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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 >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Electric vehicle financing platform Astranova Mobility has raised Rs 60 crore in a funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, the company said on Thursday. The round also saw existing investors - Asian Development Bank and Advantedge Founders. It also witnessed participation from Trucks Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley-based auto-tech fund, the company said in a statement. "With this fund raise, we have simultaneously unlocked significant debt capital and are now all set to ...Read More >
Kollam (Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) Two women athletes have been injured, one of them critically, after a car allegedly carrying UDF workers hit them in this district, police said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on the Asramam Link Road shortly after the public campaign concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday. The UDF workers were returning in the car after taking part in a campaign event, while the injured women were pedestrians, police said. The injured, both young sportswomen, were admitted to a hospita ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 8 (PTI) Kerala is all set for a crucial Assembly election on Thursday, with 2.71 crore voters poised to cast their franchise in a decisive contest that will test the ruling LDF's bid for a third consecutive term, the opposition UDF's comeback prospects, and the NDA's push to open its account in the state. After nearly a month of intense campaigning, the southern state will go to the polls in a single phase, with voting to be held from 7 am to 6 pm across all 140 constitu ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 8 (PTI) Congress alleged that Sobha Surendran, the BJP candidate of the Palakkad constituency in Kerala, was "caught red-handed distributing" cash to voters ahead of April 9 elections to the state Assembly. Surendran denied the allegations, calling them "fabricated" to defeat her. He alleged that a local Congress leader and a journalist of a TV channel were behind the allegations, and she would be filing a police case against them. The BJP leader claimed that a video ai ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 8 (PTI) Karnataka government on Wednesday urged auto drivers, owners, and the public not to pay attention to any rumours regarding the shortage of auto gas. It stated that some private auto gas supply companies are experiencing a shortage; to remedy this, state-owned oil companies are supplying higher quantities of gas. "It has been noticed that some media outlets have published false reports that auto owners and drivers are standing in queues in front of auto gas stations in th ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Kottayam, Apr 8 (PTI) Senior Congress leaders on Wednesday criticised Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his words -- considered nearly derogatory-- used against his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy, said in response to the Congress leader's another jibe. Congress leaders also said that the chief minister should be a role model for the state and "he was setting a wrong example". A war of words, in the physical and virtual world, between Vijayan and Telangana CM R ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flayed the Stalin-led government, labelling it as a "failure model" that could not deliver its promises on filling up government posts, giving jobs to youth, or even preventing massive inundation in Chennai during monsoons. Terming DMK as "evil", he asked people to oust their government from Tamil Nadu. He said that during the last five years of the DMK rule, people suffered hardship in many ways, including deterioration of l ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 8 (PTI) Kerala on Wednesday entered the mandatory silence period ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts. After nearly a month-long campaigning period, a total of 2.71 crore voters would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 883 candidates in the crucial polling for the 140-member Assembly to be held on Thursday. With high-decibel ca ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (PTI) The Telangana government's Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University here received a bomb threat on Tuesday, which was later found to be a hoax. The university administration received the threat by email, and the police were informed. The email claimed that bombs were planted in the university, police said. Upon receiving information, thorough checks were conducted, and the threat was declared to be a hoax, a police official told PTI. Further investigation was underway. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (PTI) In a measure aimed at improving cancer care in the state, Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Tuesday declared cancer as a notifiable disease and launched a cancer registry. Expressing concern that about 55,000 to 60,000 new cancer cases are being reported in the state every year, he said every cancer case would be registered with the announcement of cancer as a notifiable disease. The cancer registry would help the government in having accurate data for ...Read More >
Wayanad (Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing them of having no plan for the safety of Indians working in West Asia or for their return, amidst the conflict. Priyanka, Wayanad MP, also accused the PM of "attacking minorities" through the amendments sought to be made in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and claimed that it would force many charities and Christian organisa ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) With the Assembly polls just a day away, the BJP in Kerala on Tuesday criticised both the ruling LDF and opposition UDF over their stand on the Sabarimala issue, accusing them of taking a "U-turn" on the entry of young women into the hill shrine. Addressing a press conference at Nemom here, state BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar sought to know the reasons behind the alleged shift in the positions of the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF. Alleging that the st ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Driving the final nail into the capital city metro project coffin, the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday night decided to scrap the agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and repurpose Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) as a nodal agency for sustainable urban mobility projects in the state. The cabinet decision followed recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee, which identified key feasibility challenges inc ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 7 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing him of attempting to blackmail voters by linking the sanctioning of the Madurai Metro project to the election of a BJP legislator. "Is it the job of the Maharashtra Chief Minister to bargain and blackmail, saying that Metro will be provided to Madurai only if a BJP MLA is elected?" Stalin posted on his official X account. The strongly worded ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) As campaigning drew to a close ahead of the April 9 polls in Kerala, CPI(M) veteran and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan struck a confident tone here on Tuesday, saying his party-led front continues to enjoy public support despite a decade in power. Drawing from his recent interactions with the public, Vijayan, who led the CPI(M)-led LDF's poll campaign, claimed that the overall mood remained favourable to the Left Democratic Front. "What we could understand f ...Read More >
