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"Within 40 Days...": Chandrababu Naidu's Liquor Promise For Andhra Polls

Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday April 12, 2024, Hyderabad

Ahead of the Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha and Assembly election, the post-poll supply of liquor has made headlines - as a pre-poll promise by none less than ex-Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

"Irony Died When...": Minister's Jibe At Shashi Tharoor In Affidavit Row

NDTV News Desk | Thursday April 11, 2024, New Delhi

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit back at the Congress Thursday morning amid the ongoing row over a surprising detail on his election affidavit - that his taxable income for FY2021/22 was Rs 680, compared to Rs 17.5 lakh for FY20.

"Give Us Documents": Karnataka Lokayukta To DK Shivakumar In Assets Case

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday April 10, 2024

The Karnataka Lokayukta has asked Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to submit documents in a disproportionate assets case against him it is investigating.

5 Facts About Dayanidhi Maran, DMK's Chennai Central Candidate

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday April 10, 2024, New Delhi

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Dayanidhi Maran is once again contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Chennai Central constituency. The seat is a stronghold of the Maran family. Dayanidhi Maran is a three-time MP from here.

MK Stalin's 'Modi Ki Guarantee' Twist As PM, BJP Court Tamil Nadu

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 10, 2024, Chennai

Tamil Nadu has never been a happy hunting ground for the BJP, which secured less than 3.7 per cent of the votes in the 2019 election and less than three in the 2021 state poll.

Video: SUV Flips After Hitting Divider At High Speed In Tamil Nadu, 5 Dead

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday April 10, 2024, New Delhi

An SUV rolled several times after it hit a divider on a highway in Tamil Nadu, killing five people. Four of them belonged to the same family.

Kerala Doctor Accused Of Abetting Girlfriend's Suicide Allowed Back In Class

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2024, Kochi

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday gave some relief to a doctor accused of abetting his girlfriend's suicide and allowed him to rejoin his postgraduate classes.

Prominent Lingayat Seer To Contest Against Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Press Trust of India | Monday April 08, 2024, Bengaluru

Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math, a prominent Veerashaiva Lingayat seer, on Monday said he has decided to contest as an independent candidate from Dharwad segment in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

DMK's "Ideology Is Enough" Jibe To Union Minister's Tamil Nadu Claim

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday April 08, 2024, Chennai

Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Monday rubbished talk of a "silent alliance" with rivals - the AIADMK - to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of the state.

"Electoral Stunts": Tamil Nadu BJP Chief On MK Stalin's Cricket Stadium Promise

Asian News International | Sunday April 07, 2024, Chennai

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai on Sunday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for making another promise -- a state-of-the-art cricket stadium in Coimbatore.

Statehood To Puducherry If INDIA Bloc Voted To Power, Promises MK Stalin

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 07, 2024, Puducherry

DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power after Lok Sabha polls, will provide statehood to Puducherry.

Kerala Student, Found Dead In College Hostel, "Continuously" Assaulted For 29 Hours: Report

NDTV News Desk | Sunday April 07, 2024, New Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the case into the death of a 20-year-old veterinary student in a college hostel in Kerala's Wayanad district.

"KCR Did Here, PM Doing In Delhi": Rahul Gandhi Brings Up Phone Tapping Row

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday April 07, 2024, Hyderabad

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has used the Telangana phone tapping row to launch a two-pronged attack on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

'Very Worrying, Sad': Nirmala Sitharaman On Bengaluru Water Crisis

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 06, 2024, Bengaluru

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power.

Migrant Worker Allegedly Lynched By Mob In Kerala, 10 Arrested

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Saturday April 06, 2024, Bengaluru

At least 10 people have been arrested after the suspected mob lynching of a 24-year-old migrant worker in Kerala's Muvattupuzha two days ago.