Lok Sabha polls: J&K CEO optimistic about increase in voter turnout
Jammu: With the changing dynamics in the Kashmir region, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole is hopeful of a significant surge in voter participation during the Lok Sabha elections in the Valley. The traditional narrative of poll boycotts orchestrated by separatist groups, prevalent for more than three decades, appears to be losing […]
INDIA bloc fighting against PM Modi’s attempts to ‘create rift’ among people: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Thursday that the INDIA bloc is fighting against Prime Narendra Modi’s attempts to “create a rift among people” and the opposition alliance will “undo the wrongdoings” committed during the BJP rule. “The Election Commission has to be changed and made independent. The judiciary has to be […]
Raised this matter with Iranian authorities: MEA on Kashmir issue in Pak-Iran joint statement
New Delhi: In the wake of the Kashmir issue finding its way into a joint statement issued at the conclusion of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan, India on Thursday said it has “raised this matter with the Iranian authorities”. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April 22-24 at the invitation […]
Rajiv scrapped inheritance tax to save Indira’s wealth from going to government: Modi
Morena: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said then-PM Rajiv Gandhi abolished the inheritance tax after his mother Indira Gandhi’s death in 1984 to save her wealth from going to the government, and alleged the Congress now wants to bring back the levy. As the high-decibel canvassing for Lok Sabha polls sent political temperatures soaring, […]
‘Do shehzade’ have come together for politics of appeasement: PM Modi slams Rahul, Akhilesh
Shahjahanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh and alleged that “do shehzade” (two princes) have come together for the politics of appeasement. Without taking any names but in an apparent attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh […]
‘Modi’s steadfast adherence to lies’: Cong slams PM over his inheritance tax barb
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday termed as “lies” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that former PM Rajiv Gandhi had abolished inheritance tax after his mother Indira Gandhi’s death to save her wealth from going to the government, as it cited then finance minister’s budget speech on abolition of the estate duty. Addressing an election […]
Bengal school jobs verdict gross injustice: Mamata
Keshiary/Tamluk (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as “gross injustice” and alleged that it was a ploy by the BJP to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty. Addressing an election rally in Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in Paschim Medinipur district, […]
Deeply biased: MEA on US report citing human rights violations in India
New Delhi: India on Friday described a US State Department report citing alleged incidents human rights violations including in Manipur as “deeply biased” and said it reflects a poor understanding of India and it attach no value to it. The annual report of the State Department highlighted instances of human rights abuses in Manipur following […]
2024 LS polls pegged as costliest ever, expenditure may touch Rs 1.35 lakh crore: Expert
Kolkata: The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are on track to break past records and become the most expensive electoral event in the world, according to a poll expert. The estimated expenditure is expected to reach a staggering Rs 1.35 lakh crore, more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019, claimed N Bhaskara Rao, […]
FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals: CEO
New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it is in the process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals, amid a global report that claimed the company was adding higher sugar content in the product. “We are collecting samples (of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals) from across the country. It will take […]
