Modi praises EC and underlines importance of voting

Modi praises EC and underlines importance of voting

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | PTI | Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city and praised the Election Commission for conducting the polls “almost violence-free” and in a voter-friendly manner in the first two phases. Ahmedabad is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, from where...

Talks on nurturing future leaders held at Commandants conclave

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The sixth edition of Commandants' Conclave was held on Tuesday at Military Institute of Technology, Pune and participants brainstormed on charting the course for future defence strategies in nurturing the future leaders of Indian Armed Forces, Defence Ministry said here. Giving details, officials said the meet was held under the aegis...

Tourism Ministry unveils Cool Summers of India campaign

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

As the scorching summer sun bore down on travelers worldwide, the Union Tourism Ministry of India has embarked on a transformative journey to redefine summer vacations by unveiling the "Cool Summers of India" campaign at the three-day much-sought after  Arabian Travel Mart 2024 in Dubai from May 6. The campaign is...

Defence Secretary lauds BRO for playing major role in security of country

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane here on Tuesday lauded the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and termed it an extremely crucial organisation which, through its infrastructure projects in border areas, is playing a major role in the security of the country.  The BRO is also ensuring the socio-economic progress of far-flung areas,...

Kharge writes to INDIA Bloc leaders to raise voice over discrepancies in voting data

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the leaders of various parties of the INDIA Opposition Bloc on Tuesday, questioning the alleged discrepancies in the voting data released by the Election Commission (EC). In his letter, Kharge urged the INDIA Bloc leaders to raise their voice against such discrepancies, for "our only...

EC directs X to take down Karnataka BJP video on quota row

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Election Commission(EC) on Tuesday directed social media platform “X” to "immediately" take down an animated video shared by the Karnataka unit of the BJP related to the row over reservation for the Muslim community. In a letter to the nodal officer of 'X', the EC took exception to the non-compliance of...

Shekhar Suman, Radhika Kheda join BJP

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

In a boost to the BJP on the day of the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha polls, actor and TV personality Shekhar Suman, who recently garnered attention for his role in Netflix's Heeramandi, joined the BJP at the party headquarters in Delhi, adding to the list of...

10 schools in Ahmedabad receive hoax bomb threats

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | PNS | Ahmedabad

On the eve of Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad, as many as 10 schools received an email on Monday threatening bomb blasts, though a police statement said this was a hoax as searches failed to unearth anything suspicious. After being alerted, police as well as bomb detection and disposal squad, dog...

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