Brisk polling in Bengal sans violence in Phase II
Brisk and near-peaceful polling was witnessed in three seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj which went to polls on Friday in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. Barring perhaps of some stray complaints of rigging and heckling of BJP State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar the polling went off nearly peacefully,...
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Nearly 53.51 per cent polling on eight seats in Maharashtra
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Stage set for phase II of LS polls in Assam, 61 in fray
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Rajiv scrapped inheritance tax to save Indira’s wealth from going to Government, says Modi
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Stage set for BJP, Congress poll battle in Jammu Reasi Lok Sabha seat
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IHRC adopts new logo to communicate unique identity
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Forensic labs need to be augmented for expeditious tests: NHRC
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Project Cheetah poised to expand to Gandhisagar Sanctuary
26 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service
Modi pays tributes to Parkash Singh Badal on his death anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on his first death anniversary, saying his indelible spirit and boundless dedication to service are greatly remembered. “Remembering the great Parkash Singh Badal Sahab on his first Punya Tithi. His indelible spirit and boundless dedication...
112 AFMC graduates of 58th batch commissioned into Armed forces: Officials
A total of 112 medical graduates of the 58th batch of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, have been commissioned into the armed forces, officials on Thursday said. Of these 112 cadets commissioned into the Armed Forces Medical Services, 87 are Gentlemen Cadets and 25 are Lady Cadets. 81 of...
Modi knows polls have slipped out of his hands, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed the difference between his party’s guarantees and ‘Modi Ki Guar antee’ is clear and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows that the elections have “slipped out of his hands”. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said the Congress guarantees a “government...
Ten Indians working with Russian Army have returned to India: MEA
Ten Indian nationals working as support staff with the Russian military have been released and have returned to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Giving this information here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi has been pressing Russia to ensure the return of all other citizens...
Kharge seeks time from Modi to explain him Congress Nyay Patra
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought time from him to explain in person the party’s “Nyay Patra”. In his two-page letter, he told the Prime Minister that he is being misinformed by his advisors about things that are not even written in...
US report on rights violations in Manipur deeply biased: MEA
India on Thursday described a US State Department report citing alleged incidents of human rights violations including in Manipur as “deeply biased” and said it reflects a poor understanding of India and it attach no value to it. This reaction by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)came in response to the annual...
NCBC to summon Karnataka Chief Secretary over quota to Muslims
The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) would be summoning the Karnataka chief secretary over the “blanket reservation” given to the Muslim community in the State, chairperson Hansraj Ahir said on Thursday. The NCBC has criticised the Karnataka Government’s decision to categorise the entire Muslim community as a backward caste for...
