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Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the opposition had an opportunity to get its demand of registration of an FIR in Ajit Pawar plane crash fulfilled in exchange of withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the Baramati assembly bypoll. He said there was a chance before the opposition parties to "unmask" the BJP. Raut was responding to reporters' query about the Congress' withdrawal of its candidate, Akash More, from the bypoll to the Baramati assembly segme ...Read More >
Suri, Apr 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the ruling TMC over alleged lawlessness and accused the ruling party of encouraging infiltration and unleashing 'maha jungleraj'. Addressing an election rally here in Birbhum district, he alleged the Trinamool Congress' slogan of 'Maa-Mati-Manush' (mother, land, people) has become nothing more than rhetoric. "Cottage industry has been declining in West Bengal, while the TMC has turned making crude bombs into a cottage industry ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9: The voter turnout in Kerala Assembly elections was recorded at 62.71 per cent and in Puducherry at 72.40 per cent as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Meanwhile, Assam recorded a robust voter turnout, reflecting strong public participation in the democratic process. According to the estimated polling trends available until 3.00 p.m., the state recorded a voter turnout (VTR) of 75.91 per cent, signifying a high degree of ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 9: As polling progressed in the Assembly elections on Thursday, Assam recorded a robust voter turnout, reflecting strong public participation in the democratic process. According to the estimated polling trends available until 3.00 p.m., the state recorded a voter turnout (VTR) of 75.91 per cent, signifying a high degree of electoral participation across various constituencies. The turnout figures suggest that voters in Assam are coming out in significant numbers despite the usu ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 9: Five persons were arrested in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Thursday for tying an Anganwadi teacher to a tree over the alleged financial cheating by her husband, police said. The shocking incident took place in Rasole village in Kangti mandal on Wednesday. Few villagers tied Vasanta Kumari to a tree with a rope and humiliated her as her husband, Prabhakar, had allegedly cheated them in the name of a finance company. Prabhakar had collected money from some villagers in R ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, APRIL 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today formally distributed appointment orders under SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS) to 90 beneficiaries from across Kashmir division at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC). The appointments, made on compassionate grounds, aim to provide much-needed employment support to families who have lost their primary earning members, reaffirming the government's commitment to stand firmly with such families in ti ...Read More >
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Indian Army's Trishakti Corps completed the evacuation of stranded civilians under Operation HimSetu, rescuing 1,321 tourists and 84 locals within 48 hours despite adverse weather conditions. The operation was carried out in a coordinated and seamless manner without any reported incidents, the Army said. The evacuation effort was executed in close coordination with the civil administration and the Border Roads Organisation. Connectivity in the affec ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): High voter turnout is being registered in Assam and West Bengal as also in Puducherry in the polling for assembly polls on Thursday with voters forming queues in several places to cast their ballot. As per the latest data from the Election Commission, Assam has seen a voter turnout of 75.91 per cent till 4.30 pm, Keralam 62.71 per cent and Puducherry 72.40 per cent. Most leaders from different political parties cast their ballots early in the day. Voting is b ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJD supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday accepted the resignation of senior party MP Sasmit Patra as the parliamentary party leader in the Rajya Sabha. "President Biju Janata Dal Naveen Patnaik has accepted the resignation of Dr Sasmit Patra, MP, as leader of the BJD parliamentary party, Rajya Sabha, today," according to an official party statement. Patra, who had been the BJD's parliamentary party leader since 2022, tendered his resignation on Wednesda ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and Bhutan on Wednesday signed the tariff protocol of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, and the Methodology for Reactive Energy Accounting of the Reactive Power Exchange to streamline bilateral power trade, according to the Ministry of Power. The two agreements were signed at a meeting between India's Power Minister Manohar Lal and Bhutan's Minister for Energy & Natural Resources Lyonpo Gem Tshering in Thimphu. The 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project was joint ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Delhi and District Cricket Association director Anand Verma has alleged that valid ticket-holders are being denied access to IPL matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here by "unauthorised persons" who have obtained duplicate tickets through fraud, a charge that has been rejected by DDCA's top brass. In a complaint to the the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central District), Verma alleged that he and his guests were prevented from entering the hospitality section of the sta ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 9 (PTI) A political controversy erupted in West Bengal on Thursday after an alleged video of Humayun Kabir surfaced on social media, purportedly showing him claiming links with senior BJP leaders and efforts to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections. At a press meet, the Trinamool Congress shared the purported video and demanded an Enforcement Directorate probe into Kabir's alleged claims of proximity with Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assemb ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the conflict in the Middle East, for the first time in decades the US has moved to automatically register eligible men, in an effort to overhaul its military draft system. This is the first time such has step has been taken since the Vietnam war in the 1960s, when the US last enforced such a step. According to a New York Post report, under the Selective Service System (SSS), automatic registration would begin by December 2026. The Congress has approved this new system in the 202 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday he is pushing a bill to fast-track a law guaranteeing at least one-third of lawmakers are women, and potentially expanding seats by two-fifths. If passed, the measure would sharply increase the number of women candidates and elected representatives, potentially reshaping legislative debates and policy priorities. Modi said that parliament will hold a special session on April 16 "to discuss and pass an important bill that advances wom ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said he had only sought to know where Chief Minister M K Stalin "disappeared" during the pandemic, but did not say anything wrong about him. Addressing a poll rally in support of his party candidate Aadhi Rajaram in the high-profile Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency, he said, "You and your son Udhayanidhi spoke very derogatorily about me. Can this be accepted? If you speak one word, I can utter ten. The weapon, I handle to reta ...Read More >
