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Karnataka election: State wants BJP star campaigner Yogi Adityanath on multiple rallies after Atiq Ahmed's son encounter
The BJP state unit has requested six trips by Yogi Adityanath ahead Karnataka Assembly election 2023 for multiple rallies and road shows
Karnataka Election 2023: Why polls matter for BJP untangled in seven charts
Karnataka Election 2023: The political chessboard for the current electoral battle can only be understood in the context of what came before
Karnataka Election 2023: Amit Shah to take out rally in Devanahalli today, assess BJP preparations
Karnataka Election 2023: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will take out a roadshow in Karnataka's Devanahalli today as the saffron party gears up for the 10 May Assembly elections in the state
2002 Naroda Gam riots case: Court acquits all 67 accused
The Ahmedabad-based court of S K Baxi, special judge for SIT cases, acquitted all the accused -- including ex-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Maya Kodnani -- in one of the major post-Godhra riots cases which was probed by a Supreme-Court appointed Special Investigation Team
Karnataka Elections 2023: Shivakumar’s MP brother files nomination from Kanakapura, same segment as sibling
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Suresh has filed his papers, as a backup plan in the event of Shivakumar’s nomination getting rejected. Shivakumar has won from Kanakapura segment thrice since 2008
Criminal Defamation Case: Surat court rejects Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on conviction
The court of additional sessions judge RP Mogera rejected Rahul Gandhi's application filed for a relief pending his appeal against a lower court's order sentencing him to two years in jail in the case
Karnataka Elections 2023: Congress releases sixth and final list of five candidates
Karnataka Elections 2023: With the sixth list, the Congress has announced 223 candidates, marking one seat in the 224-member Assembly for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party, a regional outfit.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Congress veteran Siddaramaiah files nomination from Varuna
Karnataka Elections 2023: A chief ministerial aspirant in the event of Congress coming to power in the state, Siddaramaiah has already declared that this will be his last election
'Don’t do politics': EAM Jaishankar slams Siddaramaiah over tweet on Indians in Sudan
Siddaramaiah had taken to social media platform Twitter to claim that the Indian government has not shown the desired alacrity to evacuate dozens of tribals from Karnataka who are reportedly stranded in Sudan even as fighting rages between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces
Scandal Hits Congress: Assam youth wing chief Angkita Dutta accuses Srinivas BV of harassment
Angkita Dutta claimed that her harassment started after she raised her voice against the mismanagement of Indian Youth Congress affairs by Srinivas BV
G7 opposes China's 'militarisation' of South China Sea region
The ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States (US), as well as the European Union, expressed worry about the situation in the East and South China Seas and criticised China's "militarization activities" in the region
PM Mohammed Shia al Sudani helping Iran boost military influence in Iraq, claim reports
Iran has reportedly boosted its influence in neighbouring Iraq through the use of Iranian proxies - a process allegedly aided by Mohammed Shia al Sudani
India, Russia trade exceeds target of $30 billion before 2025, may increase, says Jaishankar
While discussing the relationship between India and Russia, Jaishankar noted that the two countries have a long history of inter-ethnic contact. He also discussed the potential for increased trade in the travel and tourist sector between the two countries
Amid visit by Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia refuses entry to Hamas delegation
Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Doha, Qatar, had reached a verbal agreement to allow the Hamas delegation to travel to Mecca on Monday. However, despite the agreement, the government of Saudi Arabia refused to provide entry visas to the Hamas officials
'Cultural security equally important as other aspects of security to keep our identity intact'
In a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Rajnath Singh said people who are not able to do anything else go out to connect India which is "united and indestructible"
In 2008, Atiq Ahmad's key vote helped save UPA govt, India's nuke deal with US
During that time, the Opposition had brought a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh-led government and at stake was the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the nuclear deal
Iran's reopens embassy in Saudi Arabia after several years
Since Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran in 2016 as a result of its embassy in Tehran being stormed during a disagreement between the two nations over Riyadh's death of a Shi'ite preacher, the mission had been closed
Explained: How did Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP win ‘national party’ status and Trinamool, NCP, CPI lose it?
The Election Commission of India recognised AAP as a national party and revoked the status of Trinamool, Nationalist Congress Party and the Communist Party of India. The three did not meet the criteria. What is defined as a national party in India and why is the tag coveted?
India launches programme to boost infrastructure along LAC with China
PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah travelled to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to launch the Vibrant Villages Programme, which aims to improve living conditions and job prospects in five states and territories of India that lie along the LAC with China
China’s PLA 'seals off' Taiwan on third day of military drills
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China claimed that the wargames involved "closing" Taiwan after two days of drills that simulated targeted attacks on the island and its encirclement
Over 2,000 rules, laws scrapped by Centre in last nine years for ease of governance
Jitendra Singh said previous governments found "comfort in a status quoist approach", but Prime Minister Modi has demonstrated the courage and conviction to do away with such rules, many of which persisted since the time of British Raj and caused inconvenience to the citizens
West has bad habit of commenting on others: EAM Jaishankar
The EAM was responding to a question on Germany and United States' remarks on the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament
Rahul Gandhi to be in Surat on April 3 to file appeal against conviction in defamation case
Rahul Gandhi will be present in the sessions court to file the plea challenging a metropolitan court's order which sentenced him to two years in jail
UP: Atiq Ahmad's brother arrested for sheltering Umesh Pal's killers
Akhlaq Ahmad, a government doctor, was arrested from Nauchandi area here by an STF team last night and taken to Prayagraj, Superintendent of Police, STF, Brijesh Singh said
Russia, US spar during UN meeting over tactical nukes for Belarus
Ukraine’s UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called for the UN Security Council meeting following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on March 25 that Russia plans to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus
After being fired, Israel’s defence minister caught in limbo
As of Friday, Gallant — whose criticism of Netanyahu’s planned judicial changes led to his dismissal — was still on the job. Gallant’s aides said it was business-as-usual at the Defense Ministry
Donald Trump facing at least 1 felony charge in NY case
The indictment remained sealed and the specific charges were not immediately known, but details were confirmed by people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that isn’t yet public
US President Joe Biden refuses to comment on Donald Trump’s indictment
The nature of the charges against Trump was unclear because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter
Biden tours tornado-hit Mississippi town, will announce funding
As Biden and first lady Jill Biden drove through Rolling Fork, they saw the damage left by a powerful tornado that reduced many of the community's 400 houses to unrecognizable debris
Donald Trump to face criminal charges, sending US into uncharted waters
Trump's expected appearance before a judge in Manhattan on Tuesday as the Republican mounts a comeback bid for the presidency could further inflame divisions across the country