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Rashtrapati Bhavan closed for general public ahead of swearing-in-ceremony
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Following the preparation for the forthcoming event of the swearing-in-ceremony of the Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the visit in Circuit -1 will remain closed for the general public from June 5 to 9,…
Govt seeks stakeholders’ views on draft Central Excise Bill
New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) on Tuesday invited suggestions on the draft Central Excise Bill, 2024, from stakeholders by June 26 as part of the pre-legislative consultation process.
The Bill aims…
SC to hear on June 3 Delhi government’s plea seeking more water from Haryana, HP
The Delhi government had made the Centre, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh as parties to the case filed by it in the top court.
Congress state leaders confident of much better returns for party
The assertion was made at an online interaction Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had before the media with key state leaders, PCC presidents and legislature party leaders of various states.
Rahul would rather wait for D-day, dismisses exit polls as ‘Modi media poll’
Asked how many seats INDIA bloc will get, Rahul Gandhi said, "Have you heard Sidhu Moose Wala's song '295'? So 295 (seats)," he quipped, according to PTI.
Ensure postal ballots counted first, guidelines followed: INDIA bloc to EC
The leaders of the alliance stressed that the poll panel should issue clear guidelines on the counting process and ensure that those are implemented.
Maximum limit of retirement & death gratuity for Central govt employees hiked to Rs 25 lakh
New Delhi; The government on Saturday announced an increase in the maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity for Central government employees from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh on reaching the dearness allowance rates to 50 per…
Surge for BJP: Matrize predicts NDA to secure 368 Lok Sabha seats
New Delhi: The Exit Polls result released on Saturday by the Republic TV-Matrize survey predicted that the BJP-led NDA is poised for a significant victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The projections indicate that the NDA could…
NDA to sweep Bihar, Jharkhand with little setbacks, projects India Today-Axis My India
New Delhi: The India Today-Axis My India Exit Polls on Saturday projected a landslide victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar and Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha elections, though with little setbacks as compared to…
PM Modi leaves Vivekananda Rock memorial after 45-hour meditation
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left the Vivekananda Rock Memorial after 45 hours of meditation at the Dhyana Mandap in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari.
PM Modi also paid floral tributes at the statue of Thiruvalluvar, a saint and…
“Nehru’s First Recruits” by Kallol Bhattacharjee released at FCC New Delhi
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JP Nadda slams Cong over Exit Poll boycott
New Delhi: BJP President J.P. Nadda on Friday slammed the Congress' decision to boycott Exit Poll debates slated for Saturday, saying that this indicates an unequivocal confirmation that it has conceded defeat ahead of the announcement of…
Lok Sabha Secretariat prepares to welcome, register and assist new MPs
New Delhi: With the results of the general elections set to be announced on June 4, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has introduced several innovative measures to welcome, register and assist the newly-elected MPs.
Under the supervision of…
From 2014 to 2024, how BJP campaign revolved around PM Modi’s defining agenda
New Delhi: The high-voltage campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections came to an end on Thursday evening, setting the stage for the seventh and final phase of polling on June 1.
Now, all eyes would be on the Exit Poll results, slated…
PM Modi writes letter to first-time voters in Kashi, asks them to vote
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter to the first-time voters of Varanasi, has appealed to them to cast their votes in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election scheduled on June 1.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers…
No need for a written national security policy: CDS Chauhan
The only thing missing is a written policy. I don’t know why people insist on that, said Gen Chauhan.
Six-month-old baby girl dies in police cross-firing
The NHRC sought a detailed report from the Chhattisgarh govt, for the violation of the human rights of the deceased within six weeks, after hearing a petition filed by Radhakanta Tripathy, a noted human rights activist and Supreme Court…
TMC snatched rights of OBCs to facilitate its appeasement politics, ‘vote jihad’: PM…
PM criticised Mamata for questioning the judges of the Calcutta HC and wondered if the TMC would now 'let loose its goons on judges' following unfavourable rulings.
Agnipath is a ‘threat’ to national security: Congress
Hitting out at the military recruitment policy, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said "the outgoing PM/sva-ghoshit Bhagwan's arrogance is more sacrosanct than the security of the country."
PM Modi has ended ‘rule of law’: Rahul on Dalit woman’s death in Madhya Pradesh
Such incidents break the courage of every person who has no other way except to take the recourse of law to seek justice, the former Congress chief said.