BJP worker not involved in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast, says MLA

April 07, 2024 01:29 pm | Updated 02:02 pm IST - Belagavi Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, MLA and BJP leader, denied allegations that Sai Prasad, a BJP functionary was involved in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru. He was responding to a social media post by Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao about …...Read More

Pair arrested on suspicion of murder after remains found in park

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of human remains in a park in the borough of Croydon. A 44-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were taken into custody on Saturday. The remains were found on Rowdown Fields in New Addington on Tuesday morning. Police …...Read More

Israel has made 'big mistakes' in Gaza conflict, says Deputy PM Oliver Dowden

Oliver Dowden has accused Israel of making "big mistakes" during the conflict in Gaza and insisted the UK government is "holding them to a very high standard". Speaking to Sky News' Trevor Phillips on the six month anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the deputy prime minister insisted the UK …...Read More

Congress manifesto more appropriate for Pakistan elections: Assam CM

April 07, 2024 12:17 pm | Updated 12:17 pm IST - Jorhat (Assam) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on April 6 alleged that the Congress' poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India. The Congress, on the other hand, said a turncoat like Mr. …...Read More

AAP leaders hold collective fast to protest against Kejriwal's arrest

April 07, 2024 12:10 pm | Updated 12:13 pm IST - New Delhi Top leaders of Aam Aadmi Party gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to observe a day-long fast on April 7 to protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal. …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Palaniswami says government employees and teachers should teach DMK a lesson

April 07, 2024 11:48 am | Updated 12:26 pm IST - CHENNAI The State Government employees and teachers would teach the ruling DMK a lesson in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections over its electoral assurances in the past it did not implement, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said on …...Read More

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Maoist-hit areas in Jharkhand’s Singhbhum to witness voting for first-time

April 07, 2024 11:39 am | Updated 11:39 am IST - Ranchi Come May 13, many interior areas in the Maoist den of Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand will witness voting for the first time, or after a gap spanning many decades, as polling teams and materials will be …...Read More

IMD chief says officials should incorporate weather inputs while planning ‘one nation, one poll’

April 07, 2024 10:59 am | Updated 12:23 pm IST - New Delhi With the government contemplating the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and State elections, India Meteorological Department chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the authorities should certainly take weather conditions and the climate into consideration when planning for such a …...Read More

“Delhi mein hugging, Kerala mein begging, Karnataka mein thugging”: Smriti Irani takes jibe at Congress

April 07, 2024 10:56 am | Updated 11:16 am IST Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani took a jibe at the Congress over its situation in Kerala, where, despite being partners in the opposition INDIA bloc, the Communist Party of India has fielded Annie Raja against Rahul Gandhi in …...Read More

Elections that shaped India | The United Front experiment (1996-98)

April 07, 2024 10:00 am | Updated 10:00 am IST After five years of steadfast leadership under Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, India witnessed some one of its the most unstable years politically, between 1996 and 1999. The cause for this was largely the two consecutive United Front governments and the …...Read More