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Eicher Motors reported an 18 percent increase in consolidated profit after tax to ₹1,070 crore for the fourth quarter ending March 2024. Meanwhile, on the political front, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reignited the "next PM" debate, a day after being released on interim bail. Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to the AAP leader's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may "retire" next year.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and other opposition parties in the state, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said BJP stands for Babu (TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu), Jagan and Pawan (Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan). Addressing a poll rally here, the Congress leader alleged the remote control of the three leaders is with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Invoking the name of former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), Rahul Gandhi said the former's marathon political walkathon (padayatra) across Andhra Pradesh was the inspiration for his nationwide Bharat Jodo Yatra. «Today, Andhra Pradesh is run by the 'B' team of BJP. The BJP's 'B' team means B for Babu, J for Jagan and P for Pawan. Remote control of these three people is with Narendra Modi,» Gandhi said, taking a dig at the three parties (TDP, YSRCP and Janasena).

Adarniya Behen (Dear sister)" said that he would accept and obey the BSP chief's commands. “Aaapka adesh sir mathe par (Your orders are our obedience)", Anand wrote. Divested of responsibilities as the BSP national coordinator, Akash Anand said that he considered Mayawati a role model for the entire Bahujan community.

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) by researchers has found that more than one in nine eligible children nationally did not get any dose of the measles vaccine in the 2019-21 period, and that nearly 30 per cent received just a single dose, ToI reported on May 9. A relook at the survey data was necessitated by instances of repeated measles outbreaks after the COVID-19 pandemic, the report by (by Rema Nagarajan) said. The researchers involved in the relook were from health ministry's immunisation division, Banaras Hindu University and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Congress contesting 328 Lok Sabha seats, fewest ever. Details here In the second phase, the final turnout was 66.71%--a drop of about 3 percentage points from 2019.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live Updates Maharashtra marked the lowest voter turnout at 55.21 per cent. Notably, the same 93 seats had polled 67.33% in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Landing rights On April 29, a helipad was constructed at Shubhai village in Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency for RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's public meeting. Yadav's helicopter landed there on the same day and he addressed a gathering. On Tuesday, LJP leader and Hajipur candidate Chirag Paswan's chopper also landed on the same helipad without RJD's permission. The issue has now reached the Election Commission, with RJD filing a complaint against Paswan. Surat to Indore to Puri Express After the fiasco in Surat and Indore, Congress is staring at another one in Puri Lok Sabha seat. Party’s candidate Sucharita Mohanty has already dropped out of the race on financial grounds. Mohanty said that she couldn’t generate enough funds and the party also didn’t promise any financial support to her. However, two days are still left for filing nomination papers and the party was considering other options.

Modi will be filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14, BJP's city president Vidyasagar Rai said on Sunday. On May 13, Modi will hold a roadshow in the constituency, and preparations for it are underway, he added «The route for the roadshow has been finalised. On May 14, Prime Minister Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi seat,» he said. The Congress has fielded its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai in Varanasi and the BSP Athar Jamal Lari.

Rajgarh constituency in Madhya Pradesh, which is being touted as a hot seat this Lok Sabha elections with Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh contesting against two-time BJP MP Rodmal Nagar, is all set to vote on May 7, in the third phase of the ensuing general polls. So far in the general elections, Congress won 9 elections from this seat, the Jansangh-BJP 6 times, the Janta Party twice and an independent candidate also won the seat only once. This time, Congress has pitted Digvijaya Singh against two-time BJP's Rodmal Nagar, who has been winning the elections since 2014.

Also Read: 'Na rahega baans, na bajegi bansuri…' Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi govt of 'snatching away' reservation "All this drama & build up for what? With Rahul Gandhi running away and surrendering out of Amethi & fielding somebody like KL Sharma, it is evident that Congress has given up on Amethi. They too realise that Rahul stands no chance in front of Smriti Irani," said the BJP National Spokesperson in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Poonawala said the Congress sent Rahul to what they consider a safe seat in Rae Bareli.

