19 Mar, 23:21 (IST)

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo submitted to President Droupadi Murmu the special report on child protection in the state of West Bengal. According to the report, there were deliberate violations of the legal procedures by the West Bengal government.

19 Mar, 20:16 (IST)

Eleven 'Shakti Ammas' gave a special welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem on Tuesday amid a political row arising from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks relating to 'Shakti.

19 Mar, 18:27 (IST)

Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C, on Tuesday said 15,653 posters, 7,511 banners, 24,433 graffiti and 23,916 defacements on property have been removed across the state as the Model Code of Conduct has come into force. He emphasised that to prevent the misuse of muscle and money power, elaborate efforts to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha polls have been undertaken in the state.

19 Mar, 17:35 (IST)

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu has demanded immediate intervention by the Election Commission to check increasing political violence in Andhra Pradesh. He said on Tuesday that at a time when the election process is on in the state, the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is escalating political violence.

19 Mar, 16:43 (IST)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass any interim order staying the implementation of the rules notified by the Union Home Ministry under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Emphasising that the Union government must be given a reasonable time to respond to the interlocutory applications challenging the introduction of 2024 Citizenship Amendment Rules, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, posted the matter for further hearing on April 9.

19 Mar, 16:02 (IST)

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday, March 19, said that the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train will be launched in 2026. "India's first bullet train will be ready in 2026, and will run in one section from Surat," Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The Union Minister also said that significant progress has been made in the construction of various stations and work has begun on the sea tunnel through which the train will reach Mumbai from Thane.

19 Mar, 14:57 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem today, March 19. Speaking at the event, PM Narendra Modi said that the NDA government is making two defence corridors in the country. "One of them is being built in Tamil Nadu," he added.Watch Video:

19 Mar, 14:09 (IST)

Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday, March 19, said the BJP's Ram temple pitch "would not make much of a difference" in the Lok Sabha polls. He also exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc will get a clear majority to form the next government in the country.

19 Mar, 12:58 (IST)

The Bengaluru police on Tuesday, March 19, said that they seized explosive material from a vacant land near a private school in the city. The police found gelatine sticks, detonators and other explosive substances. Officials said that the substances were kept in a tractor parked at an empty site near the school.

19 Mar, 12:00 (IST)

RLJP President Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday, March 19, resigned as a Union Minister after his party was denied seats in Bihar by NDA, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

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Mumbai, March 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take out a roadshow in Palakkad town in Kerala on March 19 (Tuesday) morning as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha election campaign. Apart from BJP Kerala State president K. Surendran, the party candidate in Palakkad constituency, C. Krishnakumar, will accompany Modi in an open vehicle. On Monday, PM Narendra Modi said in a congratulatory message to re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin he looked forward to boosting ties to develop their "special" relationship.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating he twisted his 'Shakti' statement out of context. This after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the Opposition INDIA bloc, saying that the fight in 2024 is between those who want to destroy 'Shakti' and those who worship them. The comments of PM Modi came hours after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's "we are fighting against a Shakti" remark at a political rally in Mumbai.

The NDA alliance has finalised the seat-sharing pact for Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. According to the agreement, the BJP will contest 17 seats, JD(U) will contest 16 seats and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) faction led by Chirag Paswan will contest on five seats. While Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Aawam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest on one seat each. In Maharashtra, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners - Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar - have agreed on a seat-sharing deal, said the sources. According to sources, Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest 22 seats, while Congress 16 seats and Sharad Pawar's NCP 10 seats.

Afghanistan's Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes in Afghan territory, killing five women and three children, with a spokesman condemning the strikes as a violation of sovereignty. The strikes came as the neighbours have traded blame over responsibility for recent militant attacks in Pakistan, which says they were launched from Afghan soil, although Afghanistan's ruling Taliban deny this. The Israeli army launched on Monday (local time) an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes on the devastated neighbourhood where it is located.

Seoul's military said North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea to meet top officials and attend a democracy summit. Blinken is in Seoul for the third Summit for Democracy, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which the South is hosting this week, and is set to meet his Korean counterpart on the sidelines for talks.