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Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar. (PTI)

New Faces for Election Commission Amidst Controversy

The selection of the two officers comes a day before the Supreme Court is to hear petitions challenging the selection process of ECs

15 Mar 2024 1:47 AM

Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman of the High-Level Committee (HLC) on 'One Nation, One Election', presents the report to President Droupadi Murmu, in New Delhi, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Two of the committee members, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and DPAP leader Ghulam Nabi Azad are also seen. (PTI Photo)

Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls, common electoral roll

The committee has recommended that there should be a single electoral roll and Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for use in elections

15 Mar 2024 1:40 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Chandwad, in Nashik district, March 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Rahul Gandhi promises GST exemption for farmers

Gandhi, whose Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is in Maharashtra, was speaking at a farmers’ rally in Chandwad taluka of Nashik district

15 Mar 2024 1:21 AM

Union minister Nitin Gadkari. (PTI Photo)

Gadkari, Khattar in new BJP LS list

Piyush Goyal to debut from Mumbai North

14 Mar 2024 1:49 AM

In its affidavit furnished to the apex court, the SBI said, as per the court's direction, it has made available the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission (EC) before the close of business hours on March 12. (PTI)

SBI: 22,217 electoral bonds purchased

The apex court had also directed the EC to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15

14 Mar 2024 1:47 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Didi snaps ties with brother after outburst over LS ticket

The TMC also faced another backlash when its former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen revolted for not getting a ticket in the LS polls

14 Mar 2024 1:42 AM

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini speaks as former CM Manohar Lal Khattar looks on during a special session of the state Assembly, in Chandigarh, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (PTI)

BJP splits with ally JJP in Haryana

Speaker Gian Chand Gupta put the trust vote for voting by voice vote, which the Saini government won

14 Mar 2024 1:38 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a programme marking nationwide outreach for credit support to disadvantaged sections via a video conference, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi Boosts Credit for Marginalised, Slams Congress

The Prime Minister pointed out that his government's schemes for toilets and cooking gas have benefited deprived sections of society

14 Mar 2024 1:14 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande during the Exercise Bharat Shakti, in Pokhran, Rajasthan, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi witness Bharat Shakti exercise

Tri-forces display prowess of weapons under ‘Aatmanirbharta’

13 Mar 2024 2:05 AM

The Centre on Monday notified the rules four years after the contentious law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship of non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India due to persecution before December 31, 2014.

Indian Union Muslim League Moves SC Against CAA

According to the CAA, Muslims cannot apply for Indian citizenship under the law

13 Mar 2024 2:04 AM

aryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administers the oath to BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister of Haryana, at Raj Bhavan, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Khattar Quits, Haryana BJP Chief is New CM

Five MLAs -- four from the BJP and one independent -- were also sworn in as ministers

13 Mar 2024 1:39 AM

A Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in flames after it crashed during an operational training sortie, near Jaisalmer, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Pilot of the aircraft ejected safely. (PTI Photo)

First Tejas Jet Crashes in Rajasthan

The pilot ejected safely and a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, the IAF said in a brief statement

13 Mar 2024 1:34 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday had ordered the SBI to disclose the details of electoral bonds to the election commission by Tuesday evening.

SBI hands over electoral bonds details to EC

Bank gives raw data to EC; poll panel races to place the details on its website today

13 Mar 2024 12:38 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President J.P. Nadda during BJP's Central Election Committee meeting, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, at party headquarters in New Delhi, Monday, March 11, 2024. (PTI Photo)

BJP plans NDA expansion to win 400 seats

BJP has announced candidates for 195 seats spanning across 16 states and two union territories

12 Mar 2024 2:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during launch of various national highway proejcts, in Gurugram, Monday, March 11, 2024. (PTI Photo)

It’s When Women Grow, Society Flourishes: Modi

Prime Minister Modi highlighted that his government's focus on women's empowerment would mark a new era for women's progress

12 Mar 2024 2:13 AM

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducts first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. (PTI Photo)

Agni-5 missile test successful

The flight test named Mission Divyastra was carried out from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha

12 Mar 2024 1:24 AM

The apex court directive on Monday came during the hearing by the bench on the SBI’s plea seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish the data.

SC firmly orders SBI to give EC bond info

The bench also directed the Election Commission to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15

12 Mar 2024 1:13 AM

Over 100 people lost their lives during the anti-CAA protests or police action. (File Image)

CAA comes into force before poll

Opposition questions timing of Centre order

12 Mar 2024 12:46 AM

“Congress which used to claim to be a casteless and classless party is now dividing the country on the lines of caste,” he told reporters after embracing the BJP in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

After 52 years in Congress, Pachouri joins BJP in MP

A four-time Rajya Sabha member, Pachouri was considered the Brahmin face of the party in Madhya Pradesh

10 Mar 2024 1:47 AM

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar flagged off six chariots, which will apprise the development works carried in the last ten years of Modi government.

BJP launches poll campaign for all Mumbai Lok Sabha seats

The BJP is preparing to contest five out of six Mumbai seats in 2024 leaving the sixth seat to the Eknath Shinde led party

09 Mar 2024 11:55 PM

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