Three cruelly thrashed over beef rumour in MP, video goes viral

Two men were tied to a tree and thrashed by a group along with a woman being hit repeatedly with a slipper on her head for allegedly carrying beef in an autorickshaw at a village in Madhya Pradesh. Read More
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Coast Guard seizes drugs worth ₹600 crore from Pakistani boat

The Indian Coast Guard seized a drug-laden Pakistani boat, “Al Madina”, off the Gujarat coast. A total of 194 packets of heroin weighing 200 kilograms were seized. The drug is estimated to be valued at ₹600 crore in the international market. Read More
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IAF commander removed for friendly fire that downed Mi-17

The Indian Air Force removed the air officer commanding of the Srinagar airbase in connection with the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam, on February 27, after it came under “friendly fire”, which killed six IAF personnel on board and one civilian on the ground. Read More
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In Madhya Pradesh, BJP demands Kamal Nath to prove majority

The Bharatiya Janata Party has challenged the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh and called for a special assembly to prove its majority in the floor of the 230-member house. Read More
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LS poll Phase 7: Around 62.8% turnout, violence in Bengal

Voting for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election concluded covering 59 constituencies spread across eight states. This phase saw 62.87 per cent of eligible voters exercising their franchise, according to the Election Commission’s official Voter Turnout app at 11pm. Read More
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Naidu meets Rahul, Akhilesh, Mayawati to cement alliance

Telugu Desam Party leader and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in order to bring together opposition parties and cement an anti-BJP front. Read More
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Kejriwal says Muslims voted for Congress at last minute in Delhi

The AAP seems to have conceded that he has suffered losses in Delhi in the Lok Sabha election. Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal said Delhi’s Muslim vote “shifted” to the Congress at the last minute before the polling started. Read More
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‘Fear psychosis’: EC chops Bengal campaign for Phase 7 by a day

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers fought pitched battles during Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, the Election Commission has decided to cut short the electioneering for nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, by a day. Read More
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Amid Bengal violence, Trinamool cites ‘evidence’ against BJP

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers engaged in violent clashes during Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's party has claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” that BJP is responsible for the violence in rally. Read More
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Amid Bengal violence, EC to hold review meeting for last phase

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers fought pitched battles during BJP president Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, the Election Commission has decided to hold a review meeting, although the poll panel didn’t reveal anything specifically on the violence. Read More
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