Many star campaigners have hit the campaign trail today in Karnataka. Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge and Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting in Shivamogga. Rahul Gandhi is slated to address another public rally in Raichur in the evening. From BJP, a long list of campaigners are camping in the 14 constituencies
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), today submitted a preliminary status report to Calcutta High Court on its investigation into the cases of illegal land grabbing, extortion and harassment of women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. The report was submitted to the division bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya.
In Bihar, campaigning is underway in full swing for the third and fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Senior leaders of NDA and Grand Alliance are addressing public meetings and rallies in support of their candidates. BJP President JP Nadda addressed a public meeting in Araria in Seemanchal Bihar. Mr. Nadda said strong leadership
Senior BJP Leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the nation that India will achieve the status of a developed nation by the time it celebrates the centenary of its independence. Mr Modi addressed two back-to-back rallies at Anand and Surendranagar in Gujarat today. Addressing a rally in Anand, Mr Modi said the
In Uttar Pradesh, many star campaigns of different political parties are holding road shows and rallies today. Senior BJP leader and Chief Minister of State Yogi Adityanath is holding a mega road show in Mainpuri constituency. Many bulldozers are also part of the roadshow. Bahujan Samaj Party Supremo, Mayawati will also address a rally here.
India Meteorological Department has forecast that heatwave to severe heatwave will continue to prevail over West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar till today. The IMD said, the similar conditions are also very likely over south Peninsular India till Friday. Heatwave is expected over Maharashtra, Rayalaseema, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh during the next five days
The US Federal Reserve has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 5.25 to 5.50 percent for the sixth straight time, in line with market estimates. After a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, US apex bank last night decided unanimously to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged, citing a lack of further progress
Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a Heat Index Advisory for seven of the nine provinces on the island. As per the advisory, the Heat index, which is the temperature felt on the human body, is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’. The met department has also advised people to remain hydrated to
The Prime Minister and Senior BJP Leader, Narendra Modi said the country has witnessed massive transformation in the last 10 years under the NDA regime. Addressing a political rally at Anand in Gujarat today, Mr. Modi said India has emerged as a pivotal player in global affairs and the world is looking at India as
Elections become more effective when more individuals participate. To ensure this, the Election Commission has been working tirelessly over the years. The commission made special efforts to reach out to the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, a section of Scheduled Tribe that is more vulnerable than regular Scheduled Tribe. The commission has tried to mainstream them