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Police enter Kamal Nath home, question aide Miglani in fake video complaint case | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] Four days before voting in Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency, police walked into the residence of Congress stalwart and former chief minister Kamal Nath to "interrogate" his aide, R K Miglani, on Monday.Nath was out campaigning when 40 to 50 policemen turned up at his house in Shikarpur, a village about 10km from Chhindwara district headquarters, at around 1pm.Inspector Umesh Golhani of Shikarpur police station told reporters, "Some interrogation has been done. Investigation is on. We will share more details on the case later."Police refused to share details of the "case" but the action comes five days after BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu filed a complaint, accusing Miglani and a local resident, Sachin Gupta, of posting a fake video on social media to defame him.Miglani said he wa...

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105-yr-old sets example for young voters | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] GUWAHATI: When the district officer paid her a courtesy visit on the second day of Bohag Bihu on Sunday, 105-year-old "aaita" (grandmother) Ramati Baishya of Dalibari village in Assam's Kamrup promised that she would "definitely" cast her vote and also appeal to others to exercise their democratic right.Kamrup district commissioner and election officer Keerthi Jalli offered a 'gamosa' and a 'cheleng' (a piece of traditional Assamese cloth) as 'Bihuwan' to the centenarian at her house.Jalli, who visited the village as part of Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme, said, "It was great visiting 'aaita'. If someone like her can go and vote, why can't our young voters go out in large numbers on the poll day to make it a grand success?"Baishya was h...

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INDIA bloc may issue common pledge to send out unity message | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The opposition is likely to issue a joint document as its common manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as it plans to further send out a message of unity and resolve to defeat the governing BJP in the coming contest.Sources said the opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc have completed consultations to draw a joint document.The short vision paper will have common points that all the parties want to put together to frame their fight against BJP as one of contrasting ideologies and concerns. It is likely to be heavy on jobs, prices, and social welfare, besides, touching upon larger issues of national concern.Sources said the document is likely to be released soon, possibly in the coming 2-3 days. The modalities of release involve bringing all the key party l...

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Army chief on 4-day Uzbekistan visit in bid to boost defence ties | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan to bolster defence ties as well as explore new avenues for military collaboration, even as an Army-IAF contingent is also in the Central Asian country for a joint combat exercise.General Pande will hold talks with Uzbekistan defence minister Lt-Gen Bakhodir Kurbanov and deputy defence minister Maj Gen Khalmukhamedov Shukhrat Gayratjanovich, among others, as well as visit different military establishments during his visit from April 15 to 18."These dialogues are pivotal in fostering stronger military cooperation," Army spokesperson Colonel Sudhir Chamoli said.Gen Pande will also visit Termez in southern Uzbekistan on April 18 to witness 5th edition of bilateral combat exercise 'Dustlik' to expand military in...

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Ram Lalla ‘Suryatilak’ won’t generate heat and warm up idol, say experts | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] AYODHYA/LUCKNOW: The high-intensity 'Suryatilak' scheduled to last 3.5 minutes at Ayodhya's Ram Temple will not generate any extra heat and warm up the Ram Lalla idol. According to experts, the optomechanical system installed to facilitate the tilak has been made up of infrared filter, the heat-absorbing material used widely to block or reflect high-energy photons, which transfer the heat onto a surface.Aware of the extreme heat generated by concentrating sun rays through apparatus of lenses and mirrors at a single spot, the team of scientists from Roorkee-based Central Building Research Institute decided to place an infrared filter at the aperture (opening on the first floor) itself through which sunlight would enter the 'garbhagriha' (sanctum sanctorum). This would protect the d...

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IIT-Guwahati student missing for a week | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] GUWAHATI: An IIT-Guwahati student from Rajasthan's Alwar went missing last Tuesday after he went out of the institute with a friend riding a rented two-wheeler, police said .The two-wheeler, which the missing third-year BTech student, Diwakar Morya, rode was found abandoned on Brahmaputra bridge under Jalukbari police station area in Guwahati, police said.IIT lodged a missing complaint on Wednesday. Another missing report was filed at Jalukbari PS by Diwakar's uncle."Diwakar's friends said he rode a rented two-wheeler with a friend to Guwahati at 5.30pm last Tuesday. They hired a car at Uzan Bazar. While returning, Diwakar rode the two-wheeler and his friend drove the car. He had been missing since then," said Yes, Diwakar's brother, on Monday. Diwakar's uncle, Sunil Kumar, said, ...

