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Karnataka Minister Orders Action Against Student Who Questioned His Kannada Proficiency, BJP Criticises

As the student remarked he doesnt know Kannada, the minister first went for a quirky and calm reply, but later lost his cool and ordered action against him

21 Nov 2024 12:43 pm
Advantage Mahayuti Or Strong Anti-Incumbency? What Maharashtras 4% Voting Increase Means

The Election Commission of India has put the voting turnout in Maharashtra at 65.11 per cent, over four percentage points higher than the last assembly elections when the voter turnout stood at 61.1 per cent

21 Nov 2024 11:55 am
Maharashtra Exit Polls Give Heft To Independents; Pawar Dons Mediator's Hat For MVA

The alliances are trying to convince the candidates before counting day on November 23, seeking their support if the coalition gets good numbers but falls just short of majority

21 Nov 2024 9:47 am
'Whenever Voting Increases...': Fadnavis Confident Of BJP's Maharashtra Show, Meets RSS Chief

Maharashtra recorded 65.11% turnout in elections to 288 assembly seats on Wednesday with Kolhapur district coming on top with 76.25 per cent polling

21 Nov 2024 9:45 am
Maharashtra Election: Five Maha Constituencies Where Titans Locked Horns

From Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar, to Yugendra Pawar, Aaditya Thackeray, and Zeeshan Siddique, prominent leaders from these five constituencies will lock horns in the Maharashtra election

21 Nov 2024 8:29 am
PM Modi Proposes 7 'Key Pillars' To Strengthen Ties Between India, Caribbean Nations

Modi made the remarks on Wednesday as he joined leaders from the Caribbean partner countries for the second India-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit here.

21 Nov 2024 7:34 am
Over 4,000 Candidates In Fray For Maharashtra Polls, 28% Increase From Last Time

In 2019, when the fight was between BJP-Shiv Sena and Congress-NCP alliances, a total of 3,239 candidates contested the elections

21 Nov 2024 6:05 am
Most Exit Polls Predict Twin Wins For BJP & Allies In Maharashtra, Jharkhand In Last Elections Of 2024

Bypolls to 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand were also conducted on Wednesday. The results for all the elections will be out on November 23

20 Nov 2024 10:25 pm
Will Better Lok Sabha Tally, Says BJP As Exit Polls Predict Mahayuti Victory, MVA Slams 'Fake' Figures

Maharashtra Exit Poll Results 2024: The Mahayuti leaders called the figures a vindication of their development schemes in the state while the MVA expressed confidence that they would prove the numbers wrong and emerge victorious

20 Nov 2024 9:59 pm
People Voted Against Corruption, Says Buoyant BJP As Exit Poll Results Give Party Edge In Jharkhand

Jharkhand Election Exit Polls Result: The results for the two-phase Jharkhand election will be announced on November 23 but all exit polls --- except AXIS-My India --- on Wednesday brought cheer for the BJP

20 Nov 2024 9:02 pm
Jharkhand Exit Poll Result Highlights: NDA Expected To Sweep State In Blow To Hemant Sorens JMM

Jharkhand Exit Poll 2024: According to the Matrize exit poll, the NDA is likely to get between 42-47 seats while the JMM-Congress-RJD coalition is expected to win around 25-30 with others clinching between one to four seats

20 Nov 2024 7:00 pm
Karnatakas 'Tainted' Ministers May Be Out Of Cabinet As Siddaramaiah Plans Rejig For Image Makeover

Minister RB Thimmapur, under fire over corruption allegations in the excise department, and Zameer Ahmed Khan, who finds himself in the midst of the Waqf row, may be eased out to make way for new faces

20 Nov 2024 3:57 pm
'Ensure Fair Bypolls': Poll Body Takes Action Against UP Policemen Amid Voters' Identity Row

Acting on complaints regarding checking of voters' identity, the Election Commission ordered the suspension of police personnel for violating guidelines.

20 Nov 2024 2:42 pm
Who Is Hitendra Thakur Whose BVA Stirred Cash-For-Votes Row Against BJP's Vinod Tawde?

BJP was hit by a cash for votes controversy in Maharashtra on eve of the polling day. BVA accused Tawde of distrubuting cash.

20 Nov 2024 12:24 pm
'Not My Voice': After Casting Vote,Supriya Sule Rejects BJP Charge Over Bitcoin Audio Clips | News18

'Not My Voice': After Casting Vote,Supriya Sule Rejects BJP Charge Over Bitcoin Audio Clips | News18NCP-SP MP and Sharad Pawars daughter Supriya Sule on Wednesday dismissed BJPs allegations of her involvement in the alleged cryptocurrency scam stating that the audio clip presented by the saffron party does not have her voice.She said that she is ready to answer all questions raised by the BJP and claimed her innocence in the matter informing that she has sent a defamation notice to BJP leader Su

20 Nov 2024 9:41 am
'Not My Voice': After Casting Vote, Supriya Sule Rejects BJP Charge Over Bitcoin Audio Clips

Supriya Sule has dismissed BJP's itcoin scam allegation stating that she is ready to answer all questions.

20 Nov 2024 9:02 am
Maharashtra Election LIVE: PM Modi Urges People To Participate In 'Festival Of Democracy'

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live Updates: Polling is taking place today across all 288 assembly seats and votes will be counted on November 23.

20 Nov 2024 7:52 am
Maharashtra Election 2024 Live Updates: MVA Or Mahayuti? 9.7 Crore Voters To Decide Their Fate

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live Updates: The election campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly election ended on Monday

20 Nov 2024 6:00 am
BJP Highlights Infiltration In Jharkhand, But Silent On Tripura: Expelled Party Leader

Tribal leader Patal Kanya Jamatia, expelled from BJP last month for anti-party activities, said she never received an official letter explaining the actions that led to her expulsion

19 Nov 2024 11:51 pm
Manipur Crisis Caused By Illegal Immigration From Neigbouring Nations: CM Biren Singh To News18

In the exclusive interview, he also said that the massive influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries had led to a severe demographic imbalance and a drug menace in Manipur

19 Nov 2024 11:38 pm
Who Is Vinod Tawde? BJP's Maratha Leader Who Is At Centre Of Cash-for-vote Row

Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) workers confronted Vinod Tawde on Tuesday over accusations of attempting to bribe voters, which both he and the BJP firmly rejected

19 Nov 2024 10:56 pm
BJP Alleges Supriya Sule, Nana Patole Linked To Cryptocurrency Fraud; NCP-SP Leader Calls It 'False Information'

A former IPS officer alleged that Sule and Patole misappropriated funds from a 2018 cryptocurrency fraud case to fund the Assembly election.

19 Nov 2024 10:54 pm
Final Phase Of Jharkhand Elections Set; NDA And INDIA To Vie For 38 Seats

Polling is scheduled to begin at 7 am in 14,218 polling stations and will continue till 5 pm barring 31 booths where it will end at 4 pm

19 Nov 2024 10:00 pm
Telangana CM Slams Union Minister Kishan Reddy, Calls Him 'Modi's Ghulam'

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hit out at BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao for not attending the assembly sessions and vowed not to let the opposition party gain strength in the state.

19 Nov 2024 9:36 pm
The Right Stand With Anand Narasimhan | Tirupati Laddu Controversy News | English News | News18

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will soon dispense with the services of all non-Hindus working in the TTD and surrender them to the Andhra Pradesh government, the temple trust board announced on Monday.Watch

19 Nov 2024 8:34 pm
'Hemant Soren Wants to Turn Ranchi into Karachi': Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh accused Congress of attempting to divide the society by talking about 'vote jihad' and urged people to vote for the BJP.

19 Nov 2024 7:59 pm
BJPs Vinod Tawde Vs Rahul Gandhi Over Cash-For-Vote Allegations In Maharashtra

A huge controversy has been erupted on Tuesday after Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) chief Hitendra Thakur accused BJPs Vinod Tawde of allegedly distributing cash to woo voters

19 Nov 2024 6:44 pm
BJP Ad Marks Fresh Chapter In 'Infiltrator' Debate In Jharkhand, Congress Objects

The ad by the BJP takes a dig at the INDI alliance in Jharkhand for minority appeasement. The ad also accuses the Congress of being anti-tribals.

19 Nov 2024 5:55 pm
LIC Website Reduced To Propaganda Tool For Hindi Imposition: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Terming the move as a latant imposition of Hindi on other language-speaking people, BJP's ally and PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss, said this attempt by LIC is highly condemnable as it was trying to push a language among the non-Hindi speaking people

19 Nov 2024 5:48 pm
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Here's How You Can Check Your Name In Voter List

All 288 constituencies of Maharashtra will go for polls tomorrow to decide the fate of an epic clash between the Mahayuti and the MVA.

19 Nov 2024 4:38 pm
Assembly Elections 2024: When Will Exit Polls For Maharashtra, Jharkhand Be Out?

Assembly elections 2024: The voting for Maharashtra and Jharkhand will take place on November 20 between 7am and 6pm.

19 Nov 2024 4:16 pm
BJP's Vinod Tawde Accused Of Cash Distribution On Maharashtra Poll Eve, EC Files FIR

The allegations were levied by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi leader Hitendra Thakur on Tuesday

19 Nov 2024 3:56 pm
Maharashtra Election 2024: Stage Set For Uddhav Thackeray Sena Vs Eknath Shinde Sena In These 51 Seats

Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli-Ambarnath, Navi Mumbai, Virar-Vasai, Bhiwandi, Badlapur, Mahim, and Byculla are some of the seats that will see an Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeray war

19 Nov 2024 3:48 pm
Maharashtra Election: Congress, NCP Spent Crores, Yet Couldnt Match BJPs Facebook Ad Expenditure

Maharashtra BJP is at the top of the list with an expenditure of a little above Rs 2.7 crore. The first runner-up is also the BJP with its Jharkhand unit

19 Nov 2024 1:10 pm
Maharashtra Election: Five Reasons BJP Feels Mahayuti Will Romp Home

The biggest reason is expected to be the 76 seats in which BJP and Congress are in direct fights with the saffron party confident of winning over 50 such seats

19 Nov 2024 11:35 am
Vindication Or Misinformation? 40% Commission Scam Spectre Returns To Karnataka Battleground

The allegations of 40 per cent commission first came to light in April 2022 following contractor Santosh Patils suicide, in which he accused BJP minister KS Eshwarappa of demanding bribes for a government project

19 Nov 2024 11:30 am
Reconsider AFSPA, Dont Spare Kuki Militants: What Manipur CM Biren Singh, MLAs Want From Centre

In the three-hour meeting, the MLAs sought mass operations against Kuki militants responsible for the abduction and killing of six Meitei women and children from Jiribam, and to declare them an unlawful organisation within seven days

19 Nov 2024 9:22 am
The 'Right' Turn: 'Robot' Tax Demand To Ethical AI Pitch, RSS Navigates The Liberal Lane

Often criticised by its opponents as egressive and unscientific, the RSS is strategically repositioning itself as a progressive and pro-science organisation

19 Nov 2024 8:23 am
INDIA Bloc Vs NDA In 31 Seats, Wayanad Lok Sabha Seats | Details

All eyes will be on Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her electoral debut as well as on Prashant Kishores Jan Suraaj.

19 Nov 2024 6:05 am
Maharashtra Polls: Congress, Rahul Gandhi Banking On Caste & Constitution To Work Again

The Congress, still bruised by its shocking defeat in Haryana, is hopeful of undoing that debacle by winning the second largest state in India and wants to replicate its Lok Sabha success

18 Nov 2024 10:36 pm
Jharkhand Election: Curtains Come Down On Campaigning For Last Phase Of Assembly Polls

The ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are engaged in a fierce battle in the elections in the state, the first phase of which was held on November 13

18 Nov 2024 8:23 pm
Rahul Gandhi Mocks PM Modi's 'Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain' Slogan, BJP Hits Back

After Rahul Gandhi's swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modis Ek hai toh safe hai' slogan, the BJP hit back at the Congress leader on Monday, calling him chota popat which it claimed was coined by Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray to mock him.

18 Nov 2024 6:31 pm
Maharashtra Poll Campaign Ends, Stage Set For Mahayuti VsMVAOnNov20

With the political landscape more fragmented than ever before, this assembly election will be the biggest test of the splits in two major regional parties Shiv Sena and NCP in the last two years

18 Nov 2024 5:56 pm
Lost Confidence: NDA Ally Sangma Calls For CM Birens Resignation Over Manipur Violence

Sangma stated that the NPP was open to working with the Manipur government if there was a change in leadership and a clear plan to restore peace

18 Nov 2024 4:59 pm
Congresss Rs 7,000 Per Quintal Soybean Promise Questioned After Karnataka Prices Remain Low

In recent years, soybean cultivation has expanded significantly in Marathwada, North Maharashtra, and Vidarbha, making it a key campaign issue

18 Nov 2024 4:19 pm
Jat Leader Raghuvinder Shokeen Inducted Into Delhi Cabinet After Kailash Gahlots Exit

Shokeen is a Jat leader from outer Delhi. In a bid to control the damage caused due to Gahlot's exit, the AAP announced induction of Shokeen.

18 Nov 2024 4:02 pm
Will Pawar Power Help Congress Boat Sail Through Maharashtras Choppy Waters?

The Grand Old Party is banking on Sharad Pawar to execute his nephews Ghar Wapsi and keep the large number of Independents and rebels on the side of the MVA

18 Nov 2024 3:00 pm
'Will Attack...': Uddhav Warns Fadnavis, BJP Leaders Over 'Batenge Toh Katenge' Slogan | Video

Uddhav Thackeray has reacted sharply to the slogans used by BJP leaders in the poll campaign in Maharashtra.

18 Nov 2024 1:01 pm
Kailash Gahlots Exit Not The First Time Kejriwal Has Lost A Cabinet Minister Ahead Of Polls

Among the losses the AAP suffered in the recent past are a Jat leader (Kailash Gahlot) and two Dalit faces (Rajendra Pal Gautam and Raaj Kumar Anand) apart from a Gujjar (Kartar Singh Tanwar)

18 Nov 2024 12:39 pm
Rise Of Newcomer Atishi, Brushed Aside By AAP Top Brass: Why Kailash Gahlots Decision To Quit Wasnt On A Whim

News18 has learnt that 50-year-old Gahlot was expecting a better position and power after the top leadership went to jail and a reshuffle took place in the party but was sidelined

18 Nov 2024 11:16 am