BJP allots 10 Lok Sabha seats for PMK, Annamalai and Ramadoss sign seat sharing agreement

March 19, 2024 08:45 am | Updated 10:04 am IST - CHENNAI The Bhartiya Janata Party on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, alloted 10 seats in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls to the Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu. The agreement was signed by the PMK founder S. Ramadoss and …...Read More

Roads at 'breaking point' as pothole repairs hit eight-year high, report claims

Roads in England and Wales are at "breaking point" with pothole repairs at an eight-year high, according to a new report. The annual Alarm survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) found that local authorities expect to fix two million potholes in the current financial year. That is up 43% …...Read More

Reddys get a lion’s share of the seat pie in YSRCP

March 19, 2024 07:23 am | Updated 07:23 am IST - TIRUPATI While the YSR Congress Party has claimed to have ensured social justice by reaching out to downtrodden sections, the list of candidates released by the YSR Congress Party president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy gave a …...Read More

Ukrainians may seek a way out of the war during talks in Delhi

March 19, 2024 07:21 am | Updated 07:21 am IST - NEW DELHI Dymitro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine is expected to visit India later this month, a diplomatic source has confirmed. This comes just days after National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke to Andriy Yermak over the phone. Mr. …...Read More

J&K police’s SIA chargesheet two in narco-terror case

March 19, 2024 07:12 am | Updated 07:12 am IST - SRINAGAR The Jammu & Kashmir Police’s special cell, State Investigation Agency (SIA), on Monday filed a chargesheet against two persons for allegedly “operating a narco-terror financing module in the Union Territory (U.T.)“. An SIA spokesperson said the investigating agency …...Read More

L-G govt. sabotaged simultaneous Assembly, Lok Sabha polls in J&K: Omar Abdullah

March 19, 2024 07:09 am | Updated 07:10 am IST - Srinagar National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor’s administration of sabotaging simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the Union Territory (U.T.). “Sad, the government of Jammu and Kashmir sabotaged simultaneous conduct …...Read More

Maharashtra Youth Congress leader Shivani Wadettiwar accuses BJP of exploiting OBCs for votes

March 19, 2024 07:04 am | Updated 11:53 am IST - Mumbai The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been exploiting Other Backward Classes (OBCs) solely as a vote bank without delivering the promises, says Maharashtra Youth Congress general secretary Shivani Wadettiwar, daughter of Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar. Speaking to …...Read More

Maharashtra Youth Congress leader accuses BJP of exploiting OBCs for votes

March 19, 2024 07:04 am | Updated 07:04 am IST - Mumbai The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been exploiting Other Backward Classes (OBCs) solely as a vote bank without delivering the promises, says Maharashtra Youth Congress general secretary Shivani Wadettiwar, daughter of Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar. Speaking to …...Read More

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 19, 2024

March 19, 2024 06:46 am | Updated 06:46 am IST In Tamil Nadu, PMK announces alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha elections The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on March 18 announced it would join the BJP-led NDA and fight the coming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. Sources in the …...Read More

Bulgaria president thanks PM Modi for Indian Navy’s anti-piracy operation

High-stakes showdown: Indian Navy confronts Somali pirates in dramatic gun battle on Ex-MV Ruen NEW DELHI: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Monday thanked PM Narendra Modi for Indian Navy ’s anti-piracy operation that saw it successfully rescuing seven Bulgarians who were part of a crew that was being held hostage by …...Read More