Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after triggering a row with his inheritance remark, Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda has classified Indians and their looks regionally inviting jibes from the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election season.
Will Modi contest in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections? PM has an answer
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ten years after storming into power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing for the third consecutive term, a feat that is achieved only by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Air India Express cancels over 80 flights after crew members go on 'mass sick leave'
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Air India Express has cancelled over 80 flights starting Wednesday (May 7) and scores of flights have been delayed after more than 200 cabin crew members went on 'mass sick leave' to protest against the Human Resource (HR) practices and alleged mismanagement of the Tata Group-owned airline.
PNB scam: Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi's bail plea rejected by UK court
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The bail plea of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, an accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, bail plea was once again rejected by a UK court, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/Ottawa/IBNS: Indian envoy to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, has sent out a strong message on the ongoing India-Canada friction over the Khalistani row affirming New Delhi's independence in deciding the "fate of India".
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, has sacked her nephew Akash Anand as her political successor and the party's national coordinator "until he attains full maturity".
SC warns influencers, celebrities of action if found liable for endorsing misleading ads
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday warned social media influencers and celebrities to exercise caution when dealing with products and said they would be equally responsible as well as held liable if found endorsing products or services in misleading advertisements.
Husband stabs estranged wife inside Kolkata cafe, chases and kills her on road
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 22-year-old woman was repeatedly stabbed multiple times by her estranged husband first inside a cafe in Kolkata's Beck Bagan and then on the road outside, media reports said.
Haryana govt loses majority, 3 Independent MLAs withdraw support
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Haryana government during the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, three Independent MLAs Tuesday announced their withdrawal of support from the ruling party in the state.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Accusing opposition leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of practicing appeasement politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said that the Congress matriarch shed tears for terrorists who were killed in the Batla House encounter of 2008.
Election Commission asks X to remove 'derogatory' post by Karnataka BJP
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has ordered microblogging website X to remove an objectionable post by the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which the party did not remove even after orders from the state chief electoral officer to do so earlier.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 3 voting: Polling ends with 61.08% turnout
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: The third phase of polling took place on Tuesday amid peaceful conditions, concluding with a voter turnout of 61.08 percent.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a stay on Calcutta High Court’s order, which cancelled the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal's government-run and government-aided schools, media reports said.
'Won't permit you to perform Delhi CM duties even if we give bail': Supreme Court to Arvind Kejriwal
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would not be permitted to carry out his official responsibilities as it "may have a cascading effect" even if he is granted interim bail while in jail, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan led by RAdm Rajesh Dhankhar, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet arrived at Singapore on May 6.
Maldives says 51 Indian soldiers 'repatriated' as deadline ends on May 10
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
The Maldives government on Monday said 51 Indian soldiers have been repatriated as the deadline set by the Island Nation to New Delhi to remove its army men is scheduled to end on Friday.
Lok Sabha elections: TMC seeks voter turnout report of phase 1 and 2 from CEC
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has requested the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to provide the voter turnout report for phase 1 and 2 in the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
Former Congress leader Radhika Khera, actor Shekhar Suman join BJP
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress leader Radhika Khera and actor Shekhar Suman joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.
Modi 'enjoys' himself dancing in humourous poll video, BJP takes swipe at Mamata
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the serious, often toxic, political discourse, internet memes and humorous videos involving political leaders provide some comic relief to the high pitched elections in the country.
Telangana BJP releases third Lok Sabha poll video targeting Congress over Muslim quota
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the third video to slam Congress over the ongoing debate over Muslim quota, which has been strongly opposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
PM Modi on Muslim quota: 'Reservations can't be on the basis of religion'
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly opposed reservations on the basis of religion, amid the ongoing debate over the Muslim quota in the Lok Sabha elections.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who cited the molestation charge brought against him by a female staff working at Raj Bhavan, media reports said.
Narendra Modi casts his vote in Gujarat in third phase of Lok Sabha polls
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 7, 2024) cast his vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls and urged people to exercise their franchise.
Voting underway across 93 seats, PM Narendra Modi casts his vote in Ahmedabad
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Polling in 93 seats spread across 10 states and two union territories is currently underway in the third phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Polling in 93 constituencies across 10 states and two Union Territories will be held on Tuesday as the third of the mammoth seven-phase Lok Sabha Election rolls around.
Kolkata Police demands Mamata Banerjee meme creator's identity, warns of legal action otherwise
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has taken a stern note over a meme on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded that the makers reveal their names and addresses.
Please be part of our tourism: Muizzu's pro-China Maldives govt minister to Indian tourists
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Male/New Delhi/IBNS: Amid souring of ties with New Delhi over its "India Out" campaign and pro-China approach, Maldives Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal has urged Indian tourists to not shun the archipelagic, heavily tourism-dependent country in the Indian Ocean.
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Ratlam (MP)/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party would remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 percent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward, and tribal communities if voted to power.
Amid row, Charanjit Singh Channi clarifies 'stunt not attack' remark on Poonch assault
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after calling the Poonch terror attack a 'stunt' in which one Indian Air Force soldier was killed and four others injured, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has issued clarification to his statement and praised the armed forces for safeguarding the borders.
Student stabbed to death by fellow Indians in Australia as he was mediating a confrontation
Sep 14, 2024, at 10:16 pm
A 22-year-old Indian student, studying MTech in Australia, was allegedly stabbed to death as he tried to intervene in a fight between a group of Indian students, the victim's uncle said Monday.