Puducherry polls: Rahul Gandhi promises full statehood for UT if Congress wins
New Delhi: Member of Parliament and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Monday vowed to get full statehood if the party in Puducherry comes to power. “We are committed to giving full statehood to Puducherry,” he said while…
Tamil Nadu polls: TVK chief Vijay cancels Chennai campaign
New Delhi: Chairman, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Vijay On Monday, he canceled a planned campaign event in Chennai, citing logistical constraints imposed by local authorities.Vijay is all set to contest from Villivakkam and T Nagar constituencies.…
BJP Foundation Day: PM Modi praises workers for selfless service, reiterates ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections in Cooch Behar. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday extended warm greetings to party workers on its…
IMD predicts cooler temperatures, possible rains in northwest India
New Delhi: Two western disturbances are likely to affect northwest India back-to-back this week, with peak activity on April 7-8, leading to below-normal to near-normal daytime temperatures and wet weather in the region, the India Meteorological…
‘Refuse to own any property in Dubai?’: Pawan Khera escalates attack on Himanta and wife over foreign assets
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Hera poses a series of questions to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma sought clarification on what was disclosed in the official affidavit.Keira also said he would provide more…
Odisha bans sale of LPG cylinders in open market
Bhubaneswar: Amid complaints of black marketing amid alleged shortage of cooking gas, LPG cylinders will no longer be available in the open market in Odisha and only customers who complete e-KYC will be able to purchase LPG cylinders from authorized…
Congress accuses government of ‘brute-forcing’ its demarcation proposals, which are nothing more than ‘distraction weapons’
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Modi government’s delimitation proposal to implement the women’s reservation law, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing back on a proposal that would be more beneficial…
EC confiscates voter rewards worth over 650 cr from poll-restricted states like UT
New Delhi: Potential voter incentives worth over Rs 650 crore have been election committee Teams from five polling states/UTs, with West Bengal accounting for nearly half of the seizures so far.Since the launch of the Electronic Seizure Management System…
Beef row: Chief minister vows action against relatives of AJP nominee
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday raised the issue of beef consumption while campaigning against Kunki Chowdhury (27), a key ally of Congress’ Assam Jatiya Parishad Parishad (AJP) candidate from Guwahati central seat…