Saturday, April 27, 2024

India

Another dip in polling; provisional turnout for second phase polls at 64%

The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections wrapped up on Friday. Voter turnout statistics for 88 constituencies, available until 10 pm, indicated a decrease, continuing the trend from the first phase, compared to the turnout in the 2019 elections.

Karnataka: FIRs against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, CT Ravi for ‘communally polarising’ voters on social media

Karnataka’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Friday notified that separate cases have been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tejasvi Surya and CT Ravi for their hate-inducing social media posts aimed at polarising voters. The cases come as 14 constituencies in the state went to poll today.

Lok Sabha elections: 7 collapse and die amidst intense heat in Kerala

At least seven persons collapsed and died in different parts of Kerala after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 started on Friday.

We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court

Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips

Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected the pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.

Jawaharlal Nehru University remembers martyrs of struggle against CAA, NRC

Paying a tearful tribute to “the martyrs of the struggle against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), on its third anniversary, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University recollected the days of violent assault on citizenship protests across India.

Emiliano Martinez targets Mbappe again after ‘he is dead’ remark; this time with obscene gestures

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who won the Golden Glove as the Best Goalkeeper of the FIFA World Cup 2022, made a sexiest gesture during Argentina’s trophy parade days after he did the same on the presentation podium after his team's triumph over France in the final.
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Students, activists, journalists recount police terror and arrests during anti-CAA movement

Members of civil society, journalists, members of legal fraternity and students gathered in the Press Club of India on Tuesday to commemorate three years of brutal police violence in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University during historic protests against CAA and NRC.

IAS, IPS officers who say ‘Union govt’ will face Yogi, bulldozer: BJP leader in Tamil Nadu

The Bharatiya Janata Party will transfer Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service officers to Madhya Pradesh or Uttar Pradesh if they refer to the “central government as the Union government”, saffron party leader from Tamil Nadu H Raja has said.
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Thousands take to Chhattisgarh streets to protest Hindutva violence

Thousands of Christians are staging a sit-in protest in front of the district collector’s office in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur to protest against series of anti-Christian violence in Chhattisgarh villages by Hindutva groups.

Over 1,600 farmers died by suicide in A.P. during YSRCP reign, alleges CPI

1,673 farmers were died by suicide since the YSRCP government came to power in Andhra Pradesh, alleges the Communist Party of India (CPI) state unit.
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Racism: Kerala RSS leader calls Kylian Mbappé ‘black ghost’

Racists comments of TG Mohandas, former convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala state intellectual cell and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader about France super star Kylian Mbappé sparked outrage on social media, with users calling out his “blatant racism.”

Largest eviction drive began in 4 Assam villages, 1000 families ‘to be cleared’

The Assam government on Monday started an eviction drive to clear settlements from nearly 1,000 bigha of land (1.35 sqkm) around Batadraba Than.
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Delhi HC rejects house arrest plea of PFI founder E Abubacker

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain Former Popular Front of Indian Chairman and veteran Muslim leader E Abubacker's prayer seeking his transfer to house arrest from Tihar Jail on account of his health condition.

Savarkar portrait inside Karnataka assembly; Congress protests

The Karnataka BJP government's move to put up Hindutva icon Savarkar's portrait at the state assembly has triggered protests by the opposition on the opening day of the winter session of the assembly.
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PM Modi and not Rajnath Singh must answer on border issue in Parliament: Congress

The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “running away” from a debate in Parliament on the situation along the border with China.

“No, I won’t retire. I want to keep playing as world champions…”: Messi

Football legend Lionel Messi has quashed speculation and pledged to continue playing for his country, despite realising his lifetime ambition of winning the sport’s biggest prize.
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