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Judicial probe against Central agencies ‘unfortunate’- Rajnath Singh

12:19 pm March 28, 2021

Thiruv: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Kerala government’s decision to recommend a judicial inquiry against central probe agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the gold and dollar smuggling cases, was ”unfortunate” and amounts to challenging the federal structure of the Constitution. Singh, who is in Kerala to campaign for the […]

Counting underway for Karnataka MLC polls

In a battle for prestige, AIADMK’s Jayakumar seeks to retain Royapuram seat

12:08 pm March 28, 2021

Chennai: The electoral battle for Royapuram, an arterial northern part of of the city, has become very prestigious for the opposition DMK, which is desperately attempting to wrest back the seat it lost to AIADMK’s D Jayakumar way back in 2001. Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 6, […]

BJP MLA Arun Narang thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

BJP MLA thrashed, clothes torn by protesting farmers in Punjab

10:33 pm March 27, 2021

Chandigarh: A BJP MLA in Punjab was allegedly thrashed and his clothes torn by a group of farmers at Malout in Muktsar district on Saturday, police said. When Abohar legislator Arun Narang reached Malout along with local leaders to address a press conference, they got surrounded by a group of protesting farmers and black ink […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Bengal Assembly polls: Derek writes to EC, flags ‘discrepancy’ in voter turnout data

2:29 pm March 27, 2021

Kolkata: Flagging ‘discrepancy’ in voter turnout data, All India Trinamool Congress’ parliamentary party leader, Derek O’Brien on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India. “Voter turnout for ACs Kanthi Dakshin (216) and Kanthi Uttar (213) at 9:13 am was 18.47 per cent and 18.95 per cent respectively, 4 minutes later at 9:17 […]

Four nuns briefly detained over allegations of forcible conversion in Jhansi; Cong, BJP demand action

11:51 pm March 23, 2021

Jhansi/Kochi: Four nuns were taken off an express train and detained for questioning by railway police in UP’s Jhansi recently, with the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) expressing concern over the matter. KCBC on Tuesday alleged two nuns belonging to Kerala- based Sacred Heart congregation and two postulants were harassed during the March 19 incident, […]