CUTTACK: A special court in Cuttack started trial on Friday against BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab for assaulting a cop on duty in Odisha 13 years back.Court of judicial magistrate first class Deepankar Bal, dealing with cases against MPs and MLAs, had framed charges against Mahtab on March 21 under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily…
RAIPUR: Over 64% of Bastar‘s 14 lakh electorate defied the Maoist threat and turned up to vote by 5pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. This figure is expected to rise.This is being held in the backdrop of the most aggressive anti-Maoist operations in nearly two decades of insurgency. As…
GUWAHATI: Not one of over four lakh voters in eastern Nagaland turned up in elections to the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat on Friday following a boycott and shutdown call by Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) over the Centre’s “failure” to fulfil its long-standing demand to create a separate zone with greater autonomy.The 20 MLAs…
Kartik Bakale, son of a BJP functionary, was among the four killed in Gadag, Karnataka. The assailants targeted the family, leading to a tragic incident with the police ruling out robbery as the motive. Source link
NEW DELHI: Following Israel‘s retaliatory strike on Iran, Indian govt is closely monitoring the situation but whether it asks Indian nationals in the two countries to leave will depend on whether there is any further escalation.While Israel did launch an air strike on Iran, its actions so far have been limited in scope, intended perhaps…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi on Friday employed a novel technique to capture public attention.The Congress party posted a video featuring Rahul Gandhi on X (formerly Twitter), where he can be seen interacting with his pet dog.Rahul Gandhi began by capturing attention with, “Now that I have your focus, I’d…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru has become home to Asia’s first dedicated command and control centre for space domain awareness. The state-of-the-art facility was inaugurated Friday at the newly opened global headquarters of Digantara, a space situational awareness (SSA) company. The 25,000 sq ft headquarters houses a first-of-its-kind command centre focused solely on monitoring and managing space traffic.This…
RAIPUR: To ensure a comfortable, and secure environment for the women voters within the state, more than 500 polling centers named Sangwari booths have been created which will be completely managed by the female polling workers for the second and third phase polling. This arrangement aims to encourage greater participation of women in the electoral…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Friday urged the Election Commission to take strict action against Shiv Sena-UBT leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut for his recent ‘dancer’ jibe on BJP’s candidate from Amravati Lok Sabha seat Navneet Rana.Raut made the controversial remark against the BJP candidate while addressing a campaign rally in…
NEW DELHI: The Northern Angami constituency in Nagaland witnessed history as Government Middle School transformed into the state’s first polling station managed entirely by women officers.Despite facing a minor setback with a malfunctioning voting machine, the atmosphere remained serene and orderly at the polling station in Chedema village. People patiently queued up to exercise their…
