As the country goes to the polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Thakur says that BJP will secure beyond 400 and Congress will struggle for even 40 seats. Taking a jibe at Congress, Anurag Thakur, while speaking to ANI said, “BJP will secure beyond […]
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International Atomic Energy Agency confirms no damage to Iran’s nuclear sites amid Israel attack
Iran’s nuclear sites are unharmed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday after Israel allegedly launched retaliatory strikes overnight. In a statement released today, the United Nations Atomic Watchdog said it is monitoring the situation very closely. It further said that IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi has emphasised the ongoing need […]
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West Bengal: Congress candidate Piya Chowdhury accuses BJP and TMC of threatening voters in Cooch Behar
Amidst the first phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, Piya Roy Chowdhury, cast her vote and claimed that the BJP and TMC are threatening people at the polling booths. Unhappy with the Election Commission’s work amid the elections, Piya Roy Chowdhury alleged that polling booths are witnessing violence and the […]
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi casts vote in Chennai, urges people to take part in “festival of democracy”
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his wife Lakshmi cast their votes at a polling booth in Chennai during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Governor RN Ravi also urged people to turn up enthusiastically and do their democratic duty. After casting his vote, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said, “This is […]
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“It is INDIA versus NDA all over country”: Congress candidate Imran Masood
Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur seat, Imran Masood, exuded his confidence in winning the Lok Sabha elections on Friday and said that the INDIA bloc will form the government at the Centre. Along with Saharanpur, eight seats in western Uttar Pradesh, including Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, and Rampur, are witnessing voting today in the first phase of […]
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LS polls: World’s shortest living woman casts her vote in Nagpur, urges everyone to vote
The world’s shortest-living woman, Jyoti Amge on Friday cast her vote at a polling booth in Nagpur. After casting her vote, Jyoti urged everyone to come out and vote in large numbers. “Today, I am feeling very good because I have voted. I want to say to everyone that it is our […]
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Home Minister Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar, confident that NDA will cross 400 seat mark
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday filed his nomination from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. Amit Shah was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the occasion. The Congress has pitted Sonal Patel from the Gandhinagar seat against Amit Shah, who is eyeing a second consecutive term from […]
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Taiwan tracks 6 Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels
The Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan tracked six Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am. on Thursday (April 18) and 6 a.m. on Friday (April 19), reported Taiwan News. As per the MND, out of the six PLA aircraft, four of them crossed the Taiwan Strait median […]
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Two killed in suicide bomb attack on vehicle carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan
A vehicle carrrying five Japanese nationals was targeted by a suicide bomber on Friday in Karachi’s Landhi area, Dawn News reported citing the police. The police said that the Japanese nationals were hurt in the incident, however the terrorists who were involved in carrying out the attack, were killed. The deputy inspector general (DIG) East Azfar […]
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Iran asserts “right to self defence” over Israel’s “aggression”; slams UN for failing its duty
Iran has exercised its “inherent right of self-defence” in response to what it termed the “Zionist regime’s heinous military aggression” against its diplomatic premises in Damascus in Syria, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India on Friday. “The Islamic Republic of […]
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“India’s national election is Maha Kumbh Mela of Democracy”: US Diplomat Atul Keshap
Congratulating the people of India, American diplomat, and the President of US-India Business Council (USIBC), Atul Keshap has said that the country’s national election is the Maha Kumbh Mela of Democracy. In a post on X, Keshap posted a picture of the Indian tricolour and wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to the […]
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China envoy reaffirms commitment to Pakistan’s socio-economic development
Amid the recent incident of killings of Chinese nationals in Pakistan, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong said that Chinese staff and workers at different China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related projects will continue to contribute to Pakistan’s socio-economic development with the same spirit and zeal, The Nation reported. The attack, which took place on March 26 in […]
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Iran’s Isfahan “completely calm and secure,” says state media report hours after strikes
The Central city of Isfahan is “completely calm and secure”, Al Jazeera reported citing the country’s Mehr News Agency on Friday, hours after explosions were reported near the city’s airport. “People are going on with their normal lives,” according to the live television report, which showed the early morning traffic in the […]
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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif used Faizabad sit-in against institutions, claims Sunni Ittehad Council
Chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has asserted that the current prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, utilised the Faizabad sit-in to protest against state institutions, according to ARY News. Speaking on Thursday during the ARY News programme “Eleventh Hour,” […]
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“Pehle matdaan phir jalpaan…” Uttarakhand CM Dhami urges people to vote in large numbers
As voting for the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami appealed to the people to vote in large numbers and choose a good government. Urging the people to prioritize their right to vote, CM Dhami said, “Pehle Matdaan Phir Jalpaan’. Today is the mega […]