New Delhi: In a big setback to Congress, its Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshay Bam, dropped out of the race and joined the BJP today, just days before the constituency goes to polls. Accompanied by BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola, he visited the Collector’s office to retract his candidacy. Congress had pitted Mr Bam against the … Read more
India Election 2024 Phase 2: Voting will take place across 13 states New Delhi: The voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls will take place across 88 seats in 13 states and union territories on Friday. The votes will be cast in all 20 Lok Sabha seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 … Read more
LS Polls 2024 LIVE: The results will be announced on June 4. Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun in 21 states and UTs — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tirunelveli on April 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Country being pushed towards black money; everyone will regret attacking Electoral Bond scheme, says PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 15 said that the country had been pushed towards black money in elections after the Supreme Court scrapped the electoral bonds scheme, … Read more
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones in first-ever full-scale military assault Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens … Read more
The top court issued the notice and tagged the VVPAT plea with pending matters on the issue. New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice … Read more
Employment scenario in India grim, says ILO report India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed youth has almost doubled from 35.2% in 2000 to 65.7% in 2022, as per the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International … Read more
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Security Council … Read more
Undeterred by the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, India and Australia are continuing with the negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), at least this month, to build on the gains already made and make conclusion easier once the new government is in place, sources have said. Also read:NMDC to ramp up gold mining … Read more
Arun Goel’s tenure was till December 2027. New Delhi: Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned this evening weeks before the Lok Sabha polls. Mr Goel, the second-highest official in the Election Commission, cited “personal reasons” in his letter while resigning, sources told NDTV. The government tried to persuade him not to resign but he insisted, they … Read more