EC directs parties to stop registering voters for beneficiary schemes under guise of surveys
The Election Commission Thursday said it has taken a "serious view" of political parties and candidates seeking details of voters under the guise of various surveys for their proposed beneficiary schemes as it amounts to a corrupt practice under election law. The poll authority noted that some political parties and candidates...
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Rahul will be forced to take out 'Congress Dhoondho Yatra' after June 4: Shah in Bareilly
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Cal HC satisfied at CBI probe progress in Sandeshkhali, allows NHRC to be party in the case
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Our votebank is every Indian: Kharge writes to PM Modi
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Seek votes on performance of govt instead of indulging in 'hate speeches': Kharge to PM Modi
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'400 paar' a joke, '300 paar' impossible, '200 paar' challenge for BJP: Tharoor
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Lookout notice issued against Prajwal Revanna in sex scandal case
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Cong is 'disciple' of Pakistan; neighbouring country eager to make 'shehzada' next PM of India: Modi
02 May 2024 | PTI
Modi govt 'snatching away' reservation by 'blindly' implementing privatisation: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Modi government of "clandestinely snatching away" reservation from Dalits, tribals and backward classes by "blindly" implementing privatisation, and said his party guarantees strengthening the public sector enterprises and open the doors for employment. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said the...
LG Saxena gives nod to sack 223 DCW employees hired 'without due procedure'
An order was issued to terminate 223 contractual employees of the Delhi Commission of Women after Lt Governor VK Saxena gave his nod to a proposal on it, officials said on Thursday. The Women and Child Development (WCD) department of the Delhi government has directed the DCW to sack the contractual...
PM Modi's speeches not based on facts and reality: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his speeches were not based on facts and reality. Talking to reporters here, Pawar also alleged that PM Modi doesn't talk about the basic issues that people face and diverts their attention. "I have never seen...
Excise policy 'scam': Sisodia moves Delhi HC seeking bail in CBI, ED cases
Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in relation to the alleged excise policy scam. The plea was mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice...
CBI not under control of Union of India, Centre tells SC on West Bengal govt's suit
The CBI is not under the "control" of the Union, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court while raising preliminary objections on a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government on the agency going ahead with its probe in several cases without the prerequisite nod from the state. The West...
Low attendance in Delhi schools day after bomb scare; principals revisit evacuation plans for future
A day after more nearly 200 schools received hoax bomb emails, educational institutions in the city witnessed a slightly lower attendance, even as principals revisited evacuation plans for such emergencies in the future. Around 200 schools in Delhi-NCR Wednesday morning received a hoax bomb threat via email which led to widespread...
Firing outside Salman Khan's house: accused `commits suicide' in custody
A 32-year-old man arrested in the case of the firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence here allegedly hanged himself in the police lockup on Wednesday, officials said. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra police has taken over the probe into the custodial death of Anuj Thapan, and CCTV footage...
