28 Mar, 23:41 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, March 28, convened a high-level meeting at his residence after the death of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died in Banda earlier in the evening following a heart attack. The Chief Minister directed the concerned officials to ensure the maintenance of law and order in all the districts across the state.

28 Mar, 22:40 (IST)

Mukhtar Ansari, jailed gangster-turned-politician passed away today, March 28, in Uttar Pradesh, after he suffered a heart attack in prison. Ansari was immediately rushed to a hospital in Banda district after his health deteriorated but he breathed his last in the hospital.

28 Mar, 22:23 (IST)

BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Thursday, March 28, said that the Manipur government has issued a notification that on March 29 (Good Friday) and March 31 (Easter Sunday) there would be a holiday. "Manipur Government has issued notification that tomorrow, 29th Good Friday and 31st Easter Sunday will be holidays," Prakash Javadekar's post on X stated.

28 Mar, 20:45 (IST)

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday, March 28, said that India is set to enter the league of top five semiconductor producers over the next five years. Speaking at the Times Now Summit 2024, the BJP leader said this rapid progress in precision technology such as semiconductors is because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on setting up the entire semiconductor ecosystem in India.

28 Mar, 20:04 (IST)

Following intensive raids across numerous sites in three states, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a crucial arrest of a key conspirator in the Rameshwaram Café explosion case in Bengaluru. Following operations by NIA teams at 18 locations—12 in Karnataka, 5 in Tamil Nadu, and 1 in Uttar Pradesh—Muzammil Shareef was captured and placed under arrest as a co-conspirator.NIA Arrests Key Conspirator in Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Case

28 Mar, 19:28 (IST)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has released a list of eight candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The party has fielded its known faces, including Rahul Shewale and Sadashiv Lokhande. Check the Full List Here.Shiv Sena Releases List of Eight Candidates for LS Polls

28 Mar, 19:03 (IST)

On Thursday, March 28, Bollywood actor and former MP Govinda joined the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Reports state that the Shiv Sena could field Govinda from the Mumbai North West seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections against Shiv Sena (UBT) nominee Amol Kirtikar.

28 Mar, 18:18 (IST)

Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Congress was boosted in Jharkhand when former MP and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Ram Tahal Choudhary joined the party on Thursday, March 28. State President Rajesh Thakur and Jharkhand in-charge of the party, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, as well as Chairman of the Congress Media and Publicity Department Pawan Khera welcomed Choudhary into the fold.Ram Tahal Choudhary Joins Congress

28 Mar, 17:54 (IST)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday, March 28, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months. The decision will come into effect from April 1.

28 Mar, 17:13 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted on the letter to CJI in a recent tweet via his official X handle. “To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture. 5 decades ago itself they had called for a "committed judiciary" - they shamelessly want commitment from others for their selfish interests but desist from any commitment towards the nation. No wonder 140 crore Indians are rejecting them”, the tweet read.PM Modi Reacts to Prominent Lawyers' Letter to CJI

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Mumbai, March 28: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, March 27, issued show cause notices to BJP MP Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut. Notably, the Election Commission has asked Dilip Ghosh and Supriya Shrinate to respond to the show cause notices by 5 pm on March 29. On the other hand, India summoned a senior US diplomat and lodged a strong protest against a US State Department official's remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Gloria Berbena, acting Deputy Chief of Mission to its office in South Block in Delhi. Meanwhile, Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that her husband would do a "big expose" on the alleged excise policy scam case in the court on March 28. She also said that the Delhi CM would also present evidence in the court. Amid this, sources said that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is reportedly experiencing health complications. Mumbai City Is Asia's Billionaire Capital Going Past Beijing, Shanghai: Check List of Top-10 Cities With Most Billionaires in the World.

The Delhi CM's blood sugar levels are said to be unstable and have reportedly plummeted to 46, a level doctors consider hazardous. Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to BJP candidate "Rajmata" Amrita Roy and promised to return swindled funds to the poor in West Bengal. During the conversation, PM Narendra also said that West Bengal will vote for "Parivartan". In a noble rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) evacuated a critically ill man from a tugboat off Gujarat's Veraval coast. After evacuating the man, the ICG shifted him to a government hospital for further treatment.

Meanwhile, Mumbai emerged as the billionaire capital of Asia, going past Asian cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and New Delhi. The maximum city also broke into the list of top 10 cities having the most billionaires in the world. The top spot was taken by New York while the other nine cities were London, Mumbai, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Moscow, New Delhi and San Francisco. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its seventh list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. India Can Push Economic Growth Close to 9% by Implementing Few More Reforms in Next Five Years, Says Finance Commission.

The saffron party fielded Navneet Rana from the Amravati constituency in Maharashtra and Govind Karjol for the Chitradurga seat in Karnataka. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit India for two days during which he will discuss bilateral ties as well as cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Kuleba will arrive in India on Thursday, March 28. Britain's King Charles III will be attending the traditional royal Easter service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor on Sunday, March 31. Buckingham Palace confirmed the 75-year-old monarch's first major public appearance as he undergoes treatment for an unspecified form of cancer.