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Ahead of the impending Lok Sabha election, Tripura Police has initiated stringent security measures across the state, resulting in the seizure of narcotics worth Rs 3 crore and the preventive arrest of 12,000 individuals.

“These elections are not just elections – they are a war against the corrupt. You have to decide whether you want corruption to end or not. Those who have come together in Delhi today think I will be afraid but my family is my country and nothing can deter me,” PM Modi said.

The BJP leader said that the first Prime Minister of the country, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had on May 10, 1961, dismissed the issue as inconsequential and added that he had no hesitation in giving up claims to the island.

Tripura’s renowned and popular ‘Pera’ (Sweet prasad) of Tripurasundari temple and ‘Rignai Pachra’ – the traditional attire of the indigenous community of the state got the tag of Geographical Identification (GI) Tag.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in the ED custody in the alleged excise scam, pitched for six poll promises through a letter which was read by his wife Sunita Kejriwal during the INDIA bloc mega "Loktantra Bachao" (Save Democracy) rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Sunday.

Sunita Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, on Sunday read out his message at the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan here and questioned the Centre over his arrest.

The decision of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to hand over the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974, is becoming one of the major issues in Tamil Nadu during Lok Sabha elections, with the BJP taking up this in a big way.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that new facts on Katchatheevu, a small island that was conceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, showed how Congress had callously given away the strategic location.

After a 10-year-old girl reportedly died post eating her birthday cake ordered online in Patiala, netizens slammed online food delivery platforms for poor regulation over Cloud kitchens listed as food-delivering apps.

Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will join the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan and read the message sent by the CM from Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) custody, said AAP on Sunday.

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency, Sanjeev Balyan's convoy was attacked during his election campaign on Saturday night, the police said.

The body of a 65-year-old mahant of an ashram in Hardoi district has been found in three pieces in the bushes on Siddhauli Road in Sitapur district, the police said.

Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, has defended the move, stating that the entire political landscape of the country has changed, with family members or children of ministers and leaders being fielded in elections across all parties.

From regular visits to the southern heartland and evoking Tamil cultural icons to giving an interview to a prominent regional channel, the Prime Minister is making every effort to strengthen the BJP in the state.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released a fresh advertisement, mocking and deriding the INDIA bloc for their "incompetency and inefficiency" despite being a rainbow alliance of multiple parties.

Rattled by the notices from the Income Tax (I-T) Department, the Congress has raised hue and cry over the freezing of its bank accounts and accused the BJP-led government of targeting its coffers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Asserting that it is promptly responding to complaints from its nationals who were lured with job opportunities in Cambodia, India said on Saturday that it has so far rescued and repatriated about 250 Indians.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid fitting tributes to the recipients of Bharat Ratna and said that their contributions towards India's progress and development will forever be cherished.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been appointed the convenor of the committee while Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been made the co-convenor.

Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, said on Saturday that his country is committed to fighting terrorism together with India and other nations, as he highlighted the strong statement of support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court in North 24 Parganas District had on Saturday afternoon given permission to the ED to interrogate Shahjahan in connection with the PDS case.

The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Saturday filed its first charge sheet running into over 9,000 pages against NewsClick Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over allegations that the news portal took money to spread pro-China propaganda.

Spelling relief, a former legislator of the ruling Shiv Sena Vijay Shivtare officially withdrew from the crucial battle for Baramati Lok Sabha seat, after consulting his party leaders and workers, here on Saturday.

The CBI will shortly update a district court in North 24 Parganas on how West Bengal Police falsely implicated innocent people to protect the real culprits in the case regarding the attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali on January 5.