Morning Digest | Campaigning ends for sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls; Govt seeks feedback from three services on Agnipath scheme, and more
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Voting for 58 seats on May 25; 28 States, Union Territories to complete polling with Phase 6
Campaigning ended on Thursday for the penultimate phase of the general elections to be held on May 25, with both the BJP and the INDIA bloc moving the pitch to post-poll arithmetic.
If he has any respect left for me, he has to return immediately: Deve Gowda to Prajwal Revanna
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda issued a warning to his grandson Prajwal Revanna, asking him to return to India, surrender to the police, or face his anger and that of all family members. Mr. Deve Gowda, who issued the warning through his letter posted on X (formerly Twitter), said, “I have issued a warning to Prajwal Revanna to return immediately from wherever he is and subject himself to the legal process. He should not test my patience any further.”
Modi keeps up reservation rhetoric, says Congress wants to give SC, ST quotas to people who practice ‘vote jihad’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress and its INDIA bloc partners had partitioned the country into three nations for their “vote bank” and were now saying that Muslims also had the first right on the remaining part of India. He again accused the Opposition alliance of wanting to snatch the reservation to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes guaranteed by the Constitution and give it to those who practised “vote jihad”.
INDIA bloc will win all seven seats in Delhi, says Rahul Gandhi
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Greater Chennai Police arrests 17 drug peddlers, seizes heroin, methamphetamine, and ganja, coordinating with local police to curb drug trafficking.
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to accept the identity cards possessed by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in the State as a valid document for registration of motor vehicles
Violent clashes erupt in Kerala University elections between SFI and KSU activists, leading to injuries and chaos.
Severe heatwave warning for 10 mandals in Andhra Pradesh on April 12. Chintur mandal in Alluri Sitharama Raju district is likely to record a maximum of 45.7 degree Celsius.
Posters against Namakkal MP for not participating in voting against Waqf Bill in Parliament
Slow progress in solar installations under PM-Kusum Scheme in Tamil Nadu, with TNERC rejecting non-compliant tender.
Improve tax collections and become self-sufficient, MA&UD Minister Narayana tells Municipal Commissioners. With their delinking from CFMS, the Urban Local Bodies can retain and utilise the taxes collected for their own development, and give an impetus to providing quality essential services to the people, he says. The government has set a target of sterilising all dogs within 200 days, he adds.
Restoration of Polo Ground in Guindy National Park to benefit blackbucks with removal of invasive species and native grass planting.
Anaikuttam dam shutter replacement to be completed by April-end, with a capacity of 125 mcft serving 4,500 acres.
The politically dominant, land-owning Vokkaliga and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities, which have for long opposed the socio, economic and educational survey (caste census) conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes are expected to adopt a “wait and watch” approach on the outcome of the Friday’s Cabinet meeting, where the issue is likely to be discussed. It has been nearly a decade since the survey was completed.
BJP challenges CM Revanth Reddy to dissolve Assembly or seek re-election, criticizes Congress government's performance.
A.P. Sustainable Electric Mobility Policy - 4.0 aims to make Andhra Pradesh a global EV manufacturing hub by 2047.
Paryaya Puttige Mutt urges against pre-wedding shoots near Udupi's Krishna Mutt and Ashta Mutts for sanctity.