Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Suspense over Rahul, Priyanka from Amethi and Raebareli continues

Amethi, 2/5: With just two days left for filing nominations for Amethi and Rae Bareli, Congress is keeping its cards close to its chest on fielding Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from these traditional Gandhi family pocket boroughs even as hectic parleys were on to finetune its strategy. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had intially…

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CBI not under control of Union of India, Centre tells Supreme Court on West Bengal government’s suit

New Delhi , 2/5: 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…

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Hit by sexual abuse allegations, H D Revanna tries to find remedy in rituals

Holenarasipura (Karnataka), 1/5:: Smoke billowed as ‘Havan’ (fire rituals) flames raged in the scorching summer at JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka Minister H D Revanna’s residence here on Wednesday. Conspicuous was a piece of paper pasted on the wall of his house. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru before leaving for Holenarasipura, Revanna said the SIT…

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EC bars ex-Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Congress

Hyderabad, 1/5: The Election Commission on Wednesday barred Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours for his “objectionable” remarks against the Congress. The EC said his remarks at a press conference Sircilla on April 5 were violative of the provisions of the model code of conduct and its advisories….

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Jindal Stainless announces ~INR 5,400 crore strategic investments, capacity expansion to 4.2 MTPA

New Delhi, May 1, 2024: Jindal Stainless, India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, today announced major expansion and acquisition plans to augment its melting and downstream capacities, to become one of the largest stainless steel producers in the world. The company announced a three-pronged investment strategy worth nearly INR 5,400 crores to achieve global leadership in…

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Delhi bomb scare: Around 100 schools get threat mails; Atishi says don’t panic

New Delhi, 1/5: At least five Delhi schools received bomb threats via email on Wednesday morning, police officials said, but reports suggest that the number could be as high as 100. The Mother Mary School at Mayur Vihar, the Delhi Public School at Dwarka, the high-profile Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri, the Delhi Public School at…

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‘BJP put lives at stake…’, claims Akhilesh amid Covishield side-effect row

Lucknow, 1/5: Amid a controversy over the ‘side effects’ of Covishield vaccine, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of putting the lives of people at stake for ‘extorting political donations’ from a vaccine manufacturer. Demanding a high-level judicial probe into it, Yadav said allowing such lethal medicines amounts to a “conspiracy…

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