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Multiplexes, F&B Outlets In Gurugram To Offer Discount To Voters On May 25

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 09, 2024, Gurugram

Gurugram administration has come up with an initiative to increase the turnout of voters in the May 25 Lok Sabha polls in the Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency with officials announcing discounts on movie tickets and food items in multiplexes.

India To Delay UPI Payments Market Cap, Will Help PhonePe, Google Pay: Report

Reuters | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

India will again delay caps on market share for a popular digital payments method, two sources told Reuters, benefiting Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe as the authorities prioritise growth over concerns about market concentration.

"Made To Sign Blank Paper": Sandeshkhali Woman Alleges Fake Rape Complaint

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday May 09, 2024, Kolkata

In another twist to the Sandeskhali row, a woman has alleged that people linked with the BJP made her sign a blank paper and then wrote a false rape complaint in her name

"Will Take Us Only 15 Seconds...": BJP Leader's Jab. A Owaisi Says "Do It"

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

A crude statement 11 years ago by AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi - the "if police are removed for 15 minutes..." remark seen as a threat to Hindus - spawned a shocking "... it will take us only 15 seconds" response from the BJP's Navneet Rana today.

After Sharad Pawar's "Smaller Parties" Remark, Uddhav Thackeray's Counter

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 09, 2024, Pune

Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said his outfit was not a "small party", and hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis over their reactions to NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's 'merger' remark.

Ex-BJP Ally Dushyant Chautala Writes To Haryana Governor, Seeks Floor Test

Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Thursday May 09, 2024, Chandigarh

Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and BJP ally Dushyant Chautala has written to the Governor, demanding a floor test in the state assembly.

"Don't Want To Study Further": Kota Student Says Will Be Gone For 5 Years

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 09, 2024, Kota

With Rs 8,000 in his possession, and a promise to call once a year, a 19-year-old student in Rajasthan's Kota wrote to his parents that he was leaving home for five years.

Why BJP's Raebareli Candidate Feels The Gandhis "Hate" Rae Bareli, Amethi

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 09, 2024, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh

The BJP's Rae Bareli candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh has accused the Gandhi family of harbouring "hatred" for Rae Bareli and Amethi, and asked why they did not field a local leader from these seats.

First Reaction Of Mayawati's Nephew Akash Anand, Sacked As Her Heir

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

Akash Anand, the nephew of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, offered fulsome praise to his aunt Thursday morning, two days after being sacked from a senior post and downgraded as her political successor.

"Unbearable Pain": Tejashwi Yadav Displays Waist Belt During Rally

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

Doctors have advised him three weeks bed rest for back pain, but he has decided not to take a break from the Lok Sabha poll campaign, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejaswi Yadav has said

Heading To Vote In Gurugram? You Can Get Discounts In Multiplexes

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 09, 2024, Gurugram

The Gurugram district administration has come up with a unique initiative to increase the turnout of voters in the May 25 Lok Sabha polls in the Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency.

"People Of Hyderabad Are Not Cattle": A Owaisi On PM's "Lease" Remark

Asian News International | Thursday May 09, 2024, Hyderabad

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that Congress and BRS had given Hyderabad "on lease" to AIMIM.

Air India Express Cancels 85 Flights Amid Layoffs Due To Mass Sick Leave

Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

Air India Express on Thursday cancelled at least 85 flights as a section of cabin crew was fired, a day after nearly 300 employees of the airline called in sick and switched off their phones.

"Pick Any Channel, Any Issue": Smriti Irani Dares Priyanka Gandhi To Debate

Asian News International | Thursday May 09, 2024, Amethi (Uttar Pradesh)

Hitting back at Priyanka Gandhi for claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not speak on pressing issues concerning the country, Union Minister Smriti Irani challenged the Gandhis to a debate.

No Evidence That India Behind Khalistan Terrorist Murder Plot In US: Russia

Asian News International | Thursday May 09, 2024, Moscow

Rubbishing the allegations by US on India for a foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Washington has not yet provided any reliable evidence of involvement.