Congress Releases List of Candidates for Lok Sabha Polls in Haryana, Fields Deepender Singh Hooda From Rohtak: Live News Updates Today

The Congress party released a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana today, April 25. The grand old party has fielded Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak, Kumari Selja from Sirsa and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, on Thursday, April 25, and thanked her for the invitation to the G7 Summit in June. In a post on X PM Modi said he greeted Meloni and the people of Italy on the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day.

On Thursday, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal said they would send wedding-style invitations to voters across the state, thereby turning polling day into a joyous occasion. Agarwal further said with the ambitious goal of achieving a remarkable 75 percent voter turnout, this initiative is set to redefine the way elections are perceived and experienced in Haryana.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana's Sirsa today, April 25. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that the quake hits Sirsa at 6:10 pm today.

Quake Hits Haryana

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, April 25, assured the people of Telangana that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the PM for a third term, he will free the state of corruption. Speaking during an election rally at Siddipet in Medak Lok Sabha constituency, Amit Shah urged people to give 12 Lok Sabha seats to the BJP from the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday, April 25, sought a response from the BJP by April 29 after taking cognisance of the alleged Model Code of Conduct violation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The EC notice comes after complaints raised by Congress, CPI and CPI-M(L).

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav filed his nomination papers for the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, April 25. The Party had earlier named Tej Pratap Yadav its Kannauj candidate, but on Wednesday evening, April 23, Akhilesh Yadav replaced him.

A landslide in Arunachal Pradesh has cut off road connectivity with Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley with the rest of the country. The rains in the last few days have triggered landslides in Dibang Valley, which shares its border with China.

In a tragic incident in Telangana, six people lost their lives when their car collided with a lorry on Durgapuram Road, under the jurisdiction of Kodad Police Station in Suryapet. The car was carrying ten passengers who were travelling from Hyderabad to Vijayawada at the time of the accident. The lorry driver has been taken into custody and a case is being registered in connection with the incident.

In a tragic incident, two people were injured in a cylinder blast that occurred in a slum area in Mumbai’s Antop Hill. Fire tenders from the Mumbai Fire Department were immediately dispatched to the spot. The injured individuals have been rushed to a nearby hospital for immediate medical attention.