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'Pehla Vote Modi Ko' is BJP's digital campaign to woo young & first-time voters

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a digital campaign titled 'Pehla Vote Modi Ko' with an aim to reach out to the youth and first-time voters and win their support for the upcoming 2024 Parliamentary elections.

Mar 14, 2024

Faced questions, criticism being in a palace; ready to swallow them in public life: BJP candidate Yaduveer Wadiyar

Former royal scion of Mysuru and BJP candidate from the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha seat, Yaduveer Wadiyar, said on Thursday that he has been facing questions and criticism being in a palace for nine years and he knows how to swallow them and move ahead in public life.

Mar 14, 2024

Bhutan PM arrives in India to expand 'exemplary ties of friendship'

Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay arrived in India on Thursday to expand the "exemplary ties of friendship" between the two nations.

Mar 14, 2024

BJP jealous of Cong efficiently handling water crisis, says K'taka DyCM Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday slammed the BJP for saying that the Congress government was releasing water to Tamil Nadu at the time of severe drought and water crisis in Karnataka.

Mar 14, 2024

Mad dog bites 17 people in J&K's Baramulla; police informed, residents on alert

Seventeen people including three women and two children were bitten by a mad dog on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Mar 14, 2024

Centre bans 18 OTT platforms for obscene content

The government on Thursday confirmed that it has blocked 18 over-the-top (OTT) platforms for obscene and vulgar content and, in some instances, pornographic content, after multiple warnings by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur.

Mar 14, 2024

Centre bans these 23 ferocious dog breeds; what it means for the existing owners? What does PETA India say

In a petition filed before the Delhi High Court, PETA India called for a ban as these breeds are often the most abandoned, raised as weapons and used in illegal dog fighting

Mar 14, 2024

RBI slaps fines on Bank of India & Bandhan Bank for breach of rules

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed fines on Bank of India and Bandhan Bank for breach of rules, the central bank said on Wednesday.

Mar 14, 2024

Uzbek woman found murdered in Bengaluru hotel

A woman from Uzbekistan was found murdered in a hotel room in Bengaluru, police said on Thursday.

Mar 14, 2024

US House passes TikTok crackdown law

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation with an overwhelming bipartisan vote that could lead to the banning of the popular social media platform TikTok.

Mar 14, 2024

Suspense continues over simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly elections in J&K

Election Commission of India to take final call on simultaneous polls in J&K after security review, feedback from political parties

Mar 14, 2024

BJP denies tickets to many including former Karnataka CM, sitting MPs [Details]

The BJP on Wednesday announced candidates for 20 out of Karnataka's 28 seats in its second list, fielding former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and Shobha Karandlaje, and sitting MP Tejasvi Surya but dropping certain senior leaders and sitting MPs.

Mar 14, 2024

New Zealand Dy PM, NSA Doval discuss Indo-Pacific challenges

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday and the two leaders discussed strategic security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Mar 13, 2024

Azad's party disrupts Cong's strategy for Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat in J&K; see how

Ghulam Nabi Azad has announced mass leader Ghulam Ahmed Saroori for the Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat to triangulate the fight. On this seat Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh is a BJP candidate.

Mar 13, 2024

418 kidney stones removed from patient at Hyderabad's AINU

A team of expert urologists at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) here has successfully removed 418 kidney stones from a patient with only 27 per cent kidney function.

Mar 13, 2024