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Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the grand old party of the Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Moreover, he also alleged the party taking support of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI)-the anti-national organisation that supported terrorism in the state. "The way Congress has taken the help of PFI for the vote bank encourages them.

Top Events of the Day: PM Modi will address a rally in Pune at the Race Course. Mahindra & Mahindra to launch its Mahindra XUV 3XO. Meanwhile, SC will hear the West Bengal government’s plea against Calcutta HC’s order in the Sandeshkhali Case.

Arvinder Singh Lovely has said that his resignation from the post reflected the pain of the Congress workers. The workers, Lovely said, were saddened by the fact that "ideals they had been fighting for during the last seven to eight years" were being compromised. Lovely also clarified that he had no plans to join any political party.

Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of sexual assault on thousands of women, filed a complaint on Sunday claiming the viral videos are “morphed" and are being circulated to “tarnish his image and poison the minds of voters" during the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Prajwal Revanna had also filed a case against a man named Naveen Gowda. In his complaint, he had alleged that the visuals had been morphed to show him and also obtained an ex-parte injunction from the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court against 89 media houses preventing them from publishing any “defamatory" content about him.

Congress released a list of two candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Odisha and eight candidates for elections to the legislative assembly of the state. The party has fielded Nagendra Pradhan and Suresh Mohapatra to contest from Sambalpur and Cuttack LS seats respectively. According to the candidate list released by AICC's Central Election Committee, former MLA Debi Prasad Chand will contest from Jaleswar assembly segment, while Monalisa Lenka will fight from the Balasore assembly seat.

Bengaluru: BJP MP from Karnataka's Chamarajanagar and former Union minister V Sreenivasa Prasad, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, died on Monday, family sources said. He was 76. Prasad is survived by his wife and three daughters. The six-time MP from Chamarajanagar and two-time MLA from Nanjangud in Mysuru district was ailing for some time. On March 18 this year, Prasad announced his retirement from electoral politics, marking an end to his almost 50 years in public life.

MUMBAI : April's subdued stock market volatility that has remained lower than in regular election years may just be the calm before the storm. Outstanding positions in marketwide futures hit a record ₹4.38 trillion on Thursday when the May series of derivatives began, pointing to a volatile month ahead.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) perform in these states under Congress's rule? And what happens if the BJP wins in these three states? The answer may (or may not) lie in the performances in previous elections. It is a well-known fact that the results of Lok Sabha polls is not always on the lines of the state assembly polls. Simply put, if one party wins the assembly polls, it doesn't guarantee that the same party will also win the parliamentary polls.

Also read: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar predicts ‘more than 4,000 seats’ for NDA The reason behind such loyalty to Nitish is that after becoming CM for the second time in 2005, he took several revolutionary initiatives. His government gave away bicycles to girls in every town and village. This brought girls out of homes to pursue education, and ushered in a shift in society’s lowest classes.

Rajnath Singh talks about the security situation, political issues dominating the current elections and the BJP government's performance in a freewheeling discussion at the ET Political Roundtable. Excerpts: On the assessment of elections in the first two phases. As per the assessment, it appears that we will achieve the target of 400 seats. Looking at the atmosphere across the country and the response of the masses and the survey agencies which are working for us, we are confident that we will achieve our target.

security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is «comfortable to hold elections,» defence minister Rajnath Singh told ET, adding that the final decision rests with the Election Commission (EC). EC has decided to hold only Lok Sabha elections — being held across the country in phases until June 1 — in the current poll cycle in the Union Territory. The Supreme Court earlier said Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections should be held by September. These were last held in 2014. «The final decision will be with EC, but we do want polls to take place,» said Singh. «The security situation is comfortable to hold elections. In terms of (security) data, I would say we are 95% there.»

Sonia Gandhi], Ahmed Patel sahab crashed. I told them that I am sending an air ambulance, but Ahmed Patel sahab told me that they are all fine and not in any kind of emergency," PM Modi was quoted by Money Control and CNBCTV18 as saying. The Prime Minister added, "Once Sonia ji went to Kashi for an election campaign and she fell ill, so I immediately sent people over to see what the matter is and, if required, send an aircraft to carry her." "...these are my principles and this is beyond politics.

