Delhi CM Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar jail
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday surrendered at the Tihar jail here after his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in the excise policy-linked money laundering case ended on June 1. He was granted the relief for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections. Before surrendering, Kejriwal paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi […]
NHAI hikes tolls across highways by 5%
New Delhi: Motorists using expressways will have to shell out more from Monday as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to hike tolls across the country by an average of 5 per cent. The annual revision of highway user fee, which is expected to be in the range of average 5 per […]
Several exit polls predict big win for BJP-led NDA in LS elections
New Delhi: Several exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain power for a third straight term, with the BJP-led NDA expected to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls. The ruling alliance in all likelihood will open its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and sweep Karnataka but […]
BJP will cross 370 seats…: Nadda
New Delhi: As the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded today, marking the end of the world’s largest polling exercise that began on April 19, Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Saturday thanked the Election Commission of India and claimed that the BJP party will cross 370 seats. “The final phase of […]
Psychological games aside but results will be very different: Cong on exit polls
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday claimed that the exit polls had been “orchestrated” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said these are all psychological games he is masterminding but the actual results will be very different. Several exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Modi will retain power for a third straight term, […]
Polling for LS polls concludes, nearly 60% voting in last phase
Incidents of violence reported in West Bengal New Delhi: The marathon polling process to elect the 18th Lok Sabha ended Saturday with the seventh phase of elections witnessing an approximate voter turnout of nearly 60 percent but was marred by incidents of violence between TMC and BJP supporters in Sandeshkhali region and some other parts […]
Counting of votes from 8 AM on June 4, says EC
New Delhi: The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections and state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and the assembly by-polls will commence at 8 AM on June 4, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start from 6 AM […]
56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months: Health Ministry
New Delhi: India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between March and May, according to data by the Union Health Ministry. According to the data compiled by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 46 of these deaths were recorded in May alone (till May 30). Between May 1 and […]
Authentic dying declaration can be sole basis for conviction without any corroboration: SC
New Delhi: An authentic dying declaration that inspires the confidence of the court can be relied upon and be the sole basis for the conviction of an accused without any corroboration, the Supreme Court has said. The top court made this observation on May 15 while upholding the conviction of an ex-army personnel for murdering […]
Ban on sale, consumption of tobacco products in Vaishno Devi town of Katra
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, officials said. Reasi District Magistrate Vishesh Mahajan said the initiative, launched on the World No-Tobacco Day, aims to maintain the sanctity […]
