March 20, 2024 11:48 am | Updated 11:48 am IST - Bhubaneswar The BJP and BJD do not need each other to win elections, but some things are beyond politics and the two leaders — PM Narendra Modi and CM Naveen Patnaik — want to come together for "a greater …...Read More
PM Modi, CM Patnaik want to come together for ‘greater cause’: BJD leader on alliance with BJP
MLC’s plea to defer DSC exams in view of elections in Andhra
March 20, 2024 11:43 am | Updated 11:44 am IST - VIJAYAWADA Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Krishna and Guntur Graduates’ Constituency, K.S. Lakshmana Rao, has appealed to the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena to postpone the District Selection Committee (DSC) exams, scheduled to start …...Read More
Rate of inflation eases to 3.4% in February, official figures show
The rate of inflation slowed sharply to an annual rate of 3.4% in February, according to official figures charting a big contribution from food costs. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed an easing in the headline measure from the 4% rate recorded the previous month to a …...Read More
Aldi's 'cheapest Christmas dinner' advert misled shoppers, says watchdog
Aldi's claim it was the "home of Britain's cheapest Christmas dinner" was found to be misleading after rival supermarket Sainsbury's reported it to the advertising watchdog. It claimed consumer group Which? had found Aldi's Christmas dinner came in at over 20% cheaper than what was on offer at Sainsbury's. The …...Read More
CA Inter, Final exam dates rescheduled in view of Lok Sabha polls: ICAI
March 20, 2024 11:11 am | Updated 11:11 am IST - New Delhi The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has rescheduled its exam dates in view of the Lok Sabha elections, according to officials. While the chartered accountant exams will be conducted in the month of May as …...Read More
Two arrested for killing peacock, .22 rifle seized
March 20, 2024 11:10 am | Updated 11:10 am IST - JAGTIAL The Pegadapalli police arrested two people on Tuesday for allegedly killing a peacock using a .22 inch rifle near Domalakunta village in Jagtial district. The accused were identified as N. Satyanarayana of Lakshmidevipalli village in Gangadhara mandal and …...Read More
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls: Notification issued for simultaneous Lok Sabha
March 20, 2024 11:10 am | Updated 11:48 am IST - Itanagar The Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 20 issued notification for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, in the first phase on April 19. The State election office, in Itanagar, has issued separate gazette …...Read More
Several leaders join Congress
March 20, 2024 11:08 am | Updated 11:08 am IST - HYDERABAD G. Chinna Reddy, Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board, expressed optimism regarding the nationwide sentiment favouring the Congress. He asserted that the Congress was poised to win 14 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the State. Several …...Read More
BJP’s lotus symbol row | Madras High Court rejects plea to cancel symbol
March 20, 2024 11:08 am | Updated 11:55 am IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, refused to issue a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider a plea to cancel the ‘lotus’ symbol allotted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Polling to be held between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Tamil Nadu on April 19
March 20, 2024 10:41 am | Updated 11:30 am IST - CHENNAI The Election Commission of India on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, issued the notification for the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19. As per the notification polling will start at …...Read More
