New Delhi, 18/3:Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added. Also, the secretary of the general…

Hyderabad, 18/3: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who also holds additional charge as Lt Governor of Puducherry, is likely to resign from her post to make a reentry into electoral politics. Soundararajan, who was Tamil Nadu BJP chief till 2019, was appointed as Telangana Governor in September 2019. She was given additional charge as L-G of…

New Delhi, 18/3: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor, Arvind Kejriwal has skipped the ninth ED summons issued to him, news agency ANI reported. The party asked why summons are being issued ‘again and again’ and also termed it ‘illegal’. “When there is bail from the court, why is ED sending summons again…

New Delhi, ,17/3′ The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will discuss the party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections at its meeting on March 19 and give the final shape to it. The Congress’ central election committee (CEC) chaired by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge is also likely to meet on March 19 to 20 to finalise…

Bangalore, 17/3: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his campaign from Kharge’s home district Kalaburagi. He said the party is sure to win 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka including Kalaburagi  

New Delhi, 17/3: : Around 80 per cent of the electoral bonds that Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) received since 2019 were donated by Future Gaming and Hotel Services of controversial lottery baron Santiago Martin, with whom the Dravidian party had an excellent rapport for decades together. Of the Rs 656.50 crore worth…

Noida, 17/3: Youtuber Elvish Yadav was arrested on Sunday by Noida Police in connection with a probe into the suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug at a party, has been sent to 14 days of judicial custody, news agency ANI reported.Yadav was arrested under the Wild Life Protection Act 1972. Yadav was…

UP, 17/4:Uttar Pradesh, with 80 Lok Sabha seats, appears to be set for a direct contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress, which are part of the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc with the BSP expected to make it a triangular fight only in pockets. While the BJP’s hopes to fulfill its dreams of crossing…

New Delhi, 17/3:The Election Commission on Sunday made public fresh data on electoral bonds, which it had submitted in sealed covers to the Supreme Court and was later asked to put it in public domain. These details are believed to be pertaining to the period before April 12, 2019. Electoral bond details after this date…