India

TN Governor launches Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra

18 Nov 2023 08:55 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor, R N Ravi flagged off the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at the Forestry Higher Secondary School in Kovilur near Jawadhu Hills in Tiruvannamalai. This yatra is part of the union government’s initiative to get programmes to the people who really need them. There have been many central

95-year-old urges Indians: Fulfil your duty

18 Nov 2023 08:55 AM IST

As voters queued up outside booths for the single-phased polling for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly began on Friday, 95-year-old Ram Murthi, who also showed up to get his finger inked, exhorted fellow natives to “do their duty and cast their votes”. Polling for all 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh

BJP launches ‘Voter Awareness Mega Campaign’ ahead of 2024 LS polls

18 Nov 2023 08:54 AM IST

In a strategic move ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for a massive campaign to add over one crore new voters through its Voter Awareness Campaign. The initiative will be implemented across approximately 1.62 lakh booths in Uttar Pradesh, with the

MP CM’s brother confident: BJP to secure majority

18 Nov 2023 08:52 AM IST

Narendra Chouhan, the brother of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday talked up the prospects of the ruling BJP in the single-phased Assembly elections, which is currently underway in the state. He said he was hopeful of the BJP returning to the hustings in MP with a

MP polls: Fate of 2,533 candidates sealed in EVMs

18 Nov 2023 08:51 AM IST

The 16th Legislative Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh has reached its conclusion, marking a pivotal moment in the state’s political landscape. The voters have exercised their democratic right to shape the formation of a new government. A total of 2,533 candidates, including 2,280 males, 252 females, and one identifying as

Education Minister says NEP can act as template for emerging economies

18 Nov 2023 08:26 AM IST

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday that the New Education Policy (2020) can act as a template for emerging economies towards developing comprehensive strategies for human resource development. Speaking at the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit, the Union Minister said that NEP 2020 has brought transformative reforms

BJP appoints R Ashoka as Leader of Opposition

18 Nov 2023 08:24 AM IST

More than six months after the assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally elected the leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. Prominent Vokkaliga community leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, R Ashoka, representing the Padmanabhanagar constituency in Bengaluru, has been entrusted with the responsibility of Leader

Priyanka Gandhi urges people to choose development over communalism

18 Nov 2023 08:22 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi while campaigning in Rajasthan, Chittorgarh urged people to choose development over communalism, appealing to them to hold leaders accountable. She also urged people to change the tradition of changing the governments in Rajasthan to continue the course of progress and development initiated there by the Congress government. Addressing

TN govt says action initiated against 21 officers

18 Nov 2023 08:21 AM IST

On Friday, the Tamil Nadu government told the Madras High Court that action had been initiated against 21 officers as per the recommendation of the investigation report by retired judge Aruna Jagatheesan into the Thoothukudi firing incident. In 2018, anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi saw police firing at the protesters which

Delhi HC stays proceedings against Hero Motocorp’s Pawan Munjal

18 Nov 2023 08:19 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against Hero Motocorp chairman Pawan Kant Munjal in the money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Justice Saurabh Banerjee issued notice to the investigating agency on Munjal’s petition against the ED case and granted it time to file

MP sees new govt whenever voting per cent rises

18 Nov 2023 08:17 AM IST

People cast their votes in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, with a turnout of 72 per cent recorded by 6 pm and was expected to increase by an additional 2 to 3 per cent. The results will be declared on December 3. Examining the electoral history of Madhya Pradesh

EC to submit electoral bonds details to SC in sealed cover

18 Nov 2023 08:16 AM IST

The Election Commission (EC) is currently in the process of compiling information regarding electoral bonds received by various political parties, including the BJP and the Congress. The details will be submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover, as confirmed by a poll panel functionary on Thursday. On November