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INDIA bloc leaders are either on bail or in jail: Nadda | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] PUDUCHERRY: BJP national president JP Nadda came down heavily on the opposition INDIA bloc charging that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been striving hard to eradicate corruption, corrupt parties have joined together and formed the INDIA bloc. Addressing the gathering after a roadshow in Puducherry on Monday to seek votes for BJP candidate A Namassivayam for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Nadda listed out the corruption charges against the constituents of INDIA bloc – Congress, SP, TMC, DMK, AAP and others.“Rahul Gandhi (Congress MP), Chidambaram (former Union finance minister), Karti Chidambaram (Congress MP) and other leaders of parties in the INDIA bloc are out on bail. AAP founder and Delhi chief minister and others are in jail. INDIA bloc leaders are either out on b...

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Former BJD MP Prabhas Singh joins BJP | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] BHUBANESHWAR: Former BJD MP Prabhas Kumar Singh joined BJP on Monday at the party's headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh.Singh, former Bargarh MP, praised prime minister Narendra Modi and criticized BJD while addressing the press conference. He said there is no dignity and self-respect in BJD. “There is no dynastic politics in BJP.Here a politician can work freely and become a CM and PM,” he added.Similarly, former commissioner of Odisha State Commission for Women, Jyoti Panigrahi, who was also a member of BJD’s manifesto committee, joined BJP here in the presence of party brass. Along with her, many intellectuals and youths joined the saffron party.“There is no democracy in BJD. State govt is not giving importance to women, farmers, child...

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‘Paap ka dar’: PM Modi defends ED actions, says honest need not fear | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) action, claiming that the anti-money laundering agency has attached assets worth Rs 1 lakh crore during his tenure unlike pre-2014 period when the total assets attached was only worth Rs 5,000 crore.In an interview with the news agency ANI, PM Modi said that honest person has nothing to fear about and only those involved in corruption have 'Paap ka dar' (fear of sin).The Prime Minister also dismissed the allegation that opposition parties are "being sent to jail by the BJP government", adding that only three per cent of ED cases are linked to politicians.Defending the ED's action in money laundering cases, PM said that the maximum number of cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate ar...

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‘Electoral bonds is the biggest extortion scheme of world, PM Modi is its mastermind’: Rahul Gandhi | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] WAYANAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called the Electoral bonds the "biggest extortion scheme" of the world, adding that PM Modi is the mastermind behind it.The remarks of Rahul Gandhi came after Prime Minister Modi in an interview to ANI accused the opposition parties of "spreading lies" over the electoral bonds scheme, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court, and said "everyone will regret it when there is an honest reflection".Speaking to reporters, Rahul Gandhi said, "The important thing in electoral bond is- names and dates. When you carefully see the names and dates you will know that when they (donors) gave the electoral bond, right after that contract was given to them or CBI inquiry was withdrawn against them. Prime Minister is caught here that's why he...

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Just 500 km to vote but some won’t make it | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] KOLKATA: The Nitish-Lalu-Modi debate is no longer confined to Bihar only. Kolkata, home to many migrant workers from neighbouring Bihar and Jharkhand, is an integral part of it. While some plan to visit home during the elections, some might not make it this time — mostly due to financial crunch.Ajit Kumar, a resident of Nawada district, runs a roadside kiosk selling sattu in central Kolkata.Ajit is set to leave for home on April 18 and plans to get back to work by April 22. “I plan my visits on an election year so that I get to see my family for a few days as well. But the visit is short this year as I had just been back home when my granddaughter fell ill,” he added.While Ajit will still stay a few days at home, Rakesh Kumar, a paan shop owner in eastern Kolkata’s Saltlake area, ...

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‘No need to fear the big plan’: What PM Modi said on his return to 3rd term | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with the news agency ANI, spoke on a range of issues that have been at the centre of the poll campaigns of both the opposition INDIA bloc and the ruling BJP ahead of the summer elections. PM Modi also spoke about the lack of a 'level playing field', as alleged by the opposition and his government's alleged influence over agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Election Commission (EC).'Big plans for 3rd term'The Prime Minister spoke on his 'big plans', some of which he has planned to implement within 100 days after returning to power for the third straight term."I have big plans...kissi ko darne ki zaroorat nahin hai (no one needs to fear). My decisions are not made to scare...

