The filing of nominations for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Polls ended yesterday. Scrutiny of papers will be held today, May 4, 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 the 20th of May. Filing
Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public rallies at Palamu and Sisai in Gumla district at 11 am and 12.30 pm today in Jharkhand. Mr Modi will campaign for NDA candidates from Palamu BD Ram and Samir Oraon from Lohardaga constituencies, going for polls in the fourth phase of General
Telangana Police has submitted a closure report to the High Court that Rohit Vemula, who had died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) does not belong to the Scheduled Caste. However, by late last night, the police said they will investigate the case further. The police have mentioned in the report that they
In Madhya Pradesh, various efforts are being made by the Election Commission in collaboration with local organisations to increase the voting percentage in the third and fourth phases in the State. The District Election Office in Gwalior has also included the intelligentsia of the city in this campaign. Akashvani’s correspondent reports that the Indian
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi will address a public meeting today, May 4, at Darbhanga in Bihar. Mr. Modi will address the public meeting at Darbhanga Raj Ground to support BJP candidate Gopaljee Thakur. The election rally is likely to begin around 3 p.m. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in
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. In Telangana, several areas are reeling under the sweltering heat as heatwave conditions gripped more areas in the state. Four places
Election Commission today said that it has undertaken the largest-ever awareness and outreach drive for enhanced participation in Lok Sabha Elections. It said that various public and private sector organisations have collaborated with the Commission on a pro-bono basis as part of this targeted outreach initiative. The poll body said, it has also
The NIA today filed a chargesheet against four CPI-Maoist cadres in a case relating to firing at the commandos of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Kerala Police at Thalappuzha in Wayanad district in November last year. Those chargesheeted include two absconders in the case. The chargesheet was filed before the Special Court
The fourth meeting of the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group was held in New Delhi today. Both sides continued their discussions on wide-ranging issues related to bilateral cooperation. These include defence cooperation, development cooperation projects, efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment, and capacity-building initiatives. During the meeting, both sides also reviewed the ongoing efforts to
The 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting was held in New Delhi today. Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar co-chaired the meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Albert Chua. Singapore is the Country Coordinator of India for ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials and representatives of all