New Delhi: Nearly 65 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories with stray incidents of violence in West Bengal. Assam recorded the highest turnout at 81.71 per cent followed by West Bengal at 76.52 per cent…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a stay on Tuesday against the Calcutta High Court’s ruling that nullified the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff by the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) in both state-run and state-aided schools. While the apex court allowed the CBI to continue its investigation into the alleged scam, it…
Chandigarh: In a setback to the ruling BJP in Haryana amid the Lok Sabha elections, three Independent MLAs on Tuesday announced that they have withdrawn their support to the Nayab Singh Saini-led government in the state. The three MLAs – Sombir Sangwan, Randhir Gollen and Dharampal Gonder -also said that they have decided to extend…
New Delhi: On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal found no reprieve from the Supreme Court in the Delhi liquor policy case, as the apex court’s two-judge bench, led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, adjourned without delivering a judgment on his bail plea. The bench announced that they would reconvene on Thursday or the following week…
Kozhikode: Health authorities in Kerala are on high alert following reports of West Nile fever cases in Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Thrissur districts. According to sources, ten people have already been infected, and two deaths are suspected to be linked to the virus, pending official confirmation. Emphasizing the urgency, Health Minister Veena George stressed the need…
Dhar (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he wants the BJP-led NDA to win 400 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls to ensure the Congress does not bring back Article 370 in Kashmir and put a “Babri lock” on the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a rally at Dhar in Madhya Pradesh,…
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy has claimed that 25,000 pen drives with videos of women being sexually abused allegedly by his nephew, Lok Sabha election candidate Prajwal Revanna, were distributed before polls, and accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar of a conspiracy. The former chief minister also sought to discredit…
New Delhi: Former Congress leader Radhika Khera and actor Shekhar Suman joined the BJP here on Tuesday amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Khera, the former national coordinator of the Congress’s media department, resigned from the party’s primary membership on Sunday, days after her altercation with another leader at the party’s Chhattisgarh office. In her…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said that he has proved through deeds that the current DMK government is one that has delivered. His “consistent” action since the last three years of his rule resulted in ensuring smiles on the people’s faces, especially the poor, Stalin, who is also the DMK…
Dubai: Shivam Dube’s six-hitting prowess could help India pile up big totals in the upcoming T20 World Cup and he along with Yashasvi Jaiswal will be key to their hopes of winning the title, reckons the team’s former head coach Ravi Shastri. Both Jaiswal and Dube are set to make their World Cup debut at…
