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Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Pankaj Kumar, Ajay Tirkey sworn in as Lokpal members

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:16:39 S O Correspondent

Sunrisers Hyderabad crush Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in high-scoring match

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:14:08 S O Correspondent

Maharashtra IPS Officer Sadanand Vasant Date Is New Anti-Terror Agency Chief

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:07:00 S O Correspondent

Mamata Banerjee, Yusuf Pathan Among Trinamool's 40 Star Campaigners For Lok Sabha Polls

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:05:30 S O Correspondent

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress released a list of 40 star campaigners on Tuesday.

Ramakrishna Mission president dies at 95

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:03:22 S O Correspondent

President of Ramakrishna Mission Swami Smaranananda died due to old age ailments at the age of 95 on Tuesday night.

This is a ‘Do or Die election on the idea of India’, says Congress veteran A K Antony

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:01:09 S O Correspondent

Veteran Congress leader A K Antony on Tuesday called the Lok Sabha polls a “Do or Die election’ that will “decide whether the idea of India should exist”, and said that if his health permits, he would campaign for UDF candidates, including against his son who is a BJP candidate.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: 40 Candidates Filed Nominations For Rajasthan So Far, Officials Say

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:55:32 S O Correspondent

Forty candidates have filed nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan so far, officials said on Tuesday.

2.2 Million Videos In India Removed By YouTube Over Violation Of Guidelines

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:51:06 S O Correspondent

YouTube removed over 2.25 million videos in India between October and December 2023 for the violation of its community guidelines, with the country topping the list of video takedowns ahead of nations like the US and Russia.

Pre-trial injunction against news publication may have severe ramifications for freedom of speech: SC

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:44:11 S O Correspondent

Courts should not grant ex-parte injunctions against publication of a news article barring in exceptional cases as it may have severe ramifications for the right to freedom of speech of the author and the public’s right to know, the Supreme Court has said.

Centre To Consider Revoking AFSPA, Pull Back Troops From J&K: Amit Shah

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:42:00 S O Correspondent

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with the JK Media Group, Mr Shah also said the government has plans to pull back troops in the Union Territory (UT) and leave law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police alone.

LS polls: 42 candidates file nominations in UP

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:40:16 S O Correspondent

Forty-two candidates from different political parties including Union minister Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Tuesday filed their nomination papers in Uttar Pradesh for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said.

FEMA case: ED seizes Rs 2.54 crore in cash including wads hidden in washing machine

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:35:17 S O Correspondent

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has seized Rs 2.54 crore “unexplained” cash, including a part of it hidden in a washing machine, during searches in various cities linked to a case of alleged violation of the foreign exchange law.