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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

BJP’s Maharashtra target hangs in balance due to indecision on candidates

Chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party had launched their campaign a month ago

21 Apr 2024 2:33 AM

Modi talks like BJP’s PM, not India’s: Sharad Pawar

Pawar said that PM is only criticising him, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Rahul Gandhi, but is not informing people about his plans for the country

21 Apr 2024 2:29 AM

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo:Twitter)

Sarma commits citizenship for Bengali Hindus, jobs

The issue of D-voters is one of the most contentious topics in Assam's political and social sphere

21 Apr 2024 1:06 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav. (PTI Photo)

Winds of Change Are Emerging: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi asserted that the BJP will not win more than 150 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections

21 Apr 2024 1:04 AM

Congress a ‘vine with no roots’: Modi

Powerful people joined hands to oust me: PM

21 Apr 2024 1:00 AM

According to the IMD, the heat wave will prevail in districts like Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar as well as North Maharashtra districts of Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar on Saturday.

Heatwave warning issued for 8 Maharashtra districts

Despite rains in some parts of the state, the temperatures have remained high

20 Apr 2024 1:57 AM

IPS Officer Nalin Prabhat To Head India's Counter-Terrorism Force NSG

Prabhat is presently working as additional director-general in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

20 Apr 2024 1:55 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections, at Gajraula in Amroha, Friday, April 19, 2024. (PTI Photo)

‘Aatank’ Supplier Does Not Have ‘Aata’, says Modi

The PM pledged to realise the aspirations of social reformers like Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar, and Chaudhary Charan Singh

20 Apr 2024 1:51 AM

Rae Bareli: BJP may field Varun against Priyanka

The BJP had replaced Varun Gandhi with Jitin Prasada from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency

20 Apr 2024 1:46 AM

Women show their identity cards and voting slips as they stand in a queue to cast their vote during the first round of polling of India's national election in Bishnupur constituency on the outskirts of Imphal, Manipur, India, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP)

62.37% Indian voters cast vote in Phase 1 of LS polls

Tripura records highest 79.9%, Bihar 47.49%

20 Apr 2024 1:39 AM

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that Ann Tessa Joseph, a deck cadet from Thrissur, landed safely at Cochin International Airport on Thursday. (PTI/X)

Indian woman on Iran hijacked ship returns

MEA: Indian Mission ensuring release of remaining members

19 Apr 2024 1:16 AM

Armed with the potent arsenal of Lord Ram, Sanatan Dharma, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the unyielding promise of “Modi’s guarantees”, the BJP aims to unsettle its main rival, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. With rising unemployment, inflation, communal tension, caste census and the farmers’ agitation emerging as the frontline battlegrounds, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc is all set to engage its adversaries head-on. (PTI FIle)

102 LS Seats in 21 States Vote Today

All eyes are on Tamil Nadu where the BJP is desperate to open its account

19 Apr 2024 12:53 AM

Raut asks voters not to fall for ‘affectionate gestures’ made by BJP’s Navneet Rana

Raut asked the Sena UBT workers to ensure the defeat of Rana in Amravati

19 Apr 2024 12:50 AM

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI File Photo)

ED to court: Kejriwal’s diet high in sugar; AAP denies

Atishi accused the ED of lying about the chief minister's diet

19 Apr 2024 12:47 AM

The top court underscored the importance of voter satisfaction and trust in the electoral system and told petitioners, who sought its direction to go back to using ballot papers, not to suspect the efficacy of the EVMs.

SC reserves verdict, says don’t doubt EVMs

Poll panel informed the top court that allegations of EVMs showing one extra vote during a mock poll in Kasaragod (Kerala) were false

19 Apr 2024 12:46 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Silchar, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Withdrawal of CAA-NRC Tops TMC Manifesto

Banerjee has vowed not to implement the CAA in West Bengal

18 Apr 2024 1:26 AM

Amit Shah Vows Swift Elimination of Naxals, Cites Recent Successes

Union Home Minister pledges continued crackdown on Naxalism, highlighting recent operations and gains against Maoist insurgents

18 Apr 2024 1:23 AM

Ritual of 'Surya Tilak' being performed on the idol of 'Ram Lalla' on the occasion of 'Ram Navami', at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (PTI)

‘Surya Tilak’ illuminates Ram Lalla at Ayodhya

Ecstatic Modi wishes that Surya Tilak may bring energy into people’s lives

18 Apr 2024 1:18 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Nalbari district, Assam, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)

BJP Achieved Growth in 10 Years: Modi

The PM went on saying that north-east, which was given only problems by Congress, has been transformed by BJP into a source of possibilities

18 Apr 2024 12:31 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav during a joint press conference, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ghaziabad, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)

BJP will be limited to 150 seats: Rahul

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul claimed the electoral bonds scheme was the “biggest extortion scheme”

18 Apr 2024 12:26 AM

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