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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that humanity is expecting peace from India in these times of conflict considering the country's growing profile due to its cultural image, growing capabilities, and foreign policy.

The net direct tax collections, comprising corporate tax and personal income tax shot up to Rs 19.58 lakh crore in 2023-24, compared to Rs 16.64 lakh crore in the preceding financial year, representing a double-digit increase of 17.7 per cent.

Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections was held on Friday for 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories (UTs) amid reports of violence from some parts of West Bengal and Manipur.

Tripura witnessed around 79.83 per cent voter turnout registered till 5 p.m. in the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat on Friday in the first of the seven-phased general polls, as per the data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

It was in January 2022 that the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) signed a $374.9 million contract with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of Philippines that included supply of shore-based anti-ship missile systems for the Philippines Navy.

In Arunachal - which is going for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections - the Arunachal East parliamentary seat recorded a voter turnout of 56.78 per cent and the Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat witnessed 54.53 per cent voter turnout till 3 PM.

Air India on Friday extended the suspension of its flight services to Israel's capital Tel Aviv till April 30, in the wake of prevailing conflict and tension between Israel and Iran.

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on a plea filed by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev seeking a stay on the proceedings against him in connection with the multiple FIRs lodged over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic.

US diplomat Atul Keshap, president of the US-India Business Council, on Friday said with 970 million eligible voters and 1.2 million polling places, India's national election is the Maha Kumbh of democracy.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said in a Delhi court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes and other high-carb food to raise his blood sugar level to build a case for bail.

Union Minister Rajnath Singh, while campaigning for BJP in Kerala’s Kottayam district on Thursday, took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that ‘Rahulyaan’ is neither getting launched nor finding a suitable landing.

Instead of solely targeting aspiring talents, the Bishnoi gang has now begun luring unsuspecting labourers with the promise of lucrative payouts.

“This has made the Ram bhakts and devotees highly emotional. Lord Ram can’t be detached from our lives as it forms the core of our existence,” he said.

It was only last month that Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of three semiconductor projects worth about Rs 1.25 lakh crore while participating in the 'India's Techade: Chips for Viksit Bharat' initiative.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday and said "Ayodhya is in immense joy" and celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Ram after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.

With the Lok Sabha elections inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to campaign for NDA candidates in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday.

A medium-intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman Islands region in the early hours of Wednesday.

The BJP-led NDA is expected to comfortably romp back to power for a third term with over 360 seats, while the INDIA bloc will lag with just one-third of this number, as per an opinion poll conducted by TV9 Bharatvarsh, Polstrat and People's Insights.

Days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a leading pollster has forecast that the BJP-led NDA is likely to miss its much-touted goal of winning 400 seats by a whisker.

The Election Commission imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, effective from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, over his derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed a court here that it has obtained all the necessary sanctions for the prosecution of the accused in the NewsClick case over allegations that the news portal took money to spread pro-China propaganda.

A Delhi court on Monday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till April 23 in the money laundering case related to an alleged excise policy scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The Enforcement Agencies have seized over Rs 4,650 crore before the first phase of polling on April 19, which is the highest-ever seizure of inducements recorded in the 75-year history of Lok Sabha elections, said the Election Commission on Monday.

The recent firing incident at the Mumbai residence of veteran Bollywood actor Salman Khan has once again thrust the operations of the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate into the spotlight, sparking fears of their expanding influence with seemingly no restraint on their activities.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who visited Delhi Chief Minister in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Monday, said that he is being given terrorists-like treatment by the jail authorities.