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Clean sweep in North, gains in South; BJP-led NDA to breach 400 mark in 2024 LS polls: Opinion Poll

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA is headed for a historic mandate in the 2024 general elections and is all set to attain the '400 paar' target, set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says a poll survey by News 18.

Mar 15, 2024

Election Commission to announce schedule for Lok Sabha elections tomorrow

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow, Saturday, after 3 PM.

Mar 15, 2024

Sensex slips more than 500 points

BSE Sensex is trading at 72,576.14 points, down by 521.14 points on Friday.

Mar 15, 2024

Centre sanctions Rs 576 crore for 4-laning highway in Karnataka

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that an allocation of Rs 576.22 crore has been sanctioned for 4-laning of the Yedegowdanahalli to Arjunahalli segment of NH-373 in Karnataka's Hassan district.

Mar 15, 2024

Mamata Banerjee fell probably because of a 'push' from behind, says SSKM Director

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might have been pushed from behind at her residence on Thursday evening, following which she fell and sustained injuries on her forehead, the Director of S.S.K.M. Medical College and Hospital, Manimoy Bandopadhyay, said on Thursday night.

Mar 15, 2024

Political parties received Rs 12,769 crore through electoral bonds since 2019

Political parties received more than Rs 12,769 crore as donations from corporates and individuals through electoral bonds since 2019.

Mar 15, 2024

Satish Nandgaonkar's tragic death demands newsroom reforms; his wife, MPC seek justice

Nandgaonkar, who was serving as the bureau chief for a leading publication, collapsed on February 28, 2024. The events that led to Nandgaonkar's untimely death paint a disturbing picture of workplace toxicity and relentless pressure.

Mar 15, 2024

Rare wildlife sighting in J&K: Indian Long-Eared Hedgehog spotted in Nowshera area

The authorities have instructed the Wildlife Warden to conduct a population assessment of the species in the designated area.

Mar 14, 2024

Insurance fraud exposed: Two arrested for setting own building ablaze in J&K's Kupwara

After setting their own building on fire, both accused ran away to Punjab to dodge the police. One person lost his life in the incident.

Mar 14, 2024

'Rahul aur Akhilesh ki khaatir' goes the INDIA bloc song for joint LS poll campaign in UP

"Dilli mein pravesh ki khaatir, Rahul aur Akhilesh ki khaatir" goes the new election song that will now be jointly used in the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 14, 2024

'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