JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda resigns from Karnataka Council

March 21, 2024 01:40 pm | Updated 01:58 pm IST - HUBBALLI Four-time MLC Marithibbegowda of JD(S) has resigned from his Council membership. He submitted his resignation to Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti at his residence-office in Hubballi on March 21. Speaking to mediapersons later, he said that he had taken …...Read More

Supreme Court stays IT Ministry’s notification establishing fact check unit under PIB to identify fake news

March 21, 2024 01:32 pm | Updated 02:41 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on March 21 stayed a government notification of March 20 establishing the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Checking Unit (PIB FCU) to act as a “deterrent” against the creation and dissemination of fake news or …...Read More

EC asks MeitY to stop Viksit Bharat WhatsApp messages

March 21, 2024 01:30 pm | Updated 01:43 pm IST The Election Commission of India has directed Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to immediately halt delivery of “Viksit Bharat” messages over WhatsApp. According to sources, a compliance report in the matter has been demanded immediately from MeitY. Explained …...Read More

Karnataka Governor returns ‘temple Bill’ to Congress government seeking clarifications

March 21, 2024 01:15 pm | Updated 01:42 pm IST - Bengaluru In a setback to the Congress government, amendments to Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, that were cleared in the recently-concluded budget session amidst opposition from BJP, has been returned by Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot. …...Read More

Tripura CM Manik Saha holds door-to-door campaign in Golaghati constituency

March 21, 2024 01:08 pm | Updated 01:08 pm IST - Golaghati (Tripura) Amid the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Manik Saha held a door-to-door campaign on March 21 in the Kanchmala gram panchayat of the Golaghati constituency. The Tripura CM was seen talking to the area's …...Read More

Sonia Gandhi says systematic effort under way by PM Modi to ‘cripple Congress financially’

March 21, 2024 01:06 pm | Updated 01:58 pm IST - New Delhi In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Income Tax (I-T) Department’s action on the Congress, former party chief Sonia Gandhi accused Mr. Modi of carrying out “a systematic effort to financially cripple the party”. …...Read More

Lok Sabha elections LIVE updates | Remove political ads from public spaces: EC tells Centre, States

March 21, 2024 07:35 am | Updated 08:05 am IST After the Congress’ Central Election Committee met on March 20 to finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra unit party President Nana Patole said that candidates have been finalised for 12 seats. He also mentioned that Congress will hold …...Read More

Next eyes 'small reduction' in prices ahead as cost of goods ease

Next, the clothing to homewares retailer, is anticipating a "small reduction" in selling prices this year due to falls in the cost of goods. The company said it was anticipating some relief for hard-pressed shoppers despite a £60m hit from rising wage bills. It made the prediction while revealing a …...Read More

Kerala youth arrested with methamphetamine at Walayar checkpost

March 21, 2024 12:54 pm | Updated 12:54 pm IST - PALAKKAD A team of Excise officers arrested a youth with 49.39 gm of synthetic drug methamphetamine from a bus at Walayar checkpost on March 20 (Wednesday). Abhinav, 21, from Valliyode near Vadakkanchery, was arrested during a special drive launched …...Read More

Women affected by change in state pension age 'are owed compensation', report finds

A long-awaited report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age has recommended they are owed compensation. An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that thousands of women may have been adversely impacted by the government's failure to adequately …...Read More