12 …...Read More

In Manipur, campaign void in buffer zone Kwakta as parties find quieter ways to make inroads

April 12, 2024 03:15 am | Updated 03:15 am IST - Kwakta, Bishnupur, Manipur This Id-ul-Fitr has been significantly different for the largely Muslim residents of Kwakta in Manipur - a small town bang in the middle of the buffer zone created by security forces to keep the Meitei and …...Read More

CM celebrates Eid at Shabbir Ali’s residence

April 12, 2024 03:12 am | Updated 03:12 am IST - HYDERABAD Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy celebrated Eid at the residence of Mohammed Ali Shabbir, Adviser to the Telangana government, enjoying the delicacies served on Ramzan. Mr. Reddy arrived at Mr. Shabbir Ali’s residence in the morning along with …...Read More

Now ‘phone tapping’ of seer becomes talking point in Karnataka

April 12, 2024 03:08 am | Updated 03:08 am IST Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy’s statement that JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy, when he was Chief Minister, was responsible for phone tapping of Vokkaliga seer Nirmalananda Swami, head of Adichunchanagiri mutt, has added more fuel to the war of words between the …...Read More

Record poll pledge in Assam

April 12, 2024 03:01 am | Updated 03:01 am IST A total of 1,59,191 people pledge to vote in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district on April 10, setting a national record for such an exercise in an hour, officials said on Thursday. The event from 11 a.m. was organised by the …...Read More

British military laser could be used to target Russian drones in Ukraine

A new British military laser could be used in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, the defence secretary has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at the latest, could have "huge ramifications" for Kyiv's conflict against Russia, Grant Shapps said. New reforms …...Read More

JMM MLA Lobin Hembrom to contest Rajamahal as an Independent against party candidate

April 12, 2024 02:44 am | Updated 02:44 am IST - Patna Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Lobin Hembrom put his party in the dock after announcing his decision to contest the Lok Sabha election as an Independent against his party’s official candidate from the Rajmahal seat. Mr. Hembrom, who …...Read More

Halt in India-Pak. trade ties: Political boundaries, personal losses

April 12, 2024 02:33 am | Updated 02:33 am IST There is a short period between spring and summer when temperatures begin to rise across India’s Gangetic plains. Mercury hovers around 35-38 degrees Celsius, but coming out of winter, the sun suddenly feels too hot. It’s this dry heat that …...Read More