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Morning briefing: Caste factor in BJP, Congress lists; Iran president's warning to Israel, and more

New Delhi, April 24 -- The Congress party may have made Other Backward Class (OBC) census and representation of caste a big issue this election, but an analysis of its candidates (294 announced till S... Read More


ASI seeks 2-month extension to complete survey at Madhya Pradesh's Bhojshala

New Delhi, April 24 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), carrying out a court-mandated scientific survey of the Bhojshala complex of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, has submitted an applicatio... Read More


Who is Congress's Sam Pitroda, leader behind 'inheritance tax' remark?

New Delhi, April 24 -- Congress leader Sam Pitroda has courted another controversy, and handed ammunition to the ruling BJP this Lok Sabha election season, with his "inheritance tax" statement. Thoug... Read More


Who is Congress's Sam Pitroda, leader behind 'inheritance tax' row?

New Delhi, April 24 -- Congress leader Sam Pitroda has courted another controversy, and handed ammunition to the ruling BJP this Lok Sabha election season, with his "inheritance tax" statement. Thoug... Read More


'Quid pro quo' in electoral bonds: NGOs move Supreme Court, seek SIT probe

New Delhi, April 24 -- Over two months after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme, with a Chief Justice DY Chandrachud-led Constitution bench ruling it to be "unconstitutional," a ... Read More


Congress focuses only on one community, BJP is for all: Himanta Sarma backs PM Modi in 'hate speech' row

New Delhi, April 22 -- Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on his allegation that the Congress, if elected to power, will redistribute the country's wealth among Muslims, he found a back... Read More


Task force to review heatwave impact during Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission

New Delhi, April 22 -- With the ongoing Lok Sabha elections taking place amid an intense heatwave, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday constituted a task force to review the impact of hea... Read More


India's universities saw 'highest performance improvement' among G20 nations: Nunzio Quacquarelli

New Delhi, April 22 -- Among G20 nations, India's universities demonstrated the "highest performance improvement," registering a "significant" 14% year-on-year improvement in their average ranking, ac... Read More


Bulldozer action against Madhya Pradesh man who raped neighbour, used chilli powder on her

New Delhi, April 21 -- Authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Guna on Sunday demolished the "illegally-built" house of a man accused of raping and torturing his neighbour for a month. Visuals that emerged o... Read More


'Baharampur has accepted me as son, brother and friend': Yusuf Pathan

New Delhi, April 21 -- Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan on Sunday said that people of Baharampur, from where he is contesting the Lok Sabha elections, have already accepted him as their "son, brother, an... Read More