New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Kapil Mishra, the BJP candidate from Delhi’s Karawal Nagar Assembly constituency, on Sunday, mocked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over allegations of “fake voter registrations” ahead of the Assembly elections. In a sharp attack, Mishra taunted Kejriwal, saying the former Delhi Chief Minister has been making “baseless … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the aim to take the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025 to global tourists, the Union Ministry of Tourism has plans to work closely with social media influencers, scholars, researchers, photographers and media by offering a toll-free Tourist Infoline (1800111363 or 1363), an official said on Sunday. Besides English and Hindi, … Read more
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) Eight fishermen from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday. Two mechanised boats were also impounded by the Sri Lankan authorities. According to the Sri Lankan Navy, the arrests were made for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Adani Group has announced a planned investment of Rs 60,000 crore to expand the group’s power plants in Raipur, Korba, and Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. The Chief Minister’s Office on Sunday posted on X the details of the meeting and the planned investment. The CMO also posted pictures of the … Read more
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) Congress functionaries in Tamil Nadu are upset after the state leadership relinquished its claim to the Erode East Assembly seat, allowing the DMK to contest the upcoming by-election on February 5. The by-election was necessitated by the passing of E.V.K.S. Elangovan, a former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president and sitting … Read more
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway saw traffic jams for the third consecutive day on Sunday as thousands of families from Hyderabad and outskirts were heading to their native places in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for Sankranti. Bus stations and railway stations in Hyderabad and Secunderabad were crowded with passengers. Road Transport Corporations of both … Read more
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) launched a sharp criticism of Independent MP Pappu Yadav for organising a state-wide “Bihar Bandh” on Sunday, accusing him of politicising alleged irregularities in the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examinations for personal gain. Pappu Yadav, leading the Jan Adhikar Party, demanded the cancellation and re-examination … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) The Kerala Police will deploy 5,000 personnel for the Makaravilakku festival at the Sabarimala hill shrine, scheduled for January 14. The festival is expected to draw a minimum of 2.5 lakh devotees to the temple. In a statement released on Saturday, the police informed that out of the 5,000 officers, 1800 … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday claimed that a crowdfunding campaign by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to fight polls is the biggest evidence of the party’s honesty. Addressing media persons here, CM Atishi shared that since its launch, the AAP has been fighting the polls with donations and the … Read more
