Bengaluru: The BJP which had won all five seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the Kalyana Karnataka region, comprising seven districts, may not find it a cakewalk in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, given the rise of the Congress in 2023 assembly election. The Kalyana Karnataka region or erstwhile Hyderabad Karnataka region has…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a second money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said Sunday. He has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office at A P J Abdul Kalam Road on March 18 and…
New Delhi: Top purchaser of electoral bonds, Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling party DMK through the now scrapped payment mode, the Election Commission data showed on Sunday. The BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on March 21 in the excise policy linked money laundering case, official sources said Sunday. The 55-year-old national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been asked to depose at the central agency’s office in central Delhi….
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for the 18th Lok Sabha elections. The elections will be held in seven phases starting from April 19 to June 1, informed Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Rajiv Kumar at a press conference in New Delhi. The counting of votes will be…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has warned that the election commission will back up its words with action this time and those who violate the model code of conduct should be ready to suffer the consequences of their actions. Following the allegations that the ECI failed to take actions against rule breakers, the…
Bengaluru: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday promised to pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, and a comprehensive social, economic and caste census. He also assured a comprehensive review of the “anti-worker” labour codes passed by the…
New Delhi: A total of 88.4 lakh people with disabilities have been registered in the electoral roll, the Election Commission said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference on Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly elections 2024, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said ramps and wheelchairs would be provided at the polling booths. “Voters with 40…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said more than one crore households have already registered under the rooftop solar scheme ‘PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’, and lauded it as “outstanding news”. “Registrations have been pouring in from all parts of the nation. Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would formally kickstart the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Karnataka on Saturday from Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf — Kalaburagi. He is scheduled to address a mega public meeting at the district headquarters town’s N V Ground at 2 pm. Kharge, who had represented Kalaburagi (Gulbarga Lok…
