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Arvind Kejriwal joins BJP, he will be released within a single day, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi said here on Monday. The AAP national convenor is currently in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with an alleged excise scam. «Kejriwal will never bow down. He will keep fighting for the rights of common man across the country, whether he is inside or outside the jail,» Atishi said during a road show at Duliajan under the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency where AAP has fielded a candidate. «If Kejriwal joins the BJP like (Assam Chief Minister) Himanta Biswa Sarma, he will be released in one day,» she said.

A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country

For three years, many Atlantic City casino workers have been trying to get their elected officials to ban smoking in the gambling halls, to no avail

₹45 per share, which is same as the current share price. Also read: Indian stock market to remain closed on May 20 amid Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai “After thorough discussions and careful consideration of the company's financial performance, the Board of Directors has unanimously considered and declared Interim Dividend of 100%. The interim dividend shall be paid within 30 days from the date of its declaration.

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously

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₹401 trillion milestone. Meanwhile, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) declared that it will remain shut on May 20 on account of voting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Mumbai. In another news, the Congress moved the Election Commission of India with six complaints, two of which were directed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Prime Minister waived off Rs 16 lakh crore of a few billionaires in one go and said that now is the time to open the government treasury for the common man. In his post on X, Rahul said "Narendra Modi waived off Rs 16 lakh crore of a few billionaires in one go. With this much money, a revolutionary scheme like MGNREGA could have been run for 24 years. Those who ask where the money will come from for Congress's schemes, they hide these figures from you." «Enough of 'kindness towards friends', now is the time to open the government treasury for the common man,» he added.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday challenged his Congress counterpart, Shashi Tharoor for a debate on the development of Thiruvananthapuram. Chandrasekhar accused Tharoor of spreading misinformation during a recent interview with the Kerala-based news organization where he falsely accused Chandrasekhar of offering money to religious leaders and key voters in the constituency. In his post on X Rajeev said, «We have been debating in multiple forums during the last two weeks, and people have seen you struggle for answers to my questions on these occasions. Forced into a defensive mode, you chose to disseminate falsehoods that not only defamed me but also besmirched numerous social and religious organizations within my constituency. Therefore, to start with, you need to answer the following questions I have posed to you.»

Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the grand old party not only declined the invitation of Pran Pratishtha of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, but also expelled its own leaders who visited the temple. Accusing the Congress party of «ignoring» and «not caring» for the needs of the poor, he highlighted that crores of poor have received benefits from central government schemes in the last 10 years. Addressing a public meeting in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, PM Modi said, «Chhattisgarh has left no stone unturned in giving its blessings to me...You have come here in such large numbers to bless us today. You people have not only formed the BJP government here but have also strengthened the foundation of developed India.»

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Ramayana-fame Arun Govil has said that he is receiving a very good response from the people during the campaigning for Lok Sabha elections in Meerut. "I am really liking it. I am getting very good responses from the public.

IFCI) and launch of the initial public offer (IPO) for India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) within weeks of new government taking charge. In the first 100 days, privatization of two PSBs, which has been on the back burner, may be revisited and plans laid out for stake sale in more than one general insurer, and possible merger of two or three general insurance companies after recapitalization, said the second person. Also planned is further consolidation of PSBs to create at least one mega-bank in the short-term.

Ek aur chunav ki ummed mat kijiye", Prabhar was heard replying to the interviewer. “Agar ye sarkar aayi to uske baad chunav hoga hi nahin (If this BJP government returns, then India will never conduct elections again)" Prabhakar said.

central forces deployed in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls should be kept for three more months after the elections, leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Election Commission-appointed special observer, Adhikari said this would help in preventing post-poll violence, which led to a slew of deaths following the 2021 assembly elections and the 2023 panchayat polls. He said that he would write to Governor CV Ananda Bose, the state's chief secretary and Union home secretary with the demand. Reacting to Adhikari's statement, the TMC said it showed a «defeatist mentality».

Haryana Home Minister and BJP leader Anil Vij on Monday clarified his stance amid speculation of him leaving BJP after he removed the phrase "Modi Ka Parivar" from his profile. He said he is a staunch supporter of the BJP, and even if his blood were to come out, it would still say BJP. During his interaction with reporters, he said he had to remove 'Modi Ka Parivar' from his X social media account due to character limitations. However, he clarified that the phrase 'Modi Ka Parivar' is still mentioned in his account's biodata. «Everyone knows that I have now become 'X' and I should write 'X' everywhere. But when I started writing 'X' in my profile, at that time, due to character limitations, I had to remove it (the phrase Modi Ka Parivar from my name) and put it in my biodata. I am a staunch supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even if my blood comes out, it will also say BJP,» he said.

DMK leader and Thoothukudi MP candidate Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said on Monday that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party is not silent on the Katchatheevu island row, alleging that the BJP-led ruling government is raising issues for the election campaign and not for the people's welfare. «DMK is not silent on this issue. We raised this issue many times but PM Modi and the BJP government never replied. Speaking about Katchatheevu is just for election campaigning, not for people's welfare,» she said. DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi on Monday campaigned for South Chennai DMK candidate Sumathi, alias Tamilachi Thangapandiyan, in Tiruvanmayur.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Monday named its candidates for three more Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in its second list for the election, fielding slain gangster Jaipal Bhullar's father from Ferozepur. The Simranjit Singh Mann-led party fielded his son Emaan Singh Mann from the Amritsar seat and Harpal Singh Baler from Khadoor Sahib. Bhupinder Singh Bhullar, whom the SAD (Amritsar) fielded from the Ferozepur Lok Sabha seat, is a retired inspector of the Punjab Police. His son Jaipal Bhullar, along with another gangster, was gunned down in an encounter with police in Kolkata in 2021. Jaipal Bhullar had more than 40 criminal cases against him in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 08, 2024)

Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing. A major upgrade of military command structures between the United States and an increasingly self-confident Japan could be announced, as well as joint coast guard patrols with Manila in areas disputed with China. Also on the agenda will be securing access to vital supplies such as semiconductors and rare metals, North Korea's growing belligerence, and the Japanese takeover of US Steel opposed by President Joe Biden.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The state sends 26 members to Lok Sabha and has been a BJP stronghold for close to three decades. On April 6, a group of women from the Kshatriya (Rajput) community threatened to perform ‘johar’ (self-immolation) outside the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

artificial intelligence and deepfake technology to influence the electorate and mislead the public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent conversation with Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, highlighted the dangers of deepfake videos, saying important measures should be taken while using AI in the tech era.