Ratna Debnath, the BJP candidate and mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim, has vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly Elections, taking a vow that she won't comb her hair till she gets justice for her daughter. Declaring the Chief Minister as her primary adversary, Debnath stated that the Chief Minister failed to save her daughter from the horrific crime at the RG Kar Medical College and hospital. "My main enemy is Mamata Banerjee because sh ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published data by districts for the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) adjudication process for six million electors in West Bengal on Tuesday. The fate of all but 22,163 of the 6,006,675 electors who were put through the adjudication process has been decided: 45% of those under adjudication have already been found ineligible as voters. These electors will not be able to vote in the forthcoming elections, although there is still a possibility that they m ...Read More >
Lucknow, April 9 (UNI) The transparent policies of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have presented Uttar Pradesh as a role model before the country. Whether it is the procurement of sugarcane, wheat, rice, and other agricultural products from farmers, or purchases related to the diverse needs of government departments, the Yogi government has set high standards of transparency. As a result, most government departments in the state have ensured their purchases through the GeM portal, placing Utta ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) The Telangana High Court adjourned the hearing to Friday in the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam government on his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case filed by the Sarma-led government in Assam. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, who argued against Khera's pe ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the US should exert some control over Israel to ensure the success of the ceasefire with Iran. He also said that Pakistan, who facilitated peace talks between the warring nations, has done what others could not. "The US should exert some control over Israel. The way they are conducting indiscriminate bombing campaigns in Lebanon and the manner in which innocent lives are being taken there, how can a ceasefire ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 9, reserved its order on the transit anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a forgery and criminal conspiracy case registered against him by the Assam Police. Justice K Sujana heard the matter for over an hour before reserving her verdict. Assam Police had booked Khera following his recent claims that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan holds multiple foreign passports and undisclosed asset ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland and Tripura took a significant lead in voter participation during the assembly by-elections on Thursday, according to the data revealed by the Election Commission of India at 3 PM. The Koridang constituency in Nagaland recorded a significant 75.06% turnout, maintaining its position as the highest among all seats. Close behind, Tripura's Dharmanagar saw 70.09% of voters casting their ballots. In Karnataka, polling in Bagalkot and Davanagere South remai ...Read More >
Kolkata: A striking visual emerged during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Asansol on Thursday, as a person in the crowd held up a poster appealing directly to the Prime Minister with the message, "Respected Modi ji, please save West Bengal." The moment came as the election campaign in West Bengal gathered momentum ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. The state is set to vote in two phases, scheduled for April 23 and April 29. In the first phase, polling will take place across ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Thursday in the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago. Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 75.91 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters had exercised their right till 3 pm, defying overcast skies and rains in many parts of the state. The polling will continue til ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 9 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said he had only sought to know where Chief Minister M K Stalin "disappeared" during the pandemic, but did not say anything wrong about him. Addressing a poll rally in support of his party candidate Aadhi Rajaram in the high-profile Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency, he said, "You and your son Udhayanidhi spoke very derogatorily about me. Can this be accepted? If you speak one word, I can utter ten. The weapon, I ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal arrived in Bhutan on Thursday on a four-day visit during which bilateral discussions will focus on energy security and sustainable development. His visit marks another important step in the deepening of India-Bhutan bilateral ties, a power ministry statement said. India and Bhutan share exemplary bilateral relations, characterised by mutual trust, understanding, and close cooperation across sectors. The vis ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a display of visible petulance on the polling day to the Assam Assembly elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a stinging personal attack on the digital news platform The Lallantop, dismissing its legitimacy and refusing to answer critical questions regarding his controversial campaign rhetoric. The confrontation, which unfolded in Sarma's home turf of Jalukbari on Thursday, saw the Chief Minister trade administrative accountability for personal derision. When press ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 9 (ANI): Jose Charles Martin, founder of Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi and candidate from the Kamaraj Nagar constituency, cast his vote along with his wife during the Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026 at a polling station in Reddiarpalayam. Speaking after voting, Martin termed voting as both a duty and an honour. "Casting our vote is both our duty and a matter of honour. I have fulfilled my duty and went to cast my vote along with my wife," he said. He noted a strong vo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill has been fined ₹12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 14 of the Indian Premier League 2026 against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, the IPL website confirmed. The fine comes as part of IPL regulations aimed at ensuring teams maintain the required pace of play, with penalties applied for any breach of the minimum over-rate rules. "Gujarat Titans (GT) Captain Shubman Gill h ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 9 (ANI): The anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera in the Telangana High Court was adjourned after the Advocate General of Assam sought to argue the case, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Legal Cell advocate Ponnam Ashok Goud said on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, Goud said the allegations against Khera relate to the alleged non-filing or suppression of information in election nomination papers, which are yet to be proven. "When the A ...Read More >
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