Chennai,, 22/4: With only one day to go for voting in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal phase 1 assembly elections, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it had seized cash, liquor, drugs and other freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore in the two states since the election Seizure Management System (ESMS) was activated…
New Delhi, 22/4: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “terrorist”, a statement which he clarified later, and asked him to reply within 24 hours. The action came a day after the BJP filed a complaint…
Tehran, 22/4: Soon after US president Trump extended the ceasefire, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday said that they seized two ships trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force this morning identified and stopped in the Strait of Hormuz two violating ships,” the IRG said in…
Subarnapur, 22/4: On Wednesday at 10 am, a decomposed dead body of a wild boar was found lying near Jharfesparedi rural forest under Sadar bit of Barpadar section of Kantamal range Rundimahul gram panchayat in Boudh forest division . According to the information received, today, when some locals went towards the rural forest for some…
New Delhi,, 22/4: Delhi High Court judge Justice Tejas Karia on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a PIL seeking contempt action against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others for allegedly uploading and sharing clips of the court hearing on the former chief minister’s plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the…
New Delhi, 22/4: In the backdrop of the ongoing West Asian conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events, they are stark realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability. Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on day one…
Washington DC, 22/4: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, hours before it was set to expire. In a statement of Truth Social, Trump said that he has been “asked to hold our attack” by Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, allowing Iran’s representatives to…
Washington DC, 21/4: Uncertainty clouded prospects for a new round of US-Iran peace talks Tuesday, before the scheduled end of a two-week ceasefire between the two countries, as Iran denounced US threats and the seizure of an Iranian cargo ship. Vice President JD Vance was expected to leave for Pakistan on Tuesday, two US officials…
Thiruvananthapuram, 21/4: A major mishap occurred at a firework making unit at Thrissur in Kerala on Tuesday. At least eight people were killed and many suffered serious burns in the mishap. The mishap happened at the unit engaged in making fireworks for the upcoming Thrissur pooram festival.
Patna, 21/4: Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, has been caught up in a row after his remarks on women in politics and in general went viral. Yadav was speaking on women’s exploitation in politics and remarked that without going to a political leader’s room, 90 per cent of…
