PM Modi lauds Om Birla’s leadership after no-trust motion fails; Lok Sabha Speaker reacts | India News

PM Modi with Om Birla (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praising him for his composure, impartiality and leadership after a no-confidence motion against him was defeated in the House. PM Modi also lauded him for upholding parliamentary decorum and ensuring the … Read more

Kerala Election 2026 schedule: Voting in one phase on April 9, results on May 4; check full details | India News

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, leader of opposition VD Satheesan The Election Commission on Sunday announced the election dates for Kerala. The state will undergo polling in one phase on April 9. The counting of votes will be on May 4. Elections will be held for all 140 seats of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, with the … Read more

Mamata Banerjee raises monthly honorarium for priests, muezzins by Rs 500 ahead of EC’s poll schedule announcement | India News

NEW DELHI: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly honorarium for priests and muezzins in West Bengal, hours before the Election Commission is scheduled to announce the poll dates for assembly elections in four poll bound states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. She also announced the … Read more

‘Rahul Gandhi defaming India’: Amit Shah on Youth Congress’ shirtless protest at Delhi AI summit | India News

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the gathring during inauguration of Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of “defaming” India, as he lashed out at the opposition party over its youth wing’s shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit … Read more

‘My weekly trips to jail finally ended’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on his release | India News

NEW DELHI: Activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday after spending nearly six months in detention, with his wife Geetanjali J Angmo describing the moment as the end of a long and exhausting ordeal for their family.In a message posted on X shortly after his release, Angmo wrote about … Read more

Assembly Elections 2026: EC likely to announce assembly polls schedule for five states | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for assembly elections in five states and union territories, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry, today at a press conference at 4.00 pm, according to news agency ANI.The date coincides with the deadline for filing appeals against the final electoral roll for … Read more

Madhu Malhotra, who acted in ‘Hero’, ‘Satte Pe Satta’, dies | India News

Subhash Ghai’s box-office smash Hero (1983) offered a bouquet of chartbusters, such as ‘Tu mera jaanu hai’, ‘Pyar karne wale kabhi darte nahi’ and ‘Ding dong baby sing a song.’ But the number which seems to have aged best with time is ‘Lambi judaai’, a melancholic track that Pakistani folk singer Reshma infused with soul. … Read more