Prakash Ambedkar and his party to back Congress in Lok Sabha polls

March 20, 2024 02:24 am | Updated 02:24 am IST - Mumbai Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi President Prakash Ambedkar on March 19 extended his full support to the Congress in seven seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha election. He claimed that the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray and …...Read More

Railways earned ₹1,230 crore from cancelled waiting list tickets in span of 3 years

March 20, 2024 02:21 am | Updated 02:22 am IST - New Delhi: The Indian Railways clocked earnings of ₹1,229.85 crore from cancelled waiting list tickets between 2021 and 2024 (till January), a reponse to a query under the Right to Information Act has revealed. The Railway Ministry response to …...Read More

Congress ticket aspirant fired at in Manipur

March 20, 2024 02:09 am | Updated 02:09 am IST - GUWAHATI A Congress ticket aspirant escaped unhurt when miscreants allegedly fired at him in Manipur’s Ukhrul town on March 18. Predominantly inhabited by the Nagas, Ukhrul – the town and the district beyond – was largely untouched by the …...Read More

DMK mocks Modi’s praise for Jayalalithaa, reminds him of ‘Modi Vs Lady’ remark

March 20, 2024 01:50 am | Updated 01:50 am IST - CHENNAI A few hours after BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised late AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at an election meeting in Salem, DMK treasurer T.R. Baalu on Tuesday questioned this ‘love’ for the late …...Read More

The fight for minority votes in Kerala

March 20, 2024 01:35 am | Updated 01:35 am IST The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress are fighting for Christian and Muslim votes in Kerala. The two communities, which constitute 26.56% and 18.38% of Kerala’s electorate, respectively, could play a critical role in determining the outcome of …...Read More

Case booked against DMDK leader Premallatha Vijayakant

March 20, 2024 01:21 am | Updated 01:21 am IST - CHENNAI The CMBT police have booked a case against DMDK leader Premallatha Vijayakant, among others, based on a complaint over poll code violation as she had allegedly organised women’s day programmes and distributed tokens to 300 beneficiaries for embroidery …...Read More

Stalin strongly condemns Karandlaje’s “reckless” comments; Union Minister issues apology

March 20, 2024 01:05 am | Updated 01:05 am IST Strongly condemning Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje’s “reckless” comments against people from Tamil Nadu living in Karnataka, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday sought legal action against her. Addressing presspersons, Ms. Karandlaje reportedly said that “people from Tamil Nadu, who come …...Read More

Controversy erupts over KMDK Namakkal candidate’s speech on inter-caste marriage

March 20, 2024 01:01 am | Updated 01:01 am IST A political controversy has been triggered by a video of hate speech featuring Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi’s Namakkal Parliamentary constituency candidate S. Suriamoorthi. In the video, shared widely on social media, he is heard speaking out against inter-caste relationships involving …...Read More

Police shoot dead man accused of murdering two minors in Uttar Pradesh

March 20, 2024 12:49 am | Updated 12:49 am IST - New Delhi Police shot dead a man accused of murdering two boys aged 12 and 6 in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A mob set ablaze a shop belonging to the accused man. Tension gripped Badaun district …...Read More

Regulator snubs revenue projections at Adani-controlled Thiruvananthapuram Airport

March 20, 2024 12:32 am | Updated 12:33 am IST - NEW DELHI The Adani-controlled Thiruvananthapuram Airport’s projection of revenue from non-aeronautical services such as the sale of food and beverages — used to subsidise costs levied on airlines and passengers — is just a “miniscule” 12% of the norm, …...Read More