Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of crippling the Congress financially, former party president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday demanded that the party be given access to its bank accounts to ensure a level playing field in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
The Election Commission Thursday directed the Centre to "immediately halt" sending bulk WhatsApp messages under the "Viksit Bharat Sampark" to highlight the government's initiatives.
The Election Commission is closely monitoring the dissemination of pamphlets, paid news, fake news, and content inciting caste and communal tensions during the election period, stated Additional Chief Electoral Officer Venkatesh Kumar.
A man accused in the Budaun double murder case was arrested from Bareilly on Thursday, police said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed applications seeking a stay on the appointment of two new election commissioners.
An Indonesian search and rescue ship located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety Thursday.
The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he has any intention of upholding his "guarantee" to the people of Ladakh on grant of statehood and self governance.
Tension prevailed in a locality in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh after around a dozen people were injured allegedly in stone pelting on a religious procession on Tuesday night, officials said.
Saeed Ahmed, the former Pakistan Test captain and a dashing batsman of his time, passed away here after leading a largely reclusive life away from cricket since his retirement. He was 86.
Tensions escalated in the Lok Sabha election campaign in Kerala over allegations regarding a business partnership between ruling LDF convener E P Jayarajan's family and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar's company.
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