April 04, 2024 07:49 am | Updated 07:49 am IST - Bengaluru The police have filed an FIR against Muniratna, Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA, for allegedly threatening to abduct a Congress party worker. Based on the complaint by Samuel, a resident of Lakshmidevinagar, the Nandini Layout police on Tuesday registered an …...Read More
FIR filed against RR Nagar MLA
Rajputs firm in their demand for Rupala’s removal as BJP candidate
April 04, 2024 07:26 am | Updated 07:26 am IST - AHMEDABAD: The meeting between the representatives of the Rajput community and the BJP over the controversial remarks made by Union Minister and BJP candidate from Rajkot Parshottam Rupala ended without any truce as the community leaders stuck to their …...Read More
NIA to verify Pragya Thakur’s ‘health’ situation and submit report before court
April 04, 2024 07:18 am | Updated 07:18 am IST - MUMBAI A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on April 3 observed that Pragya Thakur’s continuous absence in the Malegaon blast case hearing is hampering the trail in the case. The special court directed the NIA Mumbai team to …...Read More
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab’s ‘close aide’ demolishes ‘illegal’ construction in Maharashtra
April 04, 2024 07:13 am | Updated 07:13 am IST - MUMBAI Following the Bombay High Court’s order, Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab, has begun the demolition of the alleged unauthorised portion of a resort in the coastal district Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Mr. Kadam …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | Thanks to thin margin of victories, parties in Kerala too now try to woo Lingayat voters
April 04, 2024 07:12 am | Updated 07:51 am IST - Bengaluru The Veerashaiva-Lingayats, a politically dominant community in Karnataka, seems to be slowly attempting to become a player in the poll politics in neighbouring Kerala, with parties approaching community members ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. While politics in …...Read More
The Hindu Morning Digest, April 4, 2024
April 04, 2024 06:52 am | Updated 06:53 am IST 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data The sources of funds of at least 45 companies that donated electoral bonds to various political parties (and whose financials could be matched with data …...Read More
Easing of airport security rules on liquids and laptops delayed
A planned relaxation of rules around airline passengers carrying liquids in hand luggage has been delayed by a year. Major UK airports are believed to have been granted an extension for installing the new scanning technology after they were unable to meet the 1 June deadline. The 12-month extension was …...Read More
'Alarming rise' in learner drivers cheating on their theory test
Reports of learner drivers cheating on theory tests have tripled in three years, according to new data. More than 1,600 incidents of cheating were reported by theory test centres in 2022-2023 compared with 568 in 2020-2021, according to figures from the Driving Standards Agency. Out of the 1,652 reports in …...Read More
Political affiliation of applicant institution does not influence selection process on new Sainik Schools: Defence Ministry
April 04, 2024 05:51 am | Updated 05:51 am IST - NEW DELHI The scheme for new Sainik Schools is “well thought out” and the “political or ideological affiliation or otherwise” of the applicant institution does not influence the selection process, the Defence Ministry said on April 3 responding to …...Read More
Fadnavis thanks Pawar for making Gandhi ji’s Wardha ‘Congress-free’
April 04, 2024 05:45 am | Updated 05:45 am IST - Pune Saying that the 2024 Lok Sabha election results would not see ‘a Modi wave’ but a ‘Modi tsunami’, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on April 3 took potshots at NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar …...Read More
