CfD stresses ECI’s order to keep volunteers out of poll process

March 30, 2024 11:48 pm | Updated 11:48 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Citizens for Democracy (CfD) secretary N. Ramesh Kumar, on Saturday, welcomed the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s order to keep the ward and village volunteers away from voter solicitation and hoped that the government and the Chief Secretary …...Read More

A.P. Elections: Pawan Kalyan promises to stand guarantee for promises made by TDP-BJP-JSP alliance

March 30, 2024 11:32 pm | Updated 11:32 pm IST - PITHAPURAM Jana Sena Party (JSP) president K. Pawan Kalyan said on March 30 (Saturday) that he would stand guarantee for implementation of the promises made by the TDP-BJP-JSP alliance if voted to power in Andhra Pradesh. Kick-starting his election …...Read More

Easter celebrations begin in Vijayawada

March 30, 2024 11:29 pm | Updated 11:29 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ for the world should be the message of peace, said Vijayawada Catholic Diocese Rev. Bishop T. Joseph Raja Rao and Krishna-Godavari diocese bishop T. George Cornelius. Andhra Pradesh Federation of …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls: Liquor worth ₹1.13 crore in last 24 hours

March 30, 2024 11:09 pm | Updated 11:09 pm IST - Bengaluru In a major pre-poll election seizure on Saturday, the Excise Department confiscated 12,191.40 litres of Indian Made Liquor (IML) worth ₹1,13,80,101 at KSBCL depot, Madanayakanalli, in Chickballapur parliamentary constituency in Bengaluru Urban district. The Election Commission has made …...Read More

Oxford rower says Boat Race crew suffered 'E. coli outbreak' before defeat and complains of 'poo in the water'

A rower on the Oxford team which lost the Boat Race on Saturday has complained about "poo in the water" and claimed that sickness caused by an outbreak of E. coli played a part in their defeat. There were warnings this week before the Boat Race about pollution levels in …...Read More

Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP to launch schemes like Lakshmir Bhandar in States ruled by the party

March 30, 2024 11:00 pm | Updated 11:08 pm IST - Kolkata Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on March 30 said that the entitlements in the State’s ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme will be doubled from April 2024, and dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to implement the social welfare scheme …...Read More

Today's pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests in London seethed with mutual animosity

When the pro-Palestinian marchers came round the corner of the Strand in London, drums beating and megaphones blaring, they saw a row of Israeli flags. The boos were loud and there were plenty of obscene gestures. Both sides chanted "shame on you" at each other, with the police standing between …...Read More

ED attaches assets worth ₹29.45 crore in Alchemist group case

March 30, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth ₹29.45 crore of the Alchemist group companies in connection with a money laundering case. The group was headed by Kanwar Deep Singh, a former Rajya Sabha member of …...Read More

Bar Council of Delhi office-bearers cite issues, urge Home Minister to not implement the new criminal laws

March 30, 2024 10:47 pm | Updated 10:48 pm IST - New Delhi Expressing serious concerns over the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, the vice chairman, secretary, and two members of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), in a letter to …...Read More

Delhi Police file chargesheet against NewsClick in UAPA case

March 30, 2024 10:44 pm | Updated 10:44 pm IST - New Delhi The Delhi Police on March 30 filed its first chargesheet against news portal NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha, in a case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, following allegations that they …...Read More