Politics

Supreme Court dismisses SBI's plea, orders bank to disclose Electoral Bonds' data by Tomorrow or face contempt proceedings

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time, until June 30, for making details of the encashed Electoral Bonds public.

Mar 11, 2024

Kamal Haasan not to contest LS polls, plans to go to RS on DMK ticket

Tamil Superstar Kamal Haasan and President of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Mar 9, 2024

More Congress LS candidates to be announced in K'taka after screening committee meeting: Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Friday said that more names of Congress candidates will be finalised for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections after the party convenes a Screening Committee meeting on March 11.

Mar 9, 2024

Sunitha, Raghuveer among four Congress candidates named in Telangana

Former Telangana minister and BRS legislator Patnam Mahender Reddy's wife and Vikarabad ZP Chairperson Sunitha Reddy and former minister and senior Congress leader K. Jana Reddy's son Kunduru Raghuveer are among the four candidates announced by Congress on Friday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Mar 8, 2024

Electoral bonds: After SBI seeks time till June 30, EC goes silent; Contempt plea against SBI before SC [details]

Transparency activists claim that SBI seeking three months more for divulging data on the Electoral bond donors and doing so after the 2024 elections negates the very spirit of Supreme Court ruling

Mar 8, 2024

Who was Pramod Yadav: BJP leader from UP shot dead in broad daylight

Pramod Yadav, a resident of the Bodhapur village located in Sikrara police station area, was shot in broad daylight by motorcycle-borne assailants who had come to meet him on the pretext of giving a wedding invite.

Mar 7, 2024

Electoral bonds case: Plea in SC seeks contempt action against SBI

A contempt petition has been filed against SBI for wilful disobedience of the Supreme Court order mandating the leading public sector bank to disclose the details of encashed Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission by March 6.

Mar 7, 2024

Congress gears up for Karnataka Lok Sabha polls; List to be finalised today

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that the Congress party will finalize its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on March 7.

Mar 6, 2024

Biden, Trump lead in 'Super Tuesday' wins, edging closer to rematch

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in "Super Tuesday" wins in their respective party's primaries for the 2024 presidential election.

Mar 6, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EC begins preparations, to involve ED, IT, other central agencies in monitoring black money

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will involve central agencies in monitoring the polling process across the country during the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC), Rajiv Kumar, told media persons in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Mar 5, 2024

PM Modi congratulates new Pak counterpart Shehbaz Sharif

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif after he was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mar 5, 2024

Lost twice but BJP keen on Amritsar Lok Sabha seat; Will former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu change the course?

Many local BJP members are said to be vying for a ticket from the Amritsar constituency and have reportedly been lobbying against an outsider

Mar 4, 2024

INDIA bloc leaders address lakhs of people at Jan Vishwas Maharally in Patna

Bihar Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP during Jan Vishwas Maharally in Patna's Gandhi Maidan on Sunday, which was attended by more than 10 lakh people.

Mar 4, 2024

NaMo Maharojgar Melava: Sharad Pawar, Ajit, Shinde, Phadnavis at dinner together is not likely

Fadnavis-Shinde shall be flanked by Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar on the left and Nationalist Congress Party President and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on the right

Mar 2, 2024

Telangana starts implementing 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme

Power distribution companies in Telangana on Friday started issuing 'zero bills' to eligible households as the 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme for 200 units of free electricity came into force.

Mar 1, 2024