Ten nominations accepted in Wayanad

April 06, 2024 12:12 am | Updated 12:12 am IST - KALPETTA When the scrutiny on the nomination papers of the candidates in the Wayanad parliament Constituency was completed on April 5 (Friday) the nominations of 10 candidates were accepted. The nomination papers of K.P.Sathyan, CPI(ML); Ajeeb, CMP; Rahul Gandhi, …...Read More

Five nominations rejected in Kozhikode district

April 06, 2024 12:10 am | Updated 12:10 am IST - Kozhikode The nominations of five candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, including dummy candidates, were rejected after the scrutiny in Kozhikode district on April 5 (Friday). The scrutiny was done under the aegis of Returning Officer and District Collector …...Read More

‘Dravidian mindset in Tamil Nadu is changing after death of Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi’ - The Hindu

BJP Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan, who recently resigned as Governor of Telangana and Lt. Governor of Puducherry to return to active politics, is confident of entering Parliament. In a freewheeling interaction with journalists at The Hindu office in Chennai on April 5, the former BJP State …...Read More

Poll officials told to rise above personal, political affiliations

April 06, 2024 12:04 am | Updated 12:04 am IST - MALAPPURAM Election general observers and police observers for Malappuram and Ponnani constituencies took charge on April 4 (Thursday). Awadhesh Kumar Tiwari and Pulkit Khare are the general observers for Malappuram and Ponnani respectively. Bhanwarl Lal Meena and Vishwas D. …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls I DMK seeks action against Annamalai for organising sports tournaments

April 06, 2024 12:03 am | Updated 12:03 am IST - CHENNAI DMK organisation secretary R.S. Bharathi on Friday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by BJP Coimbatore candidate- and party State president K Annamalai by conducting sport tournaments. …...Read More

Worried over CAA, migrant workers anxious to return home to vote

April 06, 2024 12:01 am | Updated 12:01 am IST - KOCHI Shefikul Islam, a plywood factory worker at Perumbavur and a native of Nagaon district in Assam, has coughed up ₹3,500 to travel home to ensure that he cast his vote in the forthcoming Parliament election. For, he fears …...Read More

Homemade haleem warming up stomachs and souls this Ramzan in Hyderabad

April 05, 2024 11:59 pm | Updated 11:59 pm IST - Hyderabad Ramzan brings a multitude of culinary delights, with haleem reigning as the city’s most-loved delicacy. The dish is traditionally prepared by expert chefs in large utensils placed on earthen ovens in restaurants and roadside stalls dotting the city. …...Read More

Nomination of INDIA bloc’s SP candidate from M.P.’s Khajuraho rejected

April 05, 2024 11:58 pm | Updated 11:58 pm IST - Bhopal The nomination papers of Meera Yadav, the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate for the Lok Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho, were rejected by the returning officer, officials said on April 5. Ms. Yadav was fielded by the SP …...Read More

No cholera outbreak in Karnataka; six sporadic cases reported since January this year, says Health Commissioner

April 05, 2024 11:55 pm | Updated April 06, 2024 12:05 am IST - Bengaluru Allaying fears of a cholera outbreak in the State, Health Commissioner Randeep D. said that six sporadic confirmed cases of the acute diarrhoeal disease have been from three districts since January this year. Addressing presspersons …...Read More

Local and national issues to the fore in capital battleground

April 05, 2024 11:54 pm | Updated 11:54 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The air resonated with the thunderous beats of drums as Chala embraced a festive atmosphere, marked by a vibrant surge of red flowing through the narrow lanes of the market. Pannian Raveendran, representing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) …...Read More