Sixty-nine-year-old Singh was accompanied by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state Congress chief Udai Bhan as he filed his candidature.

Karnal Assembly bypoll: Congress leader Tarlochan Singh files nomination

Sixty-nine-year-old Singh was accompanied by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state Congress chief Udai Bhan as he filed his candidature.

Congress leader Tarlochan Singh on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the bypoll to the Karnal Assembly seat, which will be held on May 25 along with the general elections to 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana.
For the bypoll, the ruling BJP has fielded Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from the seat.
Sixty-nine-year-old Singh was accompanied by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state Congress chief Udai Bhan as he filed his candidature.
"Tarlochan ji filed his nomination from Karnal assembly seat as Congress candidate today," Bhan said over the phone.
In the 2019 assembly polls, Manohar Lal Khattar, who was then the state's chief minister, retained the Karnal seat defeating Singh.
Former head of the Haryana Minorities Commission, Singh said he joined the Youth Congress in 1982.
Saini, an MP in the outgoing Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra seat, was sworn in as the chief minister on March 12, replacing Khattar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went ballistic against the Congress during a rally in Gujarat's Anand. 

PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over praises from Pak leader Fawad Chaudhry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went ballistic against the Congress during a rally in Gujarat's Anand.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took potshots at the Congress over their way of dealing with the terrorists during their rule.
While addressing a rally in Gujarat's Anand on Thursday, Modi said that while the Congress party used to spend their time sending dossiers to Pakistan, the Indian government under the present BJP dispensation kills terrorists on their home turf.&nbsp;
"During the weak Congress government rule, dossiers on terrorists used to be sent to the lord of terrorism (Pakistan). They would then proudly announce that they had sent dossiers. But look at the strong Modi government now, India doesn't waste its time on sending dossiers. Rather, it kills terrorists on their home turf," he said.&nbsp;
Modi also took note of former Pakistan minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain praising Rahul Gandhi.
"You must have known that nowadays a Pakistani minister is praying for Congress. Pakistan is desperate to see shehzadada (Rahul Gandhi) as the PM. And we know that Congress is inclined towards Pakistan. This partnership between Congress and Pakistan has now been exposed," Modi said.
The former Pakistan minister shared a video featuring Rahul Gandhi, where the Congress leader is heard targetting the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the video shared by the former Pakistan Minister, Rahul Gandhi could also be heard attacking the BJP government over the invitees at Ram Mandir's Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
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The bodies of the deceased have been sent to the Civil Hospital for postmortem.

Boiler explosion in Punjab factory, two killed

The bodies of the deceased have been sent to the Civil Hospital for postmortem.

Two labourers were killed after a boiler exploded at a rubber factory in Ludhiana, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place in the factory located in an industrial area of Jaspal Bangar village on Wednesday.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent to the Civil Hospital for postmortem.
Police said a case has been registered.

The BJP leader's statement came hours after former Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Jakhar slams Punjab Congress leadership, says it is 'self-obsessed'

The BJP leader's statement came hours after former Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, alleging that its state leadership was "arrogantly self-obsessed and reeling under falsely augmented ego that has cost the party dear".
He further alleged the state Congress leadership is a "slave of its own haughtiness and has disseminated a culture of dissent within the party where leaders are treated dismally and given a raw deal".
The BJP leader's statement came hours after former Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Jakhar said it appears that the Congress leadership in the state was working towards an agenda of 'Congress Mukt Punjab'.
"Consider the case of former Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, who left the Congress to join the AAP today. He has the potential. Punjab needs such leaders, but the Congress state leadership couldn't care less about all this," he said.
Jakhar said that Goldy had to face "derogatory and unparliamentary" language from the state leadership after his exit.
"In the loud-mouth culture of the Punjab Congress, Dalvir Goldy was an earnest, hardworking and soft spoken leader battling a self-obsessed egoistic state leadership," he said.
The Punjab BJP chief also cited the case of the wife of late former Congress MP Santok Singh Choudhary while underlining the culture of "shabby" treatment meted out to party leaders by the Congress.

Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1 during the last phase of the elections.&nbsp;

Punjab CEO holds meeting with DCs, senior police officers over LS polls

Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1 during the last phase of the elections.&nbsp;

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C on Wednesday held a meeting with all deputy commissioners-cum-district election officers and district police chiefs to discuss issues and review the progress of preparations with regard to conduct of the Lok Sabha elections.
Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1.
During the meeting, the chief electoral officer reviewed the arrangements about polling stations, deployment of polling staff, vulnerable mapping, Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities, webcasting, security personnel deployment, communication plan, interstate border as well as law and order situation among other arrangements to conduct a free and fair elections in the state.
The status of various activities such as voters information, webcasting, EVM storage and transporting, check on fake news, identification of vulnerable polling areas, setting up more model polling booths and law and order situation were reviewed and taken up with each district, according to an official release.
The officials informed the chief electoral officer about the various activities and initiatives being taken by them to achieve the goal of 'Iss Vaar 70 Paar' (target of achieving more than 70 per cent voting) in the elections.
They reiterated their commitment to following all guidelines and practices prescribed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct transparent and smooth elections.
The chief electoral officer also asked the concerned officials to take adequate measures to mitigate the heat stroke to the polling staff through various measures at the training venue, dispersal centres, polling stations and collection centres.

The order further mentioned that large scale administrative and financial irregularities were observed in the functioning of the DCW. 

223 employees removed from Delhi Women Commission on L-G orders

The order further mentioned that large scale administrative and financial irregularities were observed in the functioning of the DCW.&nbsp;

As many as 223 employees have been removed from the Delhi Women Commission on the directions of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
In an order, the DCW said that the appointments made when Aam Aadmi Party leader Swati Maliwal was its chairperson were against the rules.
It said that the posts were created without due procedure and that the approval of the Lieutenant Governor was not taken.
The order further mentioned that a committee formed to look into the issue concluded that large scale administrative and financial irregularities were observed in the functioning of the DCW.
The order added that the Commission had bypassed the competent authority by creating posts and engaging manpower on contractual basis.
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AstraZeneca’s vaccine was sold under the brand name Covishield in India, and nearly 1.7 billion doses have been administered. 

PM Modi's photo from Covid vaccine certificates missing? Health ministry responds 

AstraZeneca&rsquo;s vaccine was sold under the brand name Covishield in India, and nearly 1.7 billion doses have been administered.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo was spotted missing from the Covid-19 certificates. The matter came to light after several netizens went back to check what vaccine they took following AstraZeneca&rsquo;s admission in a UK court that its vaccine causes a rare side effect.
In India, its vaccine is sold under the brand name Covishield, and nearly 1.7 billion doses have been administered, as per the government's CoWin data.
Responding to the matter, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told the Print outlet that Modi's picture was removed from the vaccine certificates due to the Model Code of Conduct being in place in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.&nbsp;
Earlier, the British firm admitted before the High Court in the UK on April 29 that its Covid vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause blood clots and low blood platelet count. The admission came as it is being sued for 100 million pounds in a class action lawsuit over claims that its vaccine caused death and serious injury in 51 cases, reported the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
According to the attorneys, some households faced a "devastating effect" of the vaccination.
"It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS. The causal mechanism is not known...Further, TTS can also occur in the absence of the AZ vaccine (or any vaccine). Causation in any individual case will be a matter for expert evidence," AstraZeneca said.
AstraZeneca has, however, denied the lawyers' claims that the vaccine is "defective" and its efficacy "vastly overstated".
The firm's admission came in response to one of the complainants, Scott mentioning that he developed a &ldquo;blood clot and a bleed on his brain&rdquo;, leaving him with a severe brain impairment.
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Addressing the UN General Assembly, Indian Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that India hopes Palestine’s endeavour to become a member of the United Nations will get reconsidered and endorsed in due course.

Hope Palestine's bid for UN membership will be reconsidered: India

Addressing the UN General Assembly, Indian Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that India hopes Palestine&rsquo;s endeavour to become a member of the United Nations will get reconsidered and endorsed in due course.