Kochi, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader V D Satheesan on Tuesday lashed out at the Left government in Kerala, calling it the most inefficient administration the state has ever seen, and accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of being a "liar". Speaking to reporters in his Assembly constituency of Paravoor, Satheesan claimed that Vijayan lied about his and CPI(M)'s past "links" with the RSS and the Jamaat-e-Islami and also regarding the work done by the UDF government under late Congress stalwart Oo ...Read More >
Wayanad(Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to lack of clearances from the ruling Left government in Kerala. Priyanka, addressing a UDF corner meeting at Kalpetta here, claimed that the clearances were given for the project of Congress only after the township of the LDF was inaugurated. "I am sure my colleagues in the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) faced t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday released an open letter addressed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, raising a string of allegations and questions over the LDF government's functioning, on the day public campaigning is to be ended ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls. In the letter, Venugopal said that as Kerala stands at the threshold of another election, several questions remain in the minds of the people regarding Vijayan's 10-year tenur ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress on Tuesday accused the Union government of precipitating a "full-blown livelihood crisis" in Karnataka by mismanaging LPG and fuel supply, severely impacting auto drivers, small businesses and gig workers. In a joint statement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar and Congress General Secretary, in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that over five lakh auto drivers and lakhs of small hotel owners, vendors and delivery ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra has written to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking immediate central intervention to prevent the scrapping of the proposed Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project and facilitate its revival under national policy frameworks. In the letter dated April 6, Patra described the project -- originally envisioned during the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government as a "critical mass transit backbone" for the Bhubaneswar-Cu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) Campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls will come to an end on Tuesday evening as the three political alliances, led by ruling CPI(M), Congress, and BJP, made last-ditch efforts to woo a majority of support from among the 2.71 crore voters in the state. The Election Commission has outlined strict restrictions to be followed during the 48-hour silence period after campaigning comes to an end at 6 pm. The measures, issued to ensure free and fair election ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) A lively dance video featuring Kerala's CEO Rathan U Kelkar has gone viral on social media. In a novel initiative aimed at motivating young voters to turn out for the April 9 Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had launched the video song at Kochi earlier. The 1.33-minute video shows Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kelkar dancing on the seashore with top officials involved in the conduct of elections, including District Collector of Thiru ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The Centre has consistently supported the development of Amaravati as a world-class capital, Andhra Pradesh BJP president P.V.N. Madhav said on Sunday, highlighting sustained financial and institutional backing since the state's bifurcation in 2014. He said the Union government, led by Narendra Modi, recognised the need for a new capital under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and extended continuous support. Soon after bifurcation, Rs 1,500 crore was released, followed by ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has scrapped the Bhubaneswar metro rail project. The state cabinet explained that it will not yield the expected benefits and will not have the expected number of passengers. Following the decision of the Cabinet, the government has also cancelled the agreement with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for this project. Meanwhile, the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation, which was specially formed for the metro rail project, has been appointed as the nodal agency. ...Read More >
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 4 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to direct his anger on his party leader A Raja for purportedly making a remark saying his father M Karunanidhi was kept in "house arrest" in his final days, and said on Saturday that he would order a state-led probe into the viral audio when AIADMK formed the government post the April 23 polls. Referring to his earlier comments on the subject, Palaniswami said he had quoted th ...Read More >
Thiruvalla (Kerala), Apr 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified the NDA's campaign for the Kerala Assembly polls, sharpening his attack on the LDF and UDF over issues including the FCRA and the Sabarimala gold loss matter, and likening their rivalry to a "WWF fight". At a BJP-led alliance's rally here in the Pathanamthitta district, Modi sought to reach out to the Christian community, a key voting bloc in the state, which his party has long tried to attract but struggled a ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 4 (PTI) Amidst a buzz that his name did not figure in the BJP candidates' list for the April 23 Assembly election, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai attended a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here that was described as "casual conversation" by the party on Saturday. Annamalai who arrived from Kannur in Kerala, in the midst of his campaign, clarified that he opted out of the race this time and he decided to campaign for the NDA's victory. BJP leader in charge for Ta ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) Apr 4 (PTI) Tamil film director Sundar C, who entered active politics by fielding himself as the AIADMK-led NDA candidate from Madurai Central constituency in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, said that his intention was to pay back to society. Speaking to PTI Videos on Saturday after filing his nomination papers, Sundar said, when late chief minister M G Ramachandran (MGR) started AIADMK, it was the Madurai region that supported him in a big way. "So, I have the beli ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a massive roadshow in Kerala's capital, drawing huge crowds and transforming the city's streets into a sea of supporters as the NDA stepped up its campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls. Arriving here in the evening after addressing a public meeting in Thiruvalla, Modi started a 1.5-km roadshow from Killipalam to Karamana junction, with the stretch witnessing an overwhelming turnout. Hundreds of party workers and en ...Read More >
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