New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to conclude the probe in the dredger scam case against former DGP Jacob Thomas by June 30. The apex court also directed the government to produce the probe report in a sealed envelope prior to the next hearing on July 15. Meanwhile, the state […]
NEW DELHI: The second phase of Lok Sabha elections is being held today in 88 seats of the country, including 20 constituencies in Kerala. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has sent a notice to the Election Commission in a remarkable petition. If NOTA gets more votes than the candidates in a constituency, the petition calls for […]
Bengaluru: The BJP on Monday expelled rebel leader K S Eshwarappa for six years for violating party discipline and contesting Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate. The former deputy chief minister who had also served as the party’s state unit president, has entered the poll fray, blaming state BJP president B Y Vijayendra and […]
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday claimed that Arvind Kejriwal is consuming high sugar content in the garb of home-cooked food. ED’s Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain submitted that Kejriwal is consuming mangoes, sweets, tea with high sugar and aaloo poori etc, a diet that increases sugar levels. This the ED has claimed is […]
New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is set to take place on Friday in which more than 1,600 candidates, including eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and an ex-governor will test their electoral fate. As many as 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories will go to […]
New Delhi: Ann Tessa Joseph, a woman cadet who was among the 17 Indians onboard container vessel MSC Aries that was seized by Iranian military over the weekend, returned to Cochin on Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the Indian mission in Tehran is in touch with the remaining 16 Indian […]
K.G. Jayan, the renowned Indian Carnatic musician known for his devotional songs and mastery in playing the violin, passed away on Tuesday morning. He had been undergoing treatment for various ailments for some time and breathed his last at his residence in Tripunithura. The 90-year-old musician has composed over 1000 songs, collaborated with various leading […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz and shared India’s concerns over the situation arising out of the Iran-Israel hostilities.Iran launched its first direct attack on Israel by firing hundreds of drones and missiles in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its […]
NEW DELHI: BJP has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. The manifesto has huge promises for the poor, youth, farmers and women. According to the manifesto, the Lakhpati Didi scheme will be extended to three crore women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National […]
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission (EC), claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain on the poll panel’s website.Holding that the […]