India has voiced hope that Palestine&rsquo;s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed.
The US vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on a Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations last month. The 15-nation Council had voted on a draft resolution that would have recommended to the 193-member UN General Assembly &ldquo;that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations.&rdquo; The resolution got 12 votes in its favour, with Switzerland and the UK abstaining and the US casting its veto. To be adopted, the draft resolution required at least nine Council members voting in its favour, with no vetoes by any of its five permanent members &ndash; China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
&ldquo;While we have noted that Palestine&rsquo;s application for membership at the United Nations was not approved by the Security Council because of the aforesaid veto, I would like to state here at the very outset that in keeping with India's long-standing position, we hope that this would be reconsidered in due course and that Palestine&rsquo;s endeavour to become a member of the United Nations will get endorsed,&rdquo; India&rsquo;s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said here.
India was the first non-Arab State to recognise the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in 1974. India was also one of the first countries to recognise the State of Palestine in 1988 and in 1996, Delhi opened its Representative Office to the Palestine Authority in Gaza, which later was shifted to Ramallah in 2003.
Currently, Palestine is a &ldquo;non-member observer state&rdquo; at the UN, a status granted to it by the General Assembly in 2012. This status allows Palestine to participate in proceedings of the world body but it cannot vote on resolutions. The only other non-member Observer State at the UN is the Holy See, representing the Vatican.
Addressing a General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, Kamboj underlined that India&rsquo;s leadership has repeatedly emphasised that only a two-state solution achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between Israel and Palestine on final status issues will deliver an enduring peace.
&ldquo;India is committed to supporting a two-state solution where the Palestinian people are able to live freely in an independent country within secure borders with due regard to the security needs of Israel,&rdquo; she said.
Kamboj stressed that to arrive at a lasting solution, India would urge all parties to foster conditions conducive to resuming direct peace negotiations at an early date.
On April 2, Palestine sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres requesting that its application for full UN membership be considered again. For a State to be granted full UN membership, its application must be approved both by the Security Council and the General Assembly, where a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting is required for the State to be admitted as a full member.
Kamboj noted that the latest conflict in Gaza has been ongoing for over six months and the humanitarian crisis that it has triggered has been increasing.
&ldquo;There is also the potential for growing instability in the region and beyond,&rdquo; she added.
Underlining India's position on the conflict, Kamboj said the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to a large-scale loss of civilian lives, especially women and children, and a humanitarian crisis, which is simply unacceptable. India has strongly condemned the deaths of civilians in the conflict.
Kamboj said the terror attacks in Israel on October 7 were shocking and deserve &ldquo;unequivocal condemnation.
&ldquo;There can be no justification for terrorism and hostage-taking. India has a long-standing and uncompromising position against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. And we demand the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,&rdquo; Kamboj said.
India stressed that it is imperative that humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza be scaled up immediately in order to avert a further deterioration in the situation. &ldquo;We urge all parties to come together in this endeavour,&rdquo; Kamboj said, adding that India has provided humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine and that it will continue to do so.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing Gaza&rsquo;s Ministry of Health data, said that from October 7, 2023, till now, at least 34,568 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 77,765 Palestinians injured.
OCHA said that between the afternoons of April 28 and May 1, two Israeli soldiers were reported killed in Gaza. According to the Israeli military, 262 soldiers have been killed and 1,602 soldiers have been injured in Gaza since the beginning of the ground operation. In addition, over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, including 33 children, have been killed in Israel, the vast majority on October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel. As of May 1, Israeli authorities estimate that 133 Israelis and foreign nationals remain captive in Gaza, including fatalities whose bodies are withheld, it said.&nbsp;
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Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani slammed the government for its inaction against the "influential people” involved in grave human rights abuse.

Watch | Pak Hindu Senate lawmaker's remarks on forced conversion goes viral 

Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani slammed the government for its inaction against the "influential people&rdquo; involved in grave human rights abuse.

An over 5-minute speech by a Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan on forced conversions is making waves on social media. While speaking about the force conversion issue, whose primary targets have been the minority Hindu community, Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani slammed the government for its inaction against the "influential people&rdquo; involved in grave human rights abuse.
"You see in Sindh, bandits are forcefully converting our Hindu girls to Islam. Bandits in mud forts areas kidnap people but Bandits in settled areas are forcing girls to convert their religion," " the leader in the ongoing 337th session of the Pakistan Senate on April 30.
"However, Pakistan gives us the right that no one should force anyone else to convert. Even in Quran, it says 'La ikraha fiddin', [there be no compulsion in religion], whereas in 'Surah Al-Kafirun', it says your religion for you and mine for me. These oppressive people don't even believe in Pakistan's constitution or in the Quran sharif. They are forcibly changing the religion of Hindu women," he added.

