Nayab Saini set to be next Haryana CM after M.L. Khattar resigns, swearing-in at 5 p.m. today

Nayab Saini set to be next Haryana CM after M.L. Khattar resigns, swearing-in at 5 p.m. today

Haryana BJP president Nayab Saini being felicitated by Union minister Arjun Munda, and senior BJP leaders Biplab Deb and Tarun Chugh after he was elected leader of the BJP’s legislative party in Haryana. He is set to be the next CM of the State. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Haryana BJP president and OBC leader … Read more

Hyderabad food outlets in the soup as 11 p.m. election curfew eats into their business

Hyderabad food outlets in the soup as 11 p.m. election curfew eats into their business

Small-scale food outlets say most of their business happens after 10 p.m.. | Photo Credit: Representational photo Around 10.30 p.m., the sound of the police siren begins at a distance near the suspension bridge on Durgam Cheruvu. “Aaa gaye ye log (these people have come),” says a man waiting for his cup of tea near … Read more

Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3, 2023

Curfew in Manipur to be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 3, 2023

Supporters of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh gather to stop him going to Rajbhawan to resign as Chief Minister, in Imphal, Friday, June 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The curfew in the West Imphal district would be relaxed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday after Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the … Read more

Around 42 lakh women can travel free in govt. buses from 1 p.m. today in State

Around 42 lakh women can travel free in govt. buses from 1 p.m. today in State

The Shakti scheme was one of the guarantees given by the Congress before the Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: File photo The Congress government is all set to launch Shakti, the free bus travel scheme for women, one of the party’s five poll guarantees, in Bengaluru on Sunday. Women are eligible to travel for free … Read more

Lok Sabha Budget session ends, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m. amid uproar

Lok Sabha Budget session ends, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m. amid uproar

Parliamentarians after adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die on conclusion of the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Lok Sabha’s Budget session ended as scheduled on April 6 with Speaker Om Birla announcing that the House had been adjourned sine die (for an indefinite period) … Read more

Gujarat Assembly polls live updates | Voting ends for Phase II, turnout at 58.7% as of 5 p.m.

Gujarat Assembly polls live updates | Voting ends for Phase II, turnout at 58.7% as of 5 p.m.

More than 2.5 crore people were eligible to vote in Phase II of the Assembly elections in Gujarat. Under the second phase, voting was held for 93 seats in 14 districts, including Ahmedabad and Vadodara, across north and central regions on Monday.  There were 833 candidates in the fray, including high-profile candidates such as Chief … Read more

Delhi MCD election live updates | 18% voter turnout recorded till 12 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital

Delhi MCD election live updates | 18% voter turnout recorded till 12 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital

Over 1.45 crore electors will decide the fate of 1,349 candidates today in the first civic polls since the merger of the three erstwhile municipal corporations — North, South and East — in May, and after the total number of municipal wards were reduced to 250 from the previous total of 272.. The high-stakes poll … Read more