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President Droupadi Murmu will be on a tour of Himachal Pradesh from May 4th to 8th. During her tour, the President will stay at the President’s Retreat Chharabra, near Shimla.  The President’s schedule includes arriving in Shimla on the afternoon of May 4th and visiting the Catchment Area in Chharabra on May 5th. The next

Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior manager of NTPC Ltd. in New Delhi in a case related to the acceptance of 8 lakh rupees as a bribe from the complainant. CBI registered a case on a complaint from the Vice President of an Advertising company against the person on allegations of demanding a bribe

The filing of nominations for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Polls ended today. Scrutiny of papers will be held tomorrow, while Monday is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Polling will be held for 49 Lok Sabha seats in six States and two Union Territories on 20th May. Filing of nominations also ended

Campaigning has hit a feverish pitch for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections with only two days left for canvassing. Leaders of various political parties are holding rallies and road shows in different parts of the country. Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Chaibasa, West Singhbhum

India Meteorological Department, IMD has said that heat wave conditions are likely to continue over the Eastern part of the country till Sunday and over south Peninsular India till Monday and abate thereafter. Yesterday, Heat Wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed in some parts of Gangetic West Bengal and in isolated parts of Coastal

The External Affairs Ministry has advised Indian nationals to remain vigilant while travelling to Iran and Israel and to be in touch with the Indian Embassy. In response to a media query on travel advisory with respect to Iran and Israel, Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said they have noted that Iran and Israel have opened

Today is the day for high-profile nominations in Uttar Pradesh. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the high-profile Raebareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi held a mega road-show before the nomination. Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, party President Mallikarjun Kharge, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ashok Gehlot were part of the

The Election Commission today directed all the states and Union Territories to ensure time-bound issuance of ‘No Dues Certificate’ to intending candidates to be included in their affidavits. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all the states and union territories, the EC emphasized the importance of filing nomination papers along with an affidavit

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah today accused the Congress of appeasement politics and corruption. Addressing a public meeting in Hukkeri of Chikkodi Lok Sabha Constituency in Karnataka today, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains unblemished in his 23 years of public life as Chief Minister of Gujarat and later as the

  Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader, Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting at Palit of Bardhaman in support of party’s Bardhaman-Durgapur candidate today. He said that he wishes to work for the people and make India a developed country. He said  India and Indians will not live the life of poverty and present government