The police have confirmed that the incident is not connected to the Canda-based gangster, who is a suspect in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Goldy Brar not dead, US police confirms, debunks slaying in California 

The police have confirmed that the incident is not connected to the Canada-based gangster, who is a suspect in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

The police have confirmed that the incident is not connected to the Canada-based gangster, who is a suspect in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

The Fresno Police Department in California has denied reports that a man killed in a homicide is Goldy Brar.
According to the Fresno Bee newspaper, the police on May 1 confirmed that the incident is not connected to the Canada-based gangster, who is a suspect in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.
According to the police, the man killed in an alley at Fairmont and Holt avenues on May 1 was 37-year-old Xavier Gladney.
Police said that the department was receiving several calls from international media and that officers were working to debunk any connections between the slayings.
Lieutenant William J Dooley in a statement said, "If you are inquiring because of the online chatter claiming that the shooting victim is 'Goldy Brar', we can confirm that this is absolutely not true."
Debunking the reports as "misinformation," the lieutenant said, "We have received inquiries from around the world this morning as a result of misinformation being spread on social media and online news agencies. We are not sure who started this rumour, but it caught on and spread like wildfire. But again, it isn't true. The victim is definitely not Goldy."&nbsp;
Earlier, a court in Punjab's Mansa district on Wednesday framed charges against jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and 26 other accused in connection with the Sidhu Moosewala murder case.
Singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, who was popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29, 2022.
The prime accused in the sensational case, Canada-based gangster Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, is yet to be arrested and charges have not been framed against him.
Moosewala was killed when he, along with his friend and cousin, was travelling in a jeep to Jawahar Ke village in Mansa. His vehicle was waylaid and bullets were sprayed on him by six shooters.
After the killing, Goldy Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the murder.
According to the charge sheet filed by police, accused Brar was the mastermind behind the murder of Moosewala which was carried out to "avenge" the killing of Vicky Middukhera', a Youth Akali leader, in 2021.
Brar was designated a terrorist by the government under the anti-terror law UAPA in January this year.
He had coordinated with accused Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Sachin Bhiwani, Anmol Bishnoi, Sachin Thapan, Monu Dagar, Pawan Bishnoi and the shooters and prepared the plan to kill Moosewala, according to the charge sheet.
Bishnoi, who was allegedly operating his gang from Tihar jail, was arrested by Punjab police in the murder case.&nbsp;
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420 doctors have lost their lives in the ravaging 2nd wave of&nbsp;Covid-19, said Indian Medical association on Saturday. Atleast 100 doctors in Delhi, 96 in Bihar, 41 in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;have succumbed to the viral infection. Earlier this week, the IMA&nbsp;informed that 270 doctors had died due to Covid-19, including former IMA&nbsp;president Dr. KK Aggrawal. As per IMA's&nbsp;data, 748 doctors died due to the virus in its first wave. While IMA&nbsp;only keeps a record of their 3.5 lakh&nbsp;members, India has over 12 lakh&nbsp;doctors.&nbsp;

420 doctors died in 2nd wave of COvid-19, says IMA

420 doctors have lost their lives in the ravaging 2nd wave of&nbsp;Covid-19, said Indian Medical association on Saturday. Atleast 100 doctors in Delhi, 96 in Bihar, 41 in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;have succumbed to the viral infection. Earlier this week, the IMA&nbsp;informed that 270 doctors had died due to Covid-19, including former IMA&nbsp;president Dr. KK Aggrawal. As per IMA's&nbsp;data, 748 doctors died due to the virus in its first wave. While IMA&nbsp;only keeps a record of their 3.5 lakh&nbsp;members, India has over 12 lakh&nbsp;doctors.&nbsp;

420 doctors died in 2nd wave of Covid-19, says IMA 100 in Delhi, 96 in Bihar&nbsp;and 41 doctors died in UP IMA&nbsp;only keeps account of its 3.5 lakh&nbsp;members India has over 12 lakh&nbsp;doctors