YSRCP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday claimed that TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is wishing for harm to befall him, but asserted that the people will save him. The chief minister made the allegation at Bobbili in Vizianagaram district during a public meeting as part of the last day of his four-day whirlwind election campaign tour across the state. «I will not forget Chandrababu's remarks in the assembly that my father (Y S Rajasekhar Reddy) would vanish in thin air. Unable to face me, he (Naidu) is making these kind of untoward statements. Back then against my father and now against me,» said Reddy, addressing a public meeting. The YSRCP chief claimed that the alleged statements by Naidu are a demonstration of his «criminal nature». «Chandrababu is saying 'what is wrong if Jagan is killed'. Jagan will not die by Chandrababu's wishes, people will protect Jagan,» he asserted.

accident in Safipur, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Hardoi-Unnao highway near Jamalpur village when a truck collided with a bus, tearing apart one side of the bus. «Six passengers were killed on the spot, and 20 others were injured in the incident,» they said. Police sources said that initially the injured were taken to the community health center, from where they were referred to Kanpur and Unnao for treatment.

Narendra Modi is in Uttar Pradesh to hold rallies in Aonla, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur ahead of the Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. In his recent rallies, PM Modi has lately doubled down on the Congress alleging the party's “appeasement policy". It is likely that the showdown continues between the prime minister and the Congress.

INDIA bloc is contemplating «one year, one PM» formula to resolve their leadership issue and added the world will ridicule such an arrangement in the largest democracy. Modi, addressing an election rally at Harda under the Betul Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, asked if voters were ready for «five prime ministers in five years» formula and called it a dangerous game by the opposition alliance in which the Congress is the biggest constituent. The BJP's star campaigner doubled down on the Congress's alleged plan to redistribute wealth by what he called «snatching properties of people» and added that an advisor to the party's 'shehzada' (a reference to Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi) has now suggested imposing an inheritance tax.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with the words "Amethi ki janta kare pukaar, Robert Vadra ab ki baar" were seen outside the grand old party's office in Gauriganj, Amethi on Wednesday. The Congress party is yet to announce its candidate for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi constituency. These posters sparked speculations about his potential candidacy, as the nomination filing deadline rapidly approaches.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned how Prime Minister Narendra Modi can claim that the grand old party and the INDIA bloc led by it have been rejected by voters in the first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections. The first phase elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories were held on Friday. «How does he know? The results are not out yet,» the Congress leader said at the sidelines of a poll rally in this district. She also questioned how the PM and BJP can claim that they will get over 400 seats this time.

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that BJP will be wiped out from Uttar Pradesh. «BJP is going to be wiped out in UP from Ghaziabad to Ghazipur. Everything said by BJP turned out to be false,» said Akhilesh Yadav. Continuing his attack on BJP, the SP Chief commented, ' people who came in 2014 will be gone in 2024.'

Rahul Gandhi kept the suspense on over his candidature from the high-profile Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, saying the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) takes such decisions for the Lok Sabha elections. During a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi was asked whether he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi or Rae Bareli. “This is BJP's question, very good.

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Dimple Yadav filed her nomination papers from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat here on Tuesday. The sitting Mainpuri MP was accompanied by SP chief and her husband Akhilesh Yadav, and senior party leaders Shivpal Singh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav. Talking to media persons later, the SP chief exuded confidence that Dimple Yadav would win from this seat by record votes. «Mainpuri has always made SP win by record votes and this time too it is going to make Dimple Yadav and the SP win by record votes,» he said.

Athar Jamal Lari against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi parliamentary constituency, which goes to polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on June 1. PM Modi has won the seat twice in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Mayawati-led political party released a list of candidates for 11 parliamentary constituencies, including Varanasi, on Tuesday, April 16.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday wondered why the country's borders were shrinking and how free was its press. Yadav attended the special prayers at Aishbagh Eidgah here on Eid-ul-Fitr and greeted people on the occasion. «People are noticing that our country that was once developing, what is the state of law and order here now, what is our unemployment level, how free our press is, where are we standing on the parameters of health and poverty index? Why are our borders shrinking?» Yadav said without taking any names. «People are going to vote on these issues and they have decided to bring a change,» the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said after initially declining to make any political comments «at the time of festivities».