Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP MLA from Jharkhand Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joined the Congress on Wednesday and vowed to strengthen the INDIA bloc.

Nearly 30 passengers were injured after a state transport bus they were travelling in fell from a bridge in Maharashtra's Parbhani district on Wednesday morning, a police official said.

Amid a backlash over its policy to introduce a new "Pure Veg Mode" service, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday said the company will roll back the move to introduce green uniform for its new fleet, clarifying that all its riders will continue to wear red.

A Gambian delegation has visited the Gujarat University campus here and held a meeting with its vice chancellor over safety measures in the backdrop of an attack on foreign students allegedly for offering namaz in the varsity's hostel premises.

The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, began on Wednesday with the issuance of a notification.

The prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards for the year 2022 saw The News Minute's reporters Azeefa Fathima, Balakrishnan Ganesan, and Prajwal Bhat clinching top honors in two distinguished categories. Their exceptional journalistic endeavors were recognized at the awards ceremony held in New Delhi on Tuesday, March 19.

Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal has taken stringent measures ahead of the Lok Sabha elections by ordering the expulsion of 19 rowdy sheeters involved in criminal activities within the commissionerate limits. This move is aimed at maintaining peace and ensuring the smooth conduct of the electoral process.

Bengaluru: “BJP is planning to make former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar taste defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” stated Congress MLA and Former Minister Laxman Savadi speaking to reporters in the city on Tuesday.