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8:29 PM

BJP people afraid of 'Gandhi' in Rahul Gandhi's name: Mehbooba Mufti at INDIA leaders' rally in Mumbai

BJP people afraid of 'Gandhi' in Rahul Gandhi's name, said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti at INDIA leaders' rally in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said the INDIA alliance's fight was not against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah personally but against the ideology of hate.

8:27 PM

Over 75 prominent personalities of Assam urge Congress to withdraw Barpeta candidate

Over 75 prominent personalities from Assam have appealed to the Congress to reconsider its decision to contest the Barpeta constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Instead, they have urged the party to support the Communist Party of India (Marxist) nominee. The request was conveyed to the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah through a letter signed by leading intellectuals, educationists, and cultural figures of the state on Saturday, a copy of which was also marked to the AICC. This letter, shared with the media, emphasises the need for unity among anti-BJP secular political parties and underscores the importance of isolating the BJP and its allies to safeguard the rights and interests of the people of Assam. "At this critical juncture, we appeal to you to re-consider the decision for fielding the Congress candidate in Barpeta Parliamentary constituency and withdraw the candidature of your party's nominee in favour of the CPI(M)," the letter said.

7:38 PM

Since Oppn named its alliance INDIA, BJP stopped using word India out of fear: M K Stalin at Mumbai rally

Since Opposition named its alliance INDIA, BJP stopped using the word India out of fear, said Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin at Mumbai rally. He added, "Electoral bonds BJP's 'white collar corruption'." INDIA bloc will form truly secular and inclusive government at Centre, added Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin at Mumbai rally. He further added that INDIA bloc will form truly secular and inclusive government at Centre.

5:59 PM

PM Modi asks ministers to draft roadmap for first 100 days, next 5 years of new govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told ministers to draft a roadmap for the first 100 days and next five years for new government, sources said. Chairing a Cabinet meeting here this morning, the PM also asked them to meet secretaries and other officials of their respective ministries to discuss how the agenda for the first 100 days and the next five years can be better implemented, PTI reported. The meeting took place a day after the Election Commission announced schedule for the Lok Sabha polls 2024. The Cabinet also initiated the process of notifying the dates of the seven-phase parliamentary elections by sending the Election Commission's recommendation to President Droupadi Murmu.

5:51 PM

Strict action against perpetrators of violence: MEA on Gujarat University incident

India on Sunday said that the Gujarat government is taking strict action against the perpetrators of violence at a university in Ahmedabad in which two foreign students sustained injuries. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said one of the two foreign students injured in the violence has been discharged from hospital. "An incidence of violence took place at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad yesterday. State government is taking strict action against the perpetrators," he said on 'X'.

5:17 PM

Lok Sabha LIVE: PM Modi afraid of Congress prez Mallikarjun Kharge, says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his campaign from Kharge's home district Kalaburagi. He said the party is sure to win 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka including Kalaburagi. "He (Modi) is afraid of the Leader of Opposition (in Rajya Sabha) Mallikarjun Kharge. Hence, he started his election campaign from there (Kalaburagi). We will win 20 seats including Kalaburagi," Shivakumar told reporters here. Modi started his election campaign in Karnataka from Kalaburagi on Saturday. His next campaign in the state will be in Shivamogga. He also said the next list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections will be announced on March 20. "There is a meeting on March 19 (about the rest of the candidates). We will announce the list on March 20," the DCM said.

4:44 PM

Lok Sabha 2024 polls: 26.2 lakh voters to elect Noida MP

A total of 26,20,040 voters will elect the next Lok Sabha MP from the Gautam Buddh Nagar parliamentary constituency on April 26, up from 22.97 lakh in 2019, officials said on Sunday. Gautam Buddh Nagar has five Assembly constituencies -- Noida, Dadri, Jewar Khurja and Sikandrabad -- District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said. Khurja and Sikandrabad fall in the adjoining Bulandshahr district but are part of the Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, he added.

The notification for the polls will be issued on March 28 and the last date for filing nominations is April 4, while candidatures can be withdrawn till April 8, Verma said.

4:12 PM

SP got Rs 14.05 crore via electoral bonds, Akali Dal Rs 7.26 crore, AIADMK Rs 6.05 crore: EC data

Samajwadi Party got Rs 14.05 crore via electoral bonds, Akali Dal Rs 7.26 crore, AIADMK Rs 6.05 crore, National Conference Rs 50 lakh, reveals EC data.

3:57 PM

Youtuber Elvish Yadav arrested by Noida Police in connection with Wildlife Protection Act case: Official.

Youtuber Elvish Yadav has been arrested by Noida Police in connection with Wildlife Protection Act case, said official. 

3:40 PM

Chhattisgarh EOW registers FIR against ex-CM Baghel, others in Mahadev betting app case

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Chhattisgarh has registered a case against former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in the alleged Mahadev online betting scam based on a probe report submitted by the ED, officials said on Sunday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has been investigating the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case for more than a year, alleged in the past that its probe has shown involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, where the two main promoters of the app hail from. The projected proceeds of crime in this case are about Rs 6,000 crore, according to the ED.

3:36 PM

Political news: Uttarakhand Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari joins BJP

Uttarakhand Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari joined the BJP here on Sunday, in a setback to the grand-old party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Bhandari, a three-term Congress legislator who was also a minister in the state in the past, joined the BJP in the presence of its senior leaders, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal and the party's national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam. Gautam is also the BJP's in-charge for Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni, a Rajya Sabha member who will contest his first Lok Sabha election from the Garhwal seat in Uttarakhand, were also present on the occasion.

3:33 PM

Election Commission makes public new details on electoral bonds purchased by people, redeemed by parties

Election Commission makes public new details on electoral bonds purchased by people and redeemed by parties.

2:47 PM

NTA to conduct CUET-UG between May 15 and 31, two dates overlap election dates on 20, 25 May

1:24 PM

International students at Gujarat University attacked for offering namaz in hostel; 2 hospitalised

Students hailing from different foreign countries were assaulted allegedly by a group of persons in the Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad for offering namaz in the facility's building, police said on Sunday. Two students - one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan - were hospitalised after the incident which took place on Saturday night, they said. An FIR was registered against 20-25 people and nine teams of security personnel were formed to conduct a probe into the incident, Police Commissioner GS Malik said.

1:07 PM

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says, INDIA alliance are not against EVM but against manipulation of EVM