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Congress promises free 10-kg rice once in power

In a statement posted on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the PM and the BJP of misleading the public on food rations in India

17 May 2024 2:01 AM

Authorities conducted a thorough search of the aircraft but found nothing suspicious. (Representational image: Wikimedia)

Fake 'bomb' note sparks panic on board Delhi-Vadodara flight

The incident unfolded on Wednesday evening when the crew member spotted the alarming note just as the aircraft was preparing for takeoff

17 May 2024 2:00 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah being felicitated during a public rally for Lok Sabha elections, in Madhubani, Bihar. (PTI)

I.N.D.I.A. bloc has no ‘face’ for PM post, asserts Shah

Shah claimed that the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc was considering rotating the PM's chair among its constituents if they come to power

17 May 2024 1:55 AM

A two-judge bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that when an accused appears before a court in response to a summons, the agency must apply to the concerned court to obtain custody. (PTI)

ED can't arrest accused after special court has taken cognisance of complaint: SC

Bench stated that when an accused appears before court in response to a summons, ED must apply to the concerned court to obtain custody

17 May 2024 1:47 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Bhadohi, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)

I.N.D.I.A. plans to have 5 PMs in 5 years: Modi

Says SP, Congress selling lies, family rule, corruption

17 May 2024 1:44 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a camapign rally for Lok Sabha polls, in Dindori district, Maharashtra, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi urges Maharashtra to punish I.N.D.I.A.

Holds mega road show in Mumbai ahead of polls

16 May 2024 1:27 AM

SC Invalidates Newsclick Editor’s Arrest

Pukayastha was arrested by the special cell of the Delhi police on October 3 last year in the case under the UAPA Act

16 May 2024 1:25 AM

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla hands over the first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), in New Delhi, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Govt Rolls Out CAA, 14 People Get Citizenship

According to the ministry spokesperson, the beneficiaries had applied through the designated portal online

16 May 2024 1:07 AM

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. (PTI)

Shiv Sena UBT slams PM’s road show in Mumbai

Raut claimed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have forced the Prime Minister to come on the streets of Mumbai

15 May 2024 11:39 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in North 24 Parganas, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (PTI)

Already got ‘full majority’ with 270 seats, says Shah

Union HM slams Didi, Rahul on CAA

15 May 2024 2:03 AM

The report said the poll panel had disposed of over 90 per cent of complaints and no major complaint from parties was pending, except some by the Congress and the BJP.

90% complaints disposed of: EC

The commission said that it was “primarily” the responsibility of the leaders to “correct the course” of their statements or utterances

15 May 2024 1:57 AM

Consumer law won’t cover lawyers: SC

The Act is to protect consumers from unethical business practices

15 May 2024 1:55 AM

Enforcement Directorate. (Representational Image)

AAP to Be Named Co-Accused in Excise Policy Case: Enforcement Directorate

An ED official said that naming AAP as an accused party was an unprecedented move, but the probe agency has taken legal advice to back it

15 May 2024 1:41 AM

Senior BJP leaders and Union ministers, along with the leaders of BJP allies including TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel, RLJP's Pashupati Paras, LJP's Chirag Paswan, Nishad Party's Sanjay Nishad, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party's O.P. Rajbhar and chief ministers of the BJP and the NDA-ruled states, joined the Prime Minister at the Varanasi collectorate. (X)

Modi files from Varanasi; NDA shows might in Kashi

PM says Congress plotting to send Ram Lalla back to the tent

15 May 2024 1:39 AM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a meeting with municipal councillors, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Out of jail if we win: Kejriwal

On Sunday, the AAP supremo met party MLAs and praised them for not breaking down despite the BJP’s efforts after his arrest

14 May 2024 2:07 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Monday, May 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)

I.N.D.I.A. leaders are cowards, says Modi

Modi addressed three back-to-back rallies in Bihar's Hajipur, Muzaffarpur and Saran Lok Sabha constituencies

14 May 2024 1:01 AM

An election official marks a voter's finger with ink at a polling station during the fourth phase of voting in India’s general election, in Hyderabad on May 13, 2024. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP)

64% Turnout; Violence in AP, WB

Polling took place for 95 Parliament seats spread across 10 states and Union territories and for Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

14 May 2024 1:01 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Raebareli, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Rahul, Uddhav did not attend Ram Mandir ceremony for Muslim votes: Amit Shah

The BJP leader further said that the Congress allowed Article 370 to continue for the same reason — to protect its vote bank

13 May 2024 11:29 PM

Emergency services personnel at the spot after a huge iron hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump due to strong winds and heavy rain, at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Monday, May 13, 2024. At least 35 people suffered injuries, according to officials. (PTI Photo)

8 dead, 60 injured after billboard collapses in Mumbai after dust storm

The number of casualties is expected to rise further

13 May 2024 9:40 PM

The ECI has also given data of constituency wise poll percentage. (Representational Image/AP)

Voter turnout in Phase 3 is 65.68%: ECI

The ECI is facing criticism for delay and variation in poll percentage from the day of voting

12 May 2024 1:12 AM

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