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election will bring in change and their industry will get a much-needed revival. The once ubiquitous vendors selling bangles on carts have slowly faded away over the years and today you can see but a few, a visible sign of a once vibrant industry in decline. It has long been a symbol of local craft but now battles modern challenges, say artisans, factory owners and shopkeepers. The immense competition from plastic and metal bangles has eaten into their market share, resulting in a noticeable decline in sales of the traditional glass variety. «The demand for our handmade glass bangles is diminishing. The younger generation is not interested in learning our traditional art, and cheap plastic bangles are flooding the market. Also, not many women wear glass bangles now,» said Ram Lal, an artisan at Natraj Lakshmi Bangles.

You will lose from Raebareli also, by a huge margin. Even if you run away, people will find you." While speaking in the Bodeli town in the tribal-dominated Chhotaudepur district of Gujarat, the BJP leader said the Congress is fighting elections under their leader Rahul Gandhi. "When he [Rahul Gandhi] lost elections from Amethi, he went to Wayanad.

Indegene IPO: The Initial Public offering (IPO) of Indegene Limited is a rare event, set to hit the Indian primary market on 6th May 2024. This marks a significant departure from the norm, as there has not been a single IPO launch during May in the last four General Election cycles. The period from April to June during these years has typically been slow for the primary markets due to election uncertainty.

family bastion in the north, Raebareli, Congress announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates. Rahul Gandhi will also contest the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala.

PM Modi to file nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14 Modi brought in the topic of Pakistan and alleged that Pakistan's leaders are now praying that the Congress “shehzada" becomes India’s PM as they were fearful of the Saffron regime that launched a surgicla strike in 2019. “The new India knows how to enter enemy territory and strike...

Canada-based proxies, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians to «align» Ottawa's position with New Delhi's interests on key issues, particularly concerns over Khalistani separatists in Canada, an official probe has found. The findings in the interim report by Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue, who is leading the independent public inquiry, found evidence of foreign interference in Canada's last two federal elections in 2019 and 2021 but the results of the votes were not affected and the electoral system was robust. India has previously rejected as «baseless» the allegations of its interference in Canadian elections and asserted that the core issue has been Ottawa's meddling in New Delhi's internal affairs.

Santrupt Misra, the former HR head of Aditya Birla Group and current BJD candidate from Cuttack, has declared assets valued at approximately Rs 461 crore, making him the richest candidate in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, according to a report by the Times of India (TOI). Misra, 58, joined the BJD in February after opting for voluntary retirement from the Aditya Birla Group. His income tax returns showed earnings of Rs 76.23 crore in 2021-22 and Rs 66.21 crore in 2022-23, as per the TOI report. His affidavit submitted during the nomination filing revealed movable assets worth Rs 408 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 53 crore, including Rs 4 crore in bank deposits. According to TOI, the total current value of Misra's investments in mutual funds, alternate investment funds, bonds, and shares is around Rs 308 crore. He also owns a fleet of luxury cars valued at over Rs 2.3 crore. Additionally, the report states that his wife's movable assets are valued at Rs 11.72 crore. Despite not owning any immovable property in Odisha, Misra possesses agricultural land in Raigad district of Maharashtra, and one flat each in Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Read more Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli seat on Friday. The constituency will go to polls in the fifth phase of general elections on May 20. Read more Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi has stepped down less than a year after joining the ride-hailing firm, two persons with knowledge of the matter said.

Prajwal Revanna's alleged sex-tape scandal will not impact the BJP's alliance with JDS, former CM Basavaraj Bommai declared on Friday. “We are for inquiry. But he has been able to flee the country because of the Congress government’s insistence on delaying action for the Vokkaliga votes in the earlier phase of elections” he told ET. The scandal broke last week when pen drives of obscene videos allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna – former PM HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and the NDA candidate from Hassan – were distributed all over his constituency, days before the Lok Sabha election took place there. He has since fled the country. Karnataka government’s Special Investigative Team (SIT) issued a look out notice for him on Thursday. The government, Bommai added, could have put out a red alert notice against him after he absconded, or even applied for revoking his passport. “It has not taken any of these steps yet, which is very telling,” he said.

petrol bomb attacks on vehicles in several parts of Shillong over the past few days, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Friday that the state government will ensure that such incidents will not recur. The CM also assured the people that the situation in the state capital would be under control very soon. «We are working towards ensuring that such incidents won't be repeated. Police have taken steps. To make arrests on such incidents, we need proper evidence. As soon as we get the evidence, action will be taken,» the CM said.

women's leadership within India's Panchayati Raj system, saying, «India prides itself on a unique system of rural governance known as the Panchayati Raj--an emblem of decentralised power at the grassroots level.» Speaking at India's #CPD57 side event, «Localising the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Leads the Way,» Kamboj emphasised the transformative impact of women's empowerment at the grassroots level. «The Panchayati Raj is a sterling example of direct democracy that facilitates active participation from all residents of a Panchayat through the Gram Sabha,» Kamboj highlighted, underscoring the system's decentralised power structure. This unique aspect sets it apart from conventional municipal governance models found elsewhere in the world, making it a model for fostering inclusive decision-making processes.

