Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday demanded the Election Commission (EC) to suspend the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kakrouli police station, located in Uttar Pradesh's Meerapur and accused him of threatening voters with force and revolver and stopping them from casting t
A zonal officer deployed in a polling centre in Maharashtra's Nagpur was chased and manhandled by a group of persons over an altercation regarding a spare Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) found in his car.
According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in Delhi was 379, categorised as 'very poor, as of 8 am on Thursday.
The Delhi Police directed social media and e-commerce platforms to immediately cease the online sale and delivery of firecrackers within the National Capital Territory (NCT) amid rising air pollution levels.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the concerned officials to file a counter affidavit within two weeks in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over pollution in Agni Theertham at Rameswaram.
UNICEF India Representative Cynthia McCaffrey emphasised the importance of India's engagement in global climate discussions, its national and state-level plans, and the urgent need to address air pollution, which affects children worldwide, including in India.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has amended the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), introducing stricter measures to address escalating air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Congress leader and candidate from Latur city constituency Amit Deshmukh said on Wednesday that voters in Latur district had supported the party and Maha VIkas Agadhi government will be formed in the state.
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday
Reacting to exits polls released for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla expressed his confidence that the BJP alliance would get more seats than what was being showed in the exit polls.
Speaking after the polls concluded, Kesarkar predicted that the alliance could surpass 160 seats, adding that independent candidates typically align with the ruling party, further boosting their seat count.
As exit polls predicted Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra, Union Minister and RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Wednesday that the ruling alliance will get a clear majority with 160-165 seats.