NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stepped up his offensive on the Congress and said that his plainspeak on the party’s double standards has ruffled many feathers in the INDIA bloc, so much so, that they have launched a tirade at him for speaking the truth.

BHOPAL: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia a ‘committed leader for development’ as he urged the voters to elect him to the Lok Sabha from Guna in Madhya Pradesh.

KERALA: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday lost his cool while speaking to the media after casting his vote at home base Kannur.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Defence to decide within eight weeks on including women in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exams.

LUCKNOW: Lashing out at the Congress on Friday, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Congress manifesto is harmful to India, the world's largest democracy.

NEW DELHI: Highlighting the effective role of recent collaborations with multiple enforcement agencies in tackling illicit trade, Anil Shukla, Director General of Police, Mizoram said that there remains ample room for enhancing capacities.

BHOPAL: Assuring that it is a 'Modi ki Guarantee' (PM Modi's guarantee), Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the government led by the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country.

CHENNAI: Corporate brand owners may now look at the Indian teenage chess Grandmaster (GM) D. Gukesh for endorsing their brands, said a top official of MGD1 eSports LLP, a talent management company.

MUMBAI: Nine-time Grammy-nominated sitarist, producer, and film composer Anoushka Shankar will receive an honorary degree from the University of Oxford and described it as a "pinch-me moment" in her career.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court recently ruled that falsely accusing a spouse of having an extramarital affair and denying parentage of children amounts to severe mental cruelty.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: K.M. Abraham, former chief secretary of Kerala and present principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Friday suffered a rude jolt when after standing in the queue to cast his vote he failed to press the button on the electronic voting machine, as he was told that the number on his Electors Photo Identification Card (EPIC) had already been cast.

KARNATAKA: BJP is going to get total support in the elections to 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi stated in Hubballi on Friday.

SWITZERLAND: German Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg will leave Haas at the end of the season to join Sauber in 2025, the two teams confirmed on Friday.

MUMBAI: Kajol shared a hilarious glimpse of her workout from her pilates classes and asked everyone whether the picture was taken before or after her exercise.

TOKYO: Three teenagers died after a mini car fell into a paddy field in the western Japanese prefecture of Tokushima, local authorities reported on Friday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Political circles in Kerala are abuzz after confirmation of the news that there was a meeting between veteran CPI(M) leader and Left Convenor EP Jayarajan and BJP Kerala incharge Prakash Javadekar.

BENGALURU: Former Chief Minister and JD-S state President H. D. Kumaraswamy alleged on Friday that the Election Commission has failed to ensure fair elections in Bengaluru Rural parliamentary constituency.

HYDERABAD: For the first time in two decades, the family of former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is not in the fray for Lok Sabha elections.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the May 1 deadline for teams to submit their Men’s T20 World Cup squads, the discussion around who makes it to India’s squad for the mega event happening in the West Indies and USA from June 1 is at an all-time high.

CHHATTISGARH: Telangana came from behind to beat Sikkim 2-1 and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Friday.

HYDERABAD: After Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), head coach Daniel Vettori urged the players to focus not only on putting big runs on the board but successfully chasing targets as well.

NEW DELHI: Former Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Yogita Bali has expressed her support for Hockey India’s holistic initiatives aimed at advancing the sport across all levels, with a special emphasis on the eagerly anticipated National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL).

MUMBAI: Indian musician King has teamed up with global pop sensation Jason Derulo for the summer anthem titled 'Bumpa', which was released on Friday.

MUMBAI: Actress Aishwarya Khare, who portrays Lakshmi in the show 'Bhagya Lakshmi', has taken a break from the hectic shoot schedule and went on a solo trip to celebrate her birthday in the Seychelles.

MUMBAI: Singer Anuradha Paudwal showered praise on contestant Shubh Sutradhar in the singing-based reality show 'Superstar Singer 3' after his performance of the songs ‘Tumhe Apna Banane Ki Kasam’ and ‘Saanson Ki Jarurat Hai Jaise’.

NEW DELHI: Led by artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and neuro-technology, India witnessed 83,000 patents being filed by deep-tech startups in FY2023, marking an annual growth rate of 24.6 per cent which is highest since the last two decades, a Nasscom report showed on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing cricket fever in the country, scamsters have been posing as Mahendra Singh Dhoni to con people on social media, the Department of Telecom (DoT) said on Friday, warning people against falling into the trap.

KYIV: Ukraine's highest anti-corruption court has ordered the pre-trial detention of Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on suspicion of misappropriation of state land worth millions.

COLOMBO: One soldier died and nine others were injured when a lorry truck collided with an army cab in the area called Mankulam in northern Sri Lanka on Friday, police said.

BEIJING: On the last day of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China, Beijing has warned of a deterioration in relations between the two powers.

NEW DELHI: A local court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise policy scam.

JAIPUR: A speeding car ran over 11 persons sleeping on the roadside at Mahwa town in Rajasthan's Dausa district, killing three persons and leaving eight others injured, the police said on Friday.

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Friday that a case has been registered after some miscreants attempted to disrespect a local shrine in Dadsara at Tral in South Kashmir by damaging windowpanes.

LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has asked municipal commissioners of major cities in the state to deal with the problem of beggary.

JAIPUR: A voter turnout of 26.84 per cent was recorded till 11 a.m. for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where voting is being held on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a couple for drug peddling in the national capital, said an official here, adding that heroin valued at over Rs 20 lakh was recovered from them.

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KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Mamata government, saying that the massive corruption unleashed by Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has ultimately resulted in the loss of peace and happiness of around 26,000 families in the state.

NEW DELHI: Top-seeded Indian Velavan Senthilkumar eased past Frenchman Matteo Carrouget in straight games to move into the quarterfinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event in Paris.

MUMBAI: Veteran actress Rekha blessed mom-to-be Richa Chadha and was seen giving her blossoming baby bump a kiss.