Scooter rider part of election rally killed in freak accident

April 08, 2024 04:52 pm | Updated 04:52 pm IST - Bengaluru. A 60-year-old scooter rider, who was part of BJP MP candidate for Bengaluru North Shobha Karandlaje , was killed in a freak accident after he crashed into the car belonging to the Ms. Karandlaje and came under the …...Read More

TMC's Saket Gokhale seeks EC probe into new NIA chief's appointment

April 08, 2024 04:44 pm | Updated 04:44 pm IST - New Delhi The Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) Saket Gokhale on April 8 asked if the Centre had taken the Election Commission’s approval before appointing the new NIA Director-General and sought a probe by the poll panel into the appointment. He …...Read More

K. Sudhakaran interview | ‘CPI(M) has no respect for democratic values and justice’

As the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president (KPCC) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, K. Sudhakaran is determined to take on his political rivals with clear answers on diverse political allegations and developmental issues related …...Read More

This is not a ‘contest’, several States coming to court against Union, says Supreme Court

April 08, 2024 04:37 pm | Updated 04:37 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court said a steady stream of States are compelled to approach it against the Centre while cautioning the Union government against entering into a “contest” with water-starved Karnataka over its request for drought relief. “Let …...Read More

BRS wants thorough probe into phone tapping case, not target select individuals

April 08, 2024 04:03 pm | Updated 04:13 pm IST - HYDERABAD Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that the ruling Congress party in Telangana has utilised the Tukkuguda public meeting, organised by spending ₹100 crore, only to lash out at former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and level allegations …...Read More

Police seize car packed with explosives on Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border

April 08, 2024 03:59 pm | Updated 04:10 pm IST - Bengaluru: Alert Kolar police on April 8 seized a car laden with huge amounts of explosives being transported into the city from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh . The police have put up check posts at strategic locations, especially in the …...Read More

Congress overlooked needs of poor for decades since independence, never understood their pain: PM Modi

April 08, 2024 03:54 pm | Updated 03:54 pm IST - Raipur Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8 hit out at the Opposition Congress, saying it overlooked needs of the poor for decades since independence and never understood their pain. Addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, which will …...Read More

'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook reveals scariest moment from epic run across Africa

"The Hardest Geezer" has revealed the scariest moment from his gruelling 352-day run across the whole length of Africa. In a news conference, Russ Cook said that - out of the 16 countries he visited during his 9,941-mile journey - he was most afraid "in the Congo on the back …...Read More

Harish Rao urges Telangana CM to procure entire sunflower produced this season at MSP

April 08, 2024 03:34 pm | Updated 03:34 pm IST - HYDERABAD: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former minister T. Harish Rao has requested Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to procure entire sunflower estimated to be produced in the State this season at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) …...Read More

Ofcom launches investigation into alleged rule breach by Labour's David Lammy

A radio show hosted by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is being investigated by Ofcom after it received more than 50 complaints. The broadcasting watchdog said it was looking into whether the programme that aired on LBC on Good Friday "broke our rules on politicians acting as news presenters". The …...Read More