Kerala might move SC against Governor on SHRC chief’s appointment

April 07, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - KOCHI The Kerala government will hold Governor Arif Mohammed Khan responsible for “keeping the judiciary and the former Chief Justice S. Manikumar under a cloud of suspicion” as he sat on a proposal to appoint the judge as the …...Read More

Number of women candidates grew 16-fold from 1957 to 2019: ECI data

April 07, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - NEW DELHI In 1957, there were just 45 women candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election; by 2019, this figure had risen to 726, Election Commission data shows, even as the percentage of women in Parliament has increased from 4.5% …...Read More

NIA says no mala fide intent in action in Bhupatinagar blast case, attack on its team 'unprovoked'

April 07, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - New Delhi The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 7 strongly refuted the allegation of mala fide intention while carrying out raids and arrests in a two-year-old blast case during which its team was attacked by an unruly crowd …...Read More

Vegetables, flowers and fruits get costly ahead of Ugadi

April 07, 2024 09:40 pm | Updated 09:40 pm IST - Bengaluru Markets in Bengaluru were bustling with customers during the weekend ahead of Ugadi on Tuesday. However, the festival spirit has been slightly dampened by the increase in the prices of vegetables, fruits, and flowers owing to the supply …...Read More

Vote for NDA to bring Andhra Pradesh back on track, Chandrababu Naidu urges voters

April 07, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 09:38 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu urged the people to vote for the TDP-BJP-JSP alliance if they wanted development of Andhra Pradesh, while castigating the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for “pushing the State backward in …...Read More

Officials focus on online parcels, courier services to check money, drugs and liquor flow

April 07, 2024 09:36 pm | Updated 09:53 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Flying Squad Teams, Model Code of Conduct (MCC) teams and the police have set their focus on online parcels, private and government courier services and cargo offices to check the flow of money, freebies, drugs, liquor and …...Read More

LS polls: Suvidha portal gets over 73,000 applications for campaign-related activities

April 07, 2024 09:34 pm | Updated 09:34 pm IST - New Delhi The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said its Suvidha portal has received over 73,000 applications since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, seeking permission for various campaigning activities. The applications submitted by parties and candidates include requests …...Read More

Venezuelan ‘migrant influencer’ complains from jail he’s victim of persecution

The Venezuelan "migrant influencer" who illegally entered the U.S. and encouraged other migrants to squat and take over Americans’ homes is now complaining from behind bars that he’s the victim of persecution and misses his freedom. Leonel Moreno, 27, spoke to The New York Post during a 30-minute televisit from …...Read More

Shabbir Ali slams Modi for divisive remarks, urges voters to support Congress

April 07, 2024 09:31 pm | Updated 09:32 pm IST - HYDERABAD Congress senior leader and Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks alleging that the Congress’ election manifesto bears resemblance to the Muslim League. He said Prime …...Read More

Congress slams Centre after Nirmala admits to delay in providing drought relief

April 07, 2024 09:27 pm | Updated 10:00 pm IST - Bengaluru A day after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted that there had been delay in releasing drought relief funds to Karnataka, the State government on Sunday slammed the Centre for doing injustice to Karnataka. The government has already …...Read More