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BJP on Sunday named 111 more candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, dropping Union ministers Ashwini Kumar Choubey and V K Singh, besides MP Varun Gandhi, while fielding actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil.
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan will contest from Sambalpur and the party's spokesperson Sambit Patra will try his luck from Puri once again after losing out in a close contest in 2019.
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated with the RSS, and the United Left groups are engaged in a closely contested battle for the central panel of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students' Union elections. According to initial polling results, Dhananjay from the Left faction is currently leading the race for the president's position with 1,361 votes, closely followed by ABVP's Umesh C Ajmeera with 1,162 votes.
Russian authorities put the number of dead in Friday's mass shooting at a concert call on the edge of Moscow at 137 people, including three children, up from earlier estimate of 133, the Investigation Committee said on Sunday. It also said 62 bodies have been identified. (Reuters)
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by brother of her tuition teacher in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar, sparking a protest in the area, police said on Sunday. They said the alleged incident happened on Saturday and the victim has been referred to All All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Delhi from Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. (PTI)
On Sunday, a three-day hunger strike initiated by the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) began in solidarity with their four-point demands, which include statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
On Sunday, Iran's currency experienced a historic decline, dropping to 613,500 rials to the dollar, coinciding with celebrations for the Persian New Year.
Police reported that on Sunday, a 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, who were classmates at a coaching center in the area, purportedly ended their lives by ingesting poison.
Police officials stated on Sunday that in order to prevent people from splashing colors on them during Holi, at least two mosques in the city have been shielded with tarpaulin. One of these mosques, the Halwaaiyan mosque in the Sabzi Mandi area, and the other situated at Delhi Gate, have been covered, as confirmed by Abhay Pandey, the Circle Officer of the City.
A Ganeshamurthi of the MDMK, the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Erode, was on Sunday hospitalised, with his condition stated to be serious by doctors. According to police, at around 9:30 am today, Ganeshamurthi, who was elected on a DMK ticket in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from here, developed uneasiness and was admitted to a private hospital here by his family members. After check-up, he was admitted in the ICU and was put on ventilator, police said. (PTI)
Police reported a tragic incident in the Pallavapuram area, where four children lost their lives and their parents sustained injuries in a house fire. The blaze, sparked by a short circuit while a mobile phone was being charged, occurred on Saturday.
According to police reports, two individuals were fatally stabbed on Sunday in Jharkhand's Palamu district, purportedly due to a land dispute. The victims, who were friends, were out for a morning walk when they were attacked by a group of individuals wielding knives, as stated by Sonu Kumar, the in-charge of Chainpur police station.
AAP leader Gopal Rai announced on Sunday that the opposition INDIA bloc will organize a "maha rally" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 31, aiming to "protect the nation's interests and democracy."
Aam Aadmi Party workers on Sunday demonstrated on the ITO foot-over bridge in protest against the arrest of their leader, Arvind Kejriwal.
Four workers, who were injured in a boiler blast at a spare parts manufacturing facility in Haryana's Rewari, have died, taking the death toll in the incident to 14, police said on Sunday. While three of them died at the PGIMS, Rohtak on Saturday, one passed away on Sunday. (PTI)
Major General Suresh Kumar Bhambhu, the Inspector General of Assam Rifles (East), urged the recent recruits of the force to serve the nation wholeheartedly while also emphasizing the importance of staying updated with technological advancements. These recruits successfully completed an intensive 56-week training program, mastering battle craft, weapon proficiency, jungle lane shooting, and gaining expertise in counter-insurgency operations.
RKS Bhadauria, the ex-chief of the Indian Air Force, officially joined the BJP this Sunday. Vinod Tawde, the General Secretary of the BJP, commended Bhadauria's extensive service in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and voiced assurance in his forthcoming active participation in politics, following a distinguished career in the defense forces.