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"BJP Has The Upper Hand, Everyone Knows It": PM Modi To NDTV On 2024 Polls

NDTV Newsdesk | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

"Hamara palda bahut bhari hai (The scales are tilted in our favour)," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told NDTV in an exclusive interview, projecting confidence in his ability to secure a third straight term for his party, BJP, in the general election.

Rs 40 Crore "Unaccounted" Cash Found In Raids On Agra Shoe Trader

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Agra/New Delhi

The Income Tax department on Saturday recovered about Rs 40 crore "unaccounted" cash during raids against some Agra-based shoe businesses, official sources said.

Gujarat School Principal Thrashed For Doing Survey Of Madrasa, 2 Arrested: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Ahmedabad

The principal of a government school was thrashed by a group of people when he went to survey a madrasa in Ahmedabad on Saturday, police said.

Poll Body Censures Trinamool's Humayun Kabir For Threatening Rivals, Voters

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Saturday censured TMC leader Humayun Kabir for allegedly threatening voters and rival party workers through statements based on religious lines.

"Rush Him To Hospital": Mamata Banerjee Stops Speech As Man Faints At Poll Rally

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Bishnupur (WB)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered immediate arrangement of medical treatment for a person who fell ill during her speech at an election rally in Bankura district on a hot Saturday afternoon.

NDTV Exclusive - When Scope, Scale And Speed Meet Skill: PM Modi's Recipe For Success

NDTV News Desk | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

Laying out a pathway to success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a 'four-S' mantra for a country to achieve big things.

Poll Body Notices To Bengal BJP Chief Over "Misleading" Ads Targeting Trinamool

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Saturday issued two separate show-cause notices to West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar for "misleading" advertisements targeting the state's ruling TMC.

Rs 8,889 Crore Including Drugs Seized So Far During Lok Sabha Polls

Asian News International | Saturday May 18, 2024

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that election-time seizures have reached Rs 8,889 crore, with drugs comprising 45 per cent of the total.

Elephant Accidentally Comes In Contact With Electricity Transmission Line, Dies

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu)

A male elephant died of electrocution on Saturday at a village near Kothagiri in the Nilgiris district when it accidentally came in contact with an overhead electricity transmission line, authorities said.

Those Promising To Make Odisha Number 1 Should...: Naveen Patnaik

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Bhubaneswar

Lashing out at visiting Union ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that "political tourists" promising to make Odisha number one in the country should first concentrate on their own states.

"Misleading": Centre On Reports Of Model Of Chinook Chopper Missing In UP

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

The defence ministry on Saturday trashed reports that a model of a Chinook chopper installed by the DRDO at the 2020 edition of DefExpo went missing.

One Corrupt Party Covering Another: PM Modi's Swipe At Congress-AAP Alliance

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said opposition INDIA bloc can go to any extent in pursuing its "vote bank" politics, claiming that the then Congress government during the 2014 elections had handed over 123 properties spread across prime loc

UP School Principal, Staff Stop Outsiders From Playing In Campus, Assaulted: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2024, Aligarh (UP)

The principal and few other staff members of a private school were on Saturday allegedly assaulted by a group of people here after they stopped some outsiders from playing in the campus, police said.

"Vote Responsibly": Ratan Tata Urges Mumbaikars Ahead Of Polls

Asian News International | Saturday May 18, 2024, Mumbai

The head of polling in Mumbai scheduled for May 20 in phase 5, Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata urged all the Mumbaikars to go out and vote responsibly.

After Kanhaiya Kumar Assault, Firing At Rally Of Congress Pick In Punjab

Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Saturday May 18, 2024

A person was injured in the firing at the Congress Lok Sabha candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla's rally at Ajnala town near Amritsar on Saturday, said police.