BJP leader and three-time MP from the Bangalore Central constituency, PC Mohan on Thursday expressed confidence in winning the Lok Sabha polls for the fourth term from the constituency. The BJP leader held a roadshow and a door-to-door campaign in the constituency to drum up support for the party just […]
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Arvind Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar to challenge termination by Directorate of Vigilance in CAT: AAP legal team
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant (PA), Bibhav Kumar, is planning to move the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his termination from services by the Directorate of Vigilance (DoV), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legal team said on Thursday. The AAP’s legal team is brainstorming over the grounds on which the said order […]
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Apple warns users in 91 countries, including India, of Pegasus-like ‘mercenary spyware’ attacks
iPhone maker Apple has issued a series of fresh notifications to users in 91 other countries, including India, cautioning them of ‘mercenary spyware’ including Pegasus malware that has stirred up significant controversy in recent times. These new alerts, also received by users in India, are part of cautionary measures warning […]
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People’s Liberation Front of India revival case: NIA arrests one during raids in Jharkhand, Assam
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an individual in connection with efforts to rejuvenate the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) after conducting extensive raids in Jharkhand and Assam, the agency said on Thursday. The crackdown led to the arrest of one Binod Munda alias Sukkhwa from the Khunti district of Jharkhand. The […]
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Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta joins BJP
In another joining of a Congress leader into the BJP, former party spokesperson Rohan Gupta joined the ruling party at the Centre at its headquarters here on Thursday. Gupta, along with some other leaders, joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general secretary Vinod Tawde. Gupta had resigned […]
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BSP MP Malook Nagar quits party, joins Rashtriya Lok Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Malook Nagar joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in the presence of party chief Jayant Chaudhary in Delhi on Thursday. Nagar left the BSP reportedly after he was denied the ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “When I became an MP, the RLD, Samajwadi Party and BSP played a […]
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“Extremely saddening…”: Amit Shah expresses grief over school bus accident in Mahendragarh
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed condolences over Haryana’s Mahendragarh bus accident that claimed the lives of five children and prayed for the “speedy recovery of the injured.” Shah’s statement comes moments after the news aired about the accident of a private school bus near Unhani village in […]
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“Atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara,” says PM Modi in Uttarakhand
Referring to Uri surgical strike and Balakot air strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that in the 10 years of the BJP government at the Centre “terrorists are being killed in their own homes” Addressing a public rally in Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, the Prime Minister highlighted the major […]
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“People will come and go”: JJP’s Dushyant Chautala on Nishan Singh’s resignation
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) chief and former deputy chief minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala has said that the recent exit of the Nishan Singh, the party’s Haryana unit chief, was all part and parcel of the election season “Last night, I received a digital copy of Nishan Singh’s resignation. The decision lies with the […]
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Arrested in motivated manner after declaration of Lok Sabha poll schedule: Arvind Kejriwal to SC
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while approaching the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court judgement that dismissed his plea against arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and his subsequent remand in the excise policy case, has contended in the appeal that his arrest after the announcement of the general elections was “motivated by […]
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J-K: Terrorist killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama
One terrorist was killed on Thursday in an encounter of security forces with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Police said the body of an unidentified terrorist was retrieved from the encounter site in the Frassipora village of Pulwama. A search operation is still going on, the police said. Army and police had started a cordon and search operation […]
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Congress failed to address concerns of small tea farmers: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is contesting as a BJP candidate from the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat in Assam, has said that Congress failed to address the concerns of the small tea farmers. “For the most part, the concerns of small tea growers in Assam fell on deaf ears during the successive Congress governments, who completely disregarded their concerns. The All Assam Small […]
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Andhra Pradesh: 13 children injured during Ugadi Utsavam celebrations in Kurnool
Thirteen children sustained injuries after being electrocuted during Ugadi Utsavam celebrations in Chinna Tekur village in Kurnool district, police said. The incident took place on Thursday as the Prabha Chariot procession was underway from the Anjaneya Swamy Temple. According to the reports, the chariot came into contact with electric wires, causing injuries to those […]
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Illicit liquor, drugs worth Rs 6 crore seized by Mizoram police ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Mizoram police conducted a massive operation against illicit liquor and drugs across the state and seized drugs, and illicit liquor worth over Rs 6 crore. Mizoram police also arrested 94 persons in connection with this. In a press statement, Neihchungnunga, CPRO of Mizoram police said that Mizoram police fights illicit liquor and drugs at all times. “Seizure of […]
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Haryana: Five children killed, 15 injured as school bus overturns in Mahendragarh
Five students were killed, and 15 others were injured after a private school bus they were travelling in overturned in Kanina town of Haryana’s Mahendragarh district on Thursday, officials said. Dr Ravi Kaushik, a doctor at Nihal Hospital, said that four students were brought dead, whereas one succumbed to his […]