‘Hindus given second-class status in West Bengal’: PM Modi slams TMC at election rally in Bardhaman-Durgapur The Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced that President Droupadi Murmu will embark on a five-day trip to Himachal Pradesh starting from Saturday. The president will visit Himachal Pradesh from May 4 to 8, the statement said.

Also Read | From CIBIL to banks, different ways to access your credit report In May 2024, the following dates are declared as bank holidays across various states: May 1 (Wednesday): Maharashtra Day/May Day, observed nationwide as Labour Day. May 7 (Tuesday): Lok Sabha General Elections, affecting banking operations in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Goa. May 8 (Wednesday): Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore, with banks closed in West Bengal.

party candidate from Raebareli seat after days of suspense. But Garry Kasparov was not commenting on Jairam Ramesh's tweet but to a “random thought" by an X user. The user said that Garry Kasparov and Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand retired early and “didn’t have to face the greatest chess genius of our times." Responding to the post, Garry Kasparov said, "Traditional dictates that you should first win from Raebareli before challenging for the top!" followed with a laughter emoji.

has not forecasted any relief for the city in the past month. Delhiites and Mumbaikars, once envious of Bengaluru's perfect weather,are now poking fun at it.

Also read | Input costs, election, Chinese imports to weigh on steelmakers' Q4 Similarly, the manufacturing process of engineering goods involves heat-intensive processes. Casting, forging, and welding are common processes used to shape and assemble metal components—all of which require high temperatures. Plastic materials, too, are melted at high temperatures and then moulded into desired shapes.

general election season in India has been in peak summer since 1991, when temperatures soar so much that it's possible to fry an egg on an SUV bonnet. While some may glean schadenfreude (pleasure derived from another person's misfortune) in the Election Commission making cossetted politicians sweat it out for their place in the 18th Lok Sabha, summer polls provide the perfect opportunity to observe their election fashion statements and understand the timeless logic of Indianwear. The appropriateness of traditional desi garments becomes most blindingly evident in summer. A woman parliamentarian, who is the darling of the cosmopolitan set for her chic urban style and cutting articulation, becomes a cotton-encased Bharatiya Nari on the election trail. Handloom saree draped loosely and demurely covering her head, full-sleeved blouse encasing arms and midriff, only her outsized designer sunglasses set her apart from the similarly cocooned women listening to her campaign spiel. They are united in their battle against the unrelenting sun. Ditto for her male counterparts who tend to ditch their international fashion brands at election time to make common cause with the more vernacular style of hinterland habitues. Their sartorial preference veers towards long-sleeved, billowing cotton kurta-pajamas and, in many cases, voluminous headgear that serves both as insulation from the searing sun as well as a shade for the eyes. Even their footwear is focused on keeping toes cool and free from gravel.

Banaskantha, the district bordering Pakistan, the contest is clearly bipolar with multilayered manifestations. Traditionally a Congress bastion, Banaskantha was engulfed by the Modi wave in the 2013 Lok Sabha by-election and continues to remain with the party. BJP has fielded Rekha Chaudhary, granddaughter of Banas Dairy founder Galba Chaudhary. A mathematics professor herself, Rekha's husband Hitesh Chaudhary has been associated with BJP for some time and known to be close to Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary. Of the seven assembly segments that form Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency, the Thakor community constitute the highest number of 3.7 lakh followed by the Chaudhary community with 2.5 lakh population.

A study by the nonprofit Brookings Institution says Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are getting more engagement on the short-form video platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election

Supreme Court on Friday verbally observed that it could consider granting interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal due to the Lok Sabha elections. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta made the oral observation after observing that the arguments on Kejriwal's plea, challenging his arrest in the Delhi excise scandal, may take time to conclude. The bench enquired about the date of polling in Delhi. «This may take time. But if the case takes time, we may consider the question of interim bail due to elections,» justice Khanna remarked orally. However he made it clear, repeatedly that the bench has not decided anything in this regard and was merely posing a query to the ED counsel to be answered on Tuesday.

RSS in Madhya Pradesh, Congress' Digvijaya Singh is leaving no stone unturned to complete the uphill task of winning this seat. He is facing a twin challenge — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and the organisational strength of BJP and RSS. Anti-incumbency against MP Rodmal Nagar, who is seeking a third consecutive term, may work in his favour. Rajgarh is an issue of prestige for BJP as the saffron party's ideological parent has a presence across the district including its small villages. Senior sangh functionary Suresh Soni, who played an instrumental role in naming the then Gujarat CM Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in the runup to the 2014 elections, hails from Rajgarh.