The police averted a major IED attack by the Naxalites in Maharashtra and seized at least six pressure cookers filled with explosives, detonators and three claymore pipes filled with explosives and shrapnel. According to officials, acting on intelligence input, two teams of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), one unit of C-60 commando team and
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has asked the Home Ministry for an NIA probe against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from banned terrorist organizations. In a letter addressed to the Home Secretary, Mr Saxena mentioned that he had received a complaint that Chief Minister Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi is going to address election rallies at Beed and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra today. In Beed, Mr. Modi will address a rally at the College of Agriculture, in Ambajogai in the afternoon. He will be canvassing in favour of BJP candidate Pankaja Munde who is contesting against
In Uttarakhand, 930 incidents of forest fires have been reported in Garhwal and Kumaon regions over the past six months, affecting a total of 1,196 hectares of forest land. Of the total incidents, 491 occurred in Kumaon and 365 in the Garhwal region, so far. Fires broke out in 20 places from Garhwal to
In Telangana, the enforcement agencies have seized over 269 crore 31 lakh rupees cash and other material items in the state ever since the Lok Sabha elections were announced. These items include liquor, drugs and freebies. The election authorities informed that over 92 crore 60 lakh unaccounted cash, liquor worth over 50 crore rupees, narcotics
In Bihar, polling is underway in five Lok Sabha constituencies of Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Jhanjharpur and Khagaria under the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. Majority of seats where polling is taking place, fall under the Kosi region. As weather is pleasant today, long queues of voters are being witnessed at different polling booths. More
The Election Commission has issued notification for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections. Voting will be held in 57 Lok Sabha seats in seven States and one Union Territory in this phase. Thirteen seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine seats of West Bengal, eight seats of Bihar, six seats of
Third phase of polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held today. Voting will be held in 93 Lok Sabha Constituencies spread across ten States and one Union Territory. The voting will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM. Twenty five seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karnataka, 11
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heat wave conditions to abate over East India and over south Peninsular India from today onwards. Meanwhile, a fresh heat wave spell will be present over Western India covering Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh during next 3 days. The IMD has forecast a heavy rainfall spell with
In Gujarat, the voting for 25 out of 26 Lok Sabha seats and by-polls to five Assembly seats will be held tomorrow. Voting will start at 7 am across There are 265 candidates in the fray for Loksabha polls while 24 candidates are in the election battle for five Assembly seats where bypolls are scheduled.