Lok Sabha elections 2024:BJP candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut Arun Govil sparked a political buzz with cryptic post on Sunday. The post stirred speculations over its implications for the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral future in the region. his morning, Govil posted a cryptic message in Hindi, leaving political circles abuzz with speculation over its implications for the BJP's electoral fortunes in the region.

Mint looks at the concept, the pros and cons of implementing it and the outcomes of past attempts. It is a process by which income and wealth is transferred from the rich to the poor through steps such as taxes, land reforms and welfare measures. This is done to bridge economic inequality in the system.

ALSO READ: Karnataka: PM Modi speaks in Hindi during Lok Sabha Election rally; says, 'You don't need words to understand' Adding more, he said, "Do you see the good of the country (happening) with such things? Do you see good in it for you and your children? Will you waste your vote for such a thing? Your vote is precious, please don't waste it even by mistake." Apart from this, PM Modi hit out at Congress alleging the opposition party is committing a huge mistake and a sin by acting against democracy, adding, Congress is distributing OBC reservation to its vote bank. "Congress has put a break on New Education Policy (NEP) in Karnataka which was framed under the leadership of a big scientist from Karnataka and with inputs from more than 20 lakhs of people and after 30 years.

Adani Enterprises and private data centre operator EdgeConneX, said on Sunday it has secured financing from lenders of up to $1.44 billion to build data centres. Meanwhile, Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China on Sunday to meet Premier Li Qiang.

Odisha is being run by 'PANN' (Pandian, Amit Shah, PM Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik)," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, claiming that Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal have «married» each other in the state. Last October, former IAS officer and Odisha CM Patnaik's close aide V K Pandian was appointed Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of cabinet minister. Wayanad MP said, «You (people) have eaten enough PANN, now it is the time for the Congress government in Odisha.»

Modi on Sunday claimed that the INDIA bloc has come up with a "formula" whereby the parties in the opposition alliance will get the PM's post for one year each if they come to power.«With such a system, the good of the country cannot be expected,» he said at an election rally here, as he urged the people not to waste their vote. «I have heard that the INDI Alliance has invented a new formula...if the country has to be given into someone's hands, will we think before giving it or not? Will you give it to anyone? We will think whether the person is able to handle the country or not, will the track record be analysed or not?» Modi asked the people. Questioning the INDIA bloc on which person or leader among them could the people hand over the country's responsibilities to, he asked, «Is there any name? Will you accept without any name, keeping you in the darkness? Will the country accept it?»

Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar has been appointed deputy prime minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday in a post on X. «The Prime Minister has been pleased to designate Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, as Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect,» a Pakistan government gazette posted by the foreign ministry read.

Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to revise its election campaign song to comply with Advertising Codes. This directive comes in response to the ECI's objection to the phrase «jail ke jawaab me hum vote denge» and a visual depicting a mob holding a photo of Arvind Kejriwal behind bars, which the ECI believes casts aspersions on the Judiciary. In a statement, the ECI clarified its stance, saying, «The phrase 'jail ke jawaab me hum vote denge' showing an aggressive mob holding the photo of Arvind Kejriwal showing him behind bars, casts aspersions on the Judiciary.» The ECI further noted that the repeated use of this phrase in the advertisement violates the provisions of ECI Guidelines and Rule 6(1)(g) of Programme and Advertising Codes prescribed under the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994. However, the AAP has defended its campaign song, arguing that it does not target the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and does not contravene the Model Code of Conduct. Atishi, a senior AAP leader, highlighted during a press conference that the song includes factual videos and incidents.

₹5,000 crore may be offered for developing the ecosystem for building inland vessels in the country to support movement of cargo on national waterways. Capital support may also be considered for producers of sea bound vessels at a later stage. At present 14 PLI schemes with an outlay of ₹ 1.97 trillion are under implementation for five years from FY22.