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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrapped up his whirlwind tour of South India by holding a roadshow in Kerala and a public rally in Tamil Nadu, marking the continuation of the BJP's southern outreach, as he made a strong election pitch for the party, a month ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Over the last five days, Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, and the BRS in Telangana that was in power for 10 years. He also stepped up his attack on the opposition bloc India over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti' remark. Not just through the week, but PM Modi had made repeated stopovers in multiple southern destinations in the past few months, crisscrossing the region, in a bid to get a firmer foothold for the saffron party. He combined official engagements with visits to places of Hindu religious significance. But for Karnataka, the region has eluded the BJP of many electoral gains. Kerala and Tamil Nadu even bucked the national trend in 2014 and 2019, cold-shouldering an otherwise resurgent and powerful BJP that swept across the country in the polls.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that “no international pressure will stop us from realizing all of the goals of the war: Eliminating Hamas, freeing all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to Israel." That this is interpreted as a challenge to President Biden speaks volumes about the shift in U.S. policy toward Israel. The joke around Jerusalem is that while Mr.

Workers at a Tennessee factory ask for vote on representation by the UAW.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the party's manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections will focus on five guarantees including «Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay.» In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kharge wrote, «The Congress Working Committee (CWC) deliberated thoroughly on the Congress Manifesto, today. The 5 pillars of #BharatJodoNyayYatra — Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay have 5 guarantees each.»

announced candidates for 82 Lok Sabha seats of the total 543 seats. In its first list on March 8, the Congress released names of 39 candidates, which included names of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, DK Suresh and Shashi Tharoor. The party's second list released on March 12 had names of Gaurav Gogoi, Nakul Nath and Vaibhav Gehlot.

Pashupati Paras claimed injustice to his party and said, "Yesterday, the NDA alliance announced the list of 40 candidates for Bihar Lok Sabha...Our party had five MPs & I worked with utmost sincerity...Injustice has been done with us and our party. Therefore, I resign from the post of Union Minister." The rift in the Bihar NDA started showing when Pashupati Paswan hinted at going solo in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, declaring that the existing MLAs of his party will recontest from their seats. However, speculation is rife that smelling the RLJP's sidelining, some of his MLAs are allegedly actively pursuing pre-poll deals with other parties.

PM Modi touring the entire India, India's name is becoming popular in foreign countries also, so considering this, I have trust and faith in JP Nadda ji, Amit Shah ji, Devendra Fernand ji, I will get support from them and we have to save Jharkhand." Sita Soren alias Sita Murmu is Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren's sister-in-law. She is the widow of his elder brother Durga Soren. Sita was first elected as the MLA from Jama in 2009.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu—one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs—on Tuesday, March 19, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital city, Delhi. The former ambassador joined the saffron party at its headquarters in New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the presence of party general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh. The Saffron party may field Sandhu against Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP from the Amritsar constituency in Punjab in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, newswire PTI reported.

West Bengal's crucial constituencies, are set to witness a triangular contest as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have announced their candidates.

labour commissioner's office has agreed to hear a plea, after the general election, seeking to end the exemption granted to the IT/ITeS sector from the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act. The development comes after hundreds of IT employees in Bengaluru, under the banner of Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU), staged a protest in front of the labour commissioner's office last Saturday. The protesters demanded that the Karnataka government do away with the exemption given to the IT/ITeS sector from the Act and extend the law to the sector, thereby allowing fair service conditions to employees regarding working practices, including termination, layoffs and leaves.

Also Read: Oil prices rise amid attacks on Russian energy facilities, brent crude at $86/bbl On Monday Iraq announced its intention to reduce crude exports in the coming months by over 100,000 barrels per day compared to the previous month, aiming to counter any increase above its OPEC+ quota recorded in January and February. Iraq remains committed to the voluntary cuts established with the OPEC+ coalition, which have been extended into the second quarter. On the other hand, ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian oil refineries are exacerbating concerns about supply stability.

Revenue Secretary's remarks last month, who said that the six-month period will be over by March 31, so the issue will be not decided in the next meeting, but after the completion of the deadline. “A review does not necessarily mean that we change the rates. A review is only to take stock and see if anything needs to be done," Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra told Moneycontrol.

ok Sabha elections 2024, urges an article published in the Chinese state run-Global Times. Any attempt to exacerbate anti-China sentiment will ultimately cause more trouble for the bilateral relationship and bring more instability to India, reads the opinion piece published on March 17, a day after Election Commission of India announced the schedule for seven-phase Indian general elections beginning April 19. The results will be declared on June 4, the poll panel said.

Star Sports has made a significant announcement by enlisting Navjot Singh Sidhu to resume his commentary career after a hiatus. «A wise man once said, „Hope is the biggest ‘tope’“ And this wise man, the great Navjot Singh Sidhu himself, has joined our Incredible StarCast!,» said Star Sports in a post on social media platform X.

democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia and China of conducting malicious propaganda campaigns. Speaking at the opening of the Summit for Democracy in Seoul, Yoon said countries had a duty to share experiences and wisdom so that artificial intelligence and technology could be employed to promote democracy.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections saying that the country is fervently demanding a change. Kharge said the Prime Narendra Modi's ‘guarantees’ highlighting in the BJP's poll campaign will mee the same fate as party's "India Shining" slogan ahead of 2004 general elections. "Country is fervently demanding a change.

₹3 trillion between 2017 and 2022. The exercise gradually showed results: profit margins of public sector banks began improving as lending resumed. “The pain was severe, but beneficial effects started to show up from 2018, resulting in improved asset quality," the Reserve Bank of India noted in October 2023.

Uniform Civil Code, while also saying that it should not be implemented only for criticizing Muslims so that they cannot practice polygamy. In an interview with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, Javed said people are jealous of Muslims because they have the right to have four wives at a time. “Is this the only reason for implementing the Uniform Civil Code? If you are also given this right, then there will be no problem," he said.

Lok Sabha polls that are scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning from April 19. “PM Modi is a big leader but injustice done to me and my party. So I am resigning as Union Minister," Paras said after putting his resignation papers.

Election Commission's released of data on the electoral bond scheme inroduced in 2018 turned quite a few heads, with multiple conglomerates donating incredible amounts of money to India's political parties. Right at the top of the list was Future Gaming Private Limited, a lottery company founded by one Santiago Martin, that donated ₹1,368 crore. Who is Martin, described as a smooth-talking 'lottery king'? Born in 1961, Martin spent some of his youth working in Myanmar as a daily wager, returning to India in the 1980s just as the craze for lottery tickets picked up. The future founder of Future Gaming settled in Coimbatore, working in a tea shop in Tatabad. Eventually, Martin would decide to set up shop selling lottery tickets.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Nippon Steel would move its U.S. headquarters to Pittsburgh where its acquisition target U.S. Steel is based if the deal goes through, an executive said, adding to the pledges from the Japanese steelmaker to secure the transaction.