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Ajit Pawar To Use Clock Symbol For Polls, Sharad Pawar The Trumpet For Now

Ajit Pawar To Use Clock Symbol For Polls, Sharad Pawar The Trumpet For Now

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

The names and election symbols of the Nationalist Congress Party will remain as the Election Commission decided for the Lok Sabha polls, the Supreme Court decided today. The order, though, is temporary and the matter would be revisited.

Political Parties' Bizarre Replies As Poll Body Seeks Electoral Bonds Info

Political Parties' Bizarre Replies As Poll Body Seeks Electoral Bonds Info

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

The Election Commission's request to parties for details of electoral bonds received by them elicited myriad, and often unsolicited, responses -- one party seeking its deregistration and another noting that its chief personally donates Rs 500 once ev

Mumbai Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Jailed For Life In 2006 Fake Encounter Case

Mumbai Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Jailed For Life In 2006 Fake Encounter Case

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced former policeman Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment in connection with the fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta, an alleged close aide of gangster Chhota Rajan in 2006.

"Mockery Of Voters": Supreme Court In Pawar versus Pawar Hearing

"Mockery Of Voters": Supreme Court In Pawar versus Pawar Hearing

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

The current trend of defection in political parties that end up with the defecting faction being recognised as the "real" party, was slammed by the Supreme Court today, which called it a "mockery of voters".

UP Man Stabs Wife Repeatedly As Lunch Wasn't Served On Time: Police

UP Man Stabs Wife Repeatedly As Lunch Wasn't Served On Time: Police

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh

A 30-year-old man in UP's Sitapur killed his wife using a sharp weapon after an argument over delay in serving him lunch. He then died by suicide by hanging himself in his house in this district, police said.

As One Soren Takes Political Centre-Stage, Another Switches To BJP

As One Soren Takes Political Centre-Stage, Another Switches To BJP

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Ranchi

The political split in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) first family is out in the open as party founder Shibu Soren's daughter-in-law Sita switched to the BJP today, accusing the JMM leadership of neglecting her

"Sheer Insult To Hindus": PM Modi Again Targets Rahul Gandhi On 'Shakti' Remark

"Sheer Insult To Hindus": PM Modi Again Targets Rahul Gandhi On 'Shakti' Remark

Asian News International | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Salem

The Prime Minister said that everyone witnessed the kind of behaviour the INDI alliance does with women.

When Adolf Hitler Was Arrested By John F Kennedy In Meghalaya

When Adolf Hitler Was Arrested By John F Kennedy In Meghalaya

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

Election Commission shared a post on X - a flashback from 2008 - when Adolf Hitler was arrested by John F Kennedy in Meghalaya. The anecdote was shared by the poll panel as the country gears up for Lok Sabha polls this year.

Jharkhand's Minister Hemant Soren's Sister-In-Law Quits JMM, Joins BJP

Jharkhand's Minister Hemant Soren's Sister-In-Law Quits JMM, Joins BJP

Asian News International | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Ranchi

Jharkhand's Jama MLA Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.

"Playing BJP's Game": Shashi Tharoor Accuses Left Of Dividing Votes

"Playing BJP's Game": Shashi Tharoor Accuses Left Of Dividing Votes

Asian News International | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday alleged that the "only effect" of the CPI's campaign against him in Thiruvananthapuram is to "divide the anti-BJP vote".

Vinay Kumar Named India's New Ambassador To Russia

Vinay Kumar Named India's New Ambassador To Russia

Asian News International | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

Vinay Kumar, a 1992-batch IFS officer, presently Ambassador of India to Myanmar, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

PM Modi Breaks Down While Remembering "Salem's Ramesh" At Poll Rally

PM Modi Breaks Down While Remembering "Salem's Ramesh" At Poll Rally

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Salem

BJP state general secretary 'auditor' V Ramesh, 54, was hacked to death by an unknown gang inside the compound of his house in Maravaneri area in Salem town in 2013.

"There Will Be Happy Ending": Karnataka BJP Chief On Seat-Sharing With JD(S)

"There Will Be Happy Ending": Karnataka BJP Chief On Seat-Sharing With JD(S)

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2024, Bengaluru

With JD(S) indicating its unhappiness over the seat-sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Tuesday said he has spoken to its leadership after consulting his party's high command.

India Rejects China's "Absurd, Baseless" Claims On Arunachal Pradesh

India Rejects China's "Absurd, Baseless" Claims On Arunachal Pradesh

Asian News International | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

India has again rejected the "absurd claims" and "baseless arguments" made by China on Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the northeast State is an "integral and inalienable part of India."

No Stay On CAA, Top Court Asks Centre To Respond To Petitions In 3 Weeks

No Stay On CAA, Top Court Asks Centre To Respond To Petitions In 3 Weeks

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday March 19, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon refused to stay implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, and gave the government three weeks to respond to 237 petitions challenging the law.