Naveen Patnaik scuttling development of Odisha: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi | Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of scuttling the state’s development by putting obstacles in the launch...
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Mayawati demands ballot papers for Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow | BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday demanded that the upcoming Lok Sabha polls should be held using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)....
SC to take ‘in-chamber’ decision on listing of plea challenging Article 35-A
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would take an “in-chamber” decision on listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article...
Andhra Pradesh Congress leader joins ruling TDP
Tirupati | Dodda Reddy Prasanna Kumar, a local Congress leader on Tuesday quit the party and joined the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Ending...
Assam approves 10% quota for economically weaker sections of general class
Guwahati | The Assam Cabinet has approved 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections of the general category in government jobs and education, officials...
Andhra Pradesh government to provide 5% quota for Kapus out of 10% EWS
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) | The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to earmark five per cent reservation for upper caste Kapus out of the ten per...
Congress organised EVM hackathon in London: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi | Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday alleged that the Congress had organised the EVM hackathon in London in which a cyber expert...
Sense of duty turned into sense of entitlement: PM Modi
Ahmedabad | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the sense of duty among people before India’s Independence has now turned into a sense of entitlement....
NRIs are India’s brand ambassadors, symbolise country’s capabilities: PM Modi
Varanasi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described NRIs as India’s brand ambassadors and said they were the symbols of the country’s capabilities. The prime...
Election Commission rubbishes charges of EVMs hacking in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, contemplates legal action
The Election Commission on Monday after the ‘cyber expert’ asserted that the EVMs were hacked in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, wherein the BJP saw a...