- Wednesday, April 09, 2025
ALLEGING that south India received "step-motherly" treatment under the Modi government, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the south will play a key role in voting out the ruling dispensation and "overwhelmingly" side with the Congress. Emphasising that all sections of the country are equally important to the Congress and…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi should be shown the exit door as his five-year rule has been "most traumatic and devastating" for India's youths, farmers, traders and every democratic institution, his predecessor Manmohan Singh said Sunday, noting that the "will of one person" cannot be imposed on a diverse country like…
BHARATIYA JANATA PARY (BJP) leader, Indian minister Jitendra Singh on today (6) said the BJP is ready to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir but a final decision on the matter needs to be taken by the Election Commission after considering security-related concerns. In an interview, he slammed “so-called…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (6) conducted an aerial survey to assess the loss and destruction caused by Cyclone Fani in Odisha. Modi was received by governor Ganeshi Lal and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. Modi, who has three…
Indian Film and Television Director's Association (IFTDA) has appealed to Godrej Properties to build Raj Kapoor Museum on the site of iconic RK Studios days after the realty firm announced the acquisition of the land in Chembur. Godrej is planning to develop mixed-use project housing luxury flats and retail space…
MILITANTS today (6) lobbed a grenade towards a polling station in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir where polling is underway for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, police said. A grenade was lobbed towards Rohmoo polling station in Pulwama but there were no reports of any casualties in the blast,…
NEARLY 30 per cent turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling on Monday (6) in 12 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan where two former Olympians are among the 124 candidates in the fray. The maximum voter turnout of 31.93 per cent was in Ganganagar (SC) seat while…
STRONG pace bowling helped the Mumbai Indians seal top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a nine-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders and paved the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad to book a spot in this week's playoffs. Mumbai seamers Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya pulled…
INDIA'S northern heartland voted today (6) in the fifth phase of a staggered general election, with prime minister Narendra Modi hoping his record on national security will win him a second five-year term. More than 87 million people across seven states are eligible to vote in this phase, which includes some…
WITH the counting day for the Lok Sabha polls less than three weeks away, the Congress on Friday (3) urged the Election Commission (EC) to take various safeguards regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs). It also urged the EC to issue certain guidelines to ensure electoral integrity and free-and-fair polls in…