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Mumbai airport to be shut for 6 hours on May 09 | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: To carry out the annual pre-monsoon maintenance work on both its runways, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s (CSMIA) at Mumbai will remain shut to flight movements for six hours on May 09, said he airport operator on Monday.To carry out the monsoon contingency plan, the primary runway 09/27 and the secondary runway 14/32 will remain temporarily non-operational from 11 am to 5 pm A NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued in this regard, the airport operator said, indicating that the airlines and other stakeholders were informed in advance so as to avoid flight cancellations and inconvenience to passengers. The maintenance work will enhance runway resilience and ensure smooth operations, particularly during the monsoon season, said Mumbai Internation...

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‘Big leader of Congress found it difficult to save … ‘: In Kerala, PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for abandoning his family seat in Uttar Pradesh and making his new base in Kerala. "A big leader of Congress has found it difficult to save the respect of his family seat in Uttar Pradesh and has made his new base in Kerala," PM Modi said at a rally in Palakkad.Amethi in Uttar Pradesh was a Gandhi family stronghold till 2019 Lok Sabha elections, when Rahul Gandhi was defeated by BJP's Smriti Irani.Rahul had represented the seat for three consecutive terms from 2004 to 2019 since making his electoral debut from the seat. Rahul, who had also contested and won from Wayanad in Kerala in 2019, is seeking re-election from there. UP Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi also. However, neither...

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India likely to see ‘above normal’ monsoon this year, says IMD | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India is likely to see above-normal monsoon, with cumulative rainfall estimated at 106 per cent of long-period average of 87 cm, India Meteorological Department said on Monday.The IMD defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season."IMD predicts 2024 southwest monsoon season (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole to be above normal (>104% of the Long Period Average (LPA)).Seasonal rainfall is likely to be 106% of LPA with a model error of ± 5%. LPA of monsoon rainfall (1971-2020) is 87 cm," weather agency said in a post on X.The IMD said La Nina conditions, associated with good Monsoon in India is likely to set in by August-September."Data from 1951 to 2023 shows ...

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Mamata dares I-T officials to check chopper of BJP leaders | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] COOCH BEHAR: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the Income tax officials to check the chopper used by BJP leaders for the election campaign, a day after a row erupted over the TMC's claim of a "raid" by income tax officials targeting a helicopter used by party leader Abhishek Banerjee. Banerjee, while addressing a rally in Cooch Behar, alleged that the BJP is misusing central agencies against the TMC ahead of the elections."Income Tax officials conducted a raid and searched Abhishek Banerjee's chopper before the trial run but found nothing. Those I-T officials claimed that we had inputs that there was money and gold in the chopper, but they found nothing. We don't engage in such acts."It is the BJP that is involved in such things. But will the officials of the central ...

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Excise case: SC issues notice to ED on Delhi CM Kejriwal’s appeal challenging his arrest | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's appeal challenging his arrest and subsequent remand in connection with the excise policy case.The top court has asked the probe agency to file its response on or before April 24. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Kejriwal argued that the arrest was made to disable him from campaigning.More details to follow.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; ...

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After Jaishankar’s call, Iran allows Indian officials to meet 17 Indians onboard seized vessel | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on Monday informed external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, that Indian authorities will be allowed to meet with the 17 Indian crew members of the cargo vessel MSC Aries, which was seized by Iran's military.This information was conveyed during a phone conversation between the two ministers on Sunday, as per an Iranian readout.On Sunday, Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart and sought early release of the 17 Indian crew members onboard a cargo vessel that was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for its links with Israel. He reiterated India’s call earlier in the day for immediate de-escalation and restraint."We are following up on the details of the seized ship and soon it will be possible for the r...

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21 former judges write to CJI alleging people with political interest casting aspersion on judiciary | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice "escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement" and sought his intervention."It has come to our notice that these elements, motivated by narrow political interests and personal gains, are striving to erode the public’s confidence in our judicial system.Their methods are manifold and insidious, with clear attempts to sway judicial processes by casting aspersions on the integrity of our courts and the judges. Such actions not only disrespect the sanctity of our judiciary but also pose a direct challenge to the principles of fairness and im...

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Himachal: Congress releases list of observers for three Lok Sabha seats | India News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Congress released a list of observers for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.The list includes the names of Sanjay Dutt, Anees Ahmed and Dheeraj Gurjar.In a letter dated April 14, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, "Congress President has approved the proposal of the appointment of the following leaders as observers for the following Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, with immediate effect."The senior Congress leader, who has also entered the fray for the Lok Sabha, said Sanjay Dutt will oversee the party's electoral affairs in Mandi, while Anees Ahmed while Dheeraj Gurjar will be the observer for Kangra.Himachal Pradesh has four Lok Sabha seats--Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, and Kangra. The polling for four Lok Sabha seats...

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