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Excise policy case: ED summons Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:21:58 S O Correspondent

Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar, RJD to contest 26, Cong 9

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:20:35 S O Correspondent

Congress receives fresh I-T notices of over Rs 1,800 crore, slams BJP for 'financially strangulating oppn parties during polls time'

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:18:19 S O Correspondent

After Congress, CPI gets I-T dept notice for Rs 11-crore dues: Sources

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:16:36 S O Correspondent

The Communist Party of India (CPI) has received a notice from the income-tax department, asking it to pay "dues" of Rs 11 crore for using an old PAN card while filing tax returns during the last few years, sources said on Friday.

IMD warns of above-normal temperatures, anticipates heat wave conditions in April and May

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:15:09 S O Correspondent

The India Meteorological Department has predicted that temperatures may be above normal and heat wave conditions are expected in the months of April and May.

When govt changes, action will be taken against those who have 'disrobed democracy': Rahul guarantees'

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:13:46 S O Correspondent

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the BJP, accusing it of indulging in "tax terrorism".

Hyderabad phone-tapping case: Ex-DCP arrested

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:12:02 S O Correspondent

A former DCP of the Commissioner's Task Force, a wing of Hyderabad Police, was on Friday arrested by the city police in connection with the case of phone tapping and destroying certain computer systems and official data.

Shutters down in Mukhtar Ansari's native place Ghazipur as people wait for his body to arrive

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:09:17 S O Correspondent

Shops remained closed on Friday in Mohammadabad Yusufpur township in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, the native place of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who died of a cardiac arrest a day before.

UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari’s death

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:07:19 S O Correspondent

A chief judicial magistrate’s court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a senior official said.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's phone in focus amid AAP, BJP fresh war of words

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:05:19 S O Correspondent

The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP's political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP's Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's phone, senior AAP leader Atishi alleged on Friday.

Empowering women through technology: PM Modi and Bill Gates discuss collaborative initiatives

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:01:01 S O Correspondent

In a recent conversation with philanthropist and businessman Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to bridging the digital gap in rural areas, particularly emphasising the importance of empowering women through innovative programmes like “Namo Drone Didi”.

Storage capacity in main reservoirs drop to 36 pc, south states show significant shortfall: data

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 11:54:54 S O Correspondent

The live storage capacity in India’s 150 primary reservoirs has dropped to 36 per cent of their total capacity while the southern states like Karnataka face a significant shortfall in water storage compared to the previous year and the ten-year average, according to official data.