New Delhi, 21/3: The Election Commission Thursday directed the Centre to immediately stop delivering bulk WhatsApp messages to people under the “Viksit Bharat Sampark” initiative to highlight the government’s achievements. The direction was issued to the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, after the Commission received complaints about the matter. “The move is a…
Bhubaneswar, 21/3: In a sad piece of news , the health condition of senior BJD leader Damodar Rout is critical and he is currently on support system. His heartbeat is high; and, almost brain dead, informs his son Sambit Routray.
New Delhi, 21/3: Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna on Thursday submitted an “unqualified apology” to the Supreme Court over the company’s misleading advertisements, reported news agency ANI. In an affidavit to the top court, Acharya Balkrishna said he will ensure that such advertisements are not issued in the future, adding the intention was only…
Bangalore, 20/3:Former Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa claimed on Wednesday BJP Karnataka unit President B Y Vijayendra would quit his post after the Lok Sabha election results are declared. Eshwarappa, who has announced that he would contest the election as an independent candidate, alleged that the BJP central leadership succumbed to former Chief Minister…
Mumbai, 20/3:The wealth concentrated in the richest 1 per cent of India’s population is at its highest in six decades and the percentage share of income exceeds that of countries including Brazil and the United States, research group the World Inequality Lab found. Since India, which won its independence in 1947 from Britain, opened its…
Mumbai, 17/3: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the talks between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and MNS chief Raj Thackeray were positive, and the picture would be clear in the next few days. Thackeray met Shah in Delhi on Tuesday, in an indication that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking…
New Delhi, 20/3:Suspended BSP leader and Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali on Wednesday joined Congress, PTI reported. Earlier on March 14, Ali had met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence and sought “blessings” from the Congress parliamentary party chief. PTI citing sources said Ali is likely to be the Congress candidate from…
New Delhi, 20/3: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. The investigating agency claimed the petition of the AAP national convenor, which also challenges certain provisions of the…
Mumbai, 20/3: A day after food delivery firm Zomato launched ‘Pure Veg Mode’ service, CEO Deepinder Goyal confirmed on his X handle that there will be no on-ground segregation of ‘Pure Veg Mode’ fleet, and both regular as well as vegetarians fleet will wear the colour red. “While we are going to continue to have…
Chennai, 20/3:Tamil Nadu’s principal Opposition party, AIADMK, on Wednesday allotted five seats to Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and one each to Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT), and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), even as it released the candidates for 16 constituency. Party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the party has nominated ‘Royapuram’ R Mano,…