420 doctors have lost their lives in the ravaging 2nd wave of&nbsp;Covid-19, the Indian Medical Association said on Saturday. At least&nbsp;100 doctors in Delhi, 96 in Bihar, 41 in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;have succumbed to the viral infection. Earlier this week, the IMA&nbsp;informed that 270 doctors had died due to Covid-19, including former IMA&nbsp;president Dr. KK Aggrawal. As per IMA's&nbsp;data, 748 doctors died due to the virus in its first wave. While IMA&nbsp;only keeps a record of its 3.5 lakh&nbsp;members, India has over 12 lakh&nbsp;doctors.&nbsp;

In a letter to the prime minister, Kharge urged Modi to seek votes on the performance of his government over the last ten years instead of indulging in "hate speeches".

'People will remember you as most divisive PM': Kharge writes to Modi 

In a letter to the prime minister, Kharge urged Modi to seek votes on the performance of his government over the last ten years instead of indulging in "hate speeches".

In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said when the elections are over, people will only remember him as the PM who indulged in "divisive and communal speeches filled with lies" to avoid an inevitable defeat.
Noting that the PM in his letter to NDA candidates had claimed that reservation will be taken away from SC, ST and OBC and given to the Congress' "votebank", Kharge said, "Our votebank is every Indian -- the poor, the marginalised, the women, the aspirational youth, the labour class, the Dalits and the Adivasis."
In a letter to the prime minister, Kharge urged Modi to seek votes on the performance of his government over the last ten years instead of indulging in "hate speeches".
The Congress president's remarks comes days after Modi levelled various charges against his party in his letter to NDA candidates after the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Modi asked the BJP-led NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha polls to spread awareness among voters about the Congress's intention to snatch "reservation from SC, ST and OBC communities and give it away to their vote bank".
In a personal letter written to them, Modi also accused the Congress and its allies of having divisive and discriminatory motives, even though reservation on the basis of religion is unconstitutional.
Writing to Modi, Kharge said, "I saw the letter written by you to all the NDA candidates about what they need to communicate to the voters. From the tone and content of the letter it seems that there is a lot of desperation and worry in you which is leading you to use language that does not suit the office of the prime minister." "The letter makes it look like the lies in your speeches are not having the effect you intended and now you want your candidates to amplify your lies. Repeating a lie a thousand times will not make it the truth," he said.
The Congress chief said the voters are intelligent enough to read and understand by themselves what his party has written in its manifesto and what guarantees it has promised.
"Our guarantees are so simple and clear, that we don&rsquo;t have to explain it to them. For your benefit, I will reiterate them here," Kharge said in his letter and elaborated on the party's Yuva Nyay, Nari Nyay, Kisan Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay.
"We have heard you and the Home Minister say that Congress is practising appeasement politics. The only appeasement policy that we have seen in the last 10 years is the appeasement of Chinese by you and your ministers. Even today, you refuse to call China as 'Ghuspaithiye', instead on June 19, 2020, you said 'Na Koi Ghusa Hai, Na Hi Koi Ghus Aaya hai', insulting the supreme sacrifice of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan," the Congress chief said.
"Your public 'Clean Chit' to China, has weakened India's case and made it more belligerent. Even as tensions escalate due to repeated Chinese transgressions and construction of military infrastructure near LAC in Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Uttarakhand, the imports of Chinese goods to India has increased by 54.76 per cent in the past 5 years alone and has crossed USD 101 billion in 2023-24," he said.
Kharge also claimed that the RSS and BJP have opposed reservations at every stage since 1947.
"Your leaders have openly spoken about it. You need to clarify why you are opposed to reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs on the basis of their population as per Article 16 of our Constitution," Kharge said.
"In your letter, you have said people's hard-earned money will be snatched and given away. I would like to take this opportunity to request you to direct your party to return the Rs 10 crore that was swindled from the poor Dalit farmers in Gujarat and given as electoral bonds to BJP," Kharge said.
The Congress president accused the BJP of amassing Rs 8,250 crore through the "illegal and unconstitutional" Electoral Bonds.
He said Modi's letter "lies