Bhopal: The BJP’s first list of 24 candidates for Lok Sabha from Madhya Pradesh featured former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur was replaced by another candidate. The party on Saturday released a list of 195 candidates. Chouhan, who led the BJP to victory in…
New Delhi: BJP Lok Sabha MP Gautam Gambhir on Saturday requested party president J P Nadda to relieve him of political duties so that he can focus on his upcoming cricket commitments. The parliamentarian from East Delhi also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him an opportunity to…
Jamnagar: In her first performance in India, pop star Rihanna set the stage on fire at the day one of the lavish pre-wedding event of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant and his fiancee Radhika Merchant. The international music sensation, who belted out hit songs such as “Diamonds”, “Where Have You Been”, “Rude Boy” and “Pour…
Krishnanagar (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the attack against the Mamata Banerjee government, labelling it as being synonymous with “oppression, dynasty politics, and betrayal” and claimed that the TMC has achieved a “mastery” in turning schemes into scams. Speaking at a rally in Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Modi outlined an ambitious…
New Delhi: Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini…
New Delhi: The Press Trust of India has joined DataLEADS and Google-backed India ELection Fact-Checking Collective, Shakti, to aid early detection of online misinformation and deepfakes. In a blogpost, Google said as part of its commitment to enable the news ecosystem to combat misinformation, it will support Shakti – India Election Fact-Checking Collective – a…
Barwaada (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the NDA will win over 400 seats in the elections relying on “Modi’s guarantee” and hit out at the JMM-led ruling dispensation for “corruption”, “dynastic governance” and “extortion”. Accusing opposition bloc INDIA of creating hurdles in the implementation of schemes, Modi claimed that the ruling…
Lucknow: An Election Commission delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a review meeting of divisional and district officers here on Friday. The 13-member team arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday for a three-day visit to assess preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Friday’s meeting was attended by police and administrative officials…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Income Tax department on an appeal challenging an order which had set aside the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) decision directing disclosure of information about the PM CARES Fund to an RTI applicant. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS…
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Friday awarded the construction of three solar and wind hybrid power generation facilities to an Indian company after scrapping a tender won by a Chinese firm. New Delhi has long been concerned about growing Chinese influence in the island nation, which sits near key global shipping lanes and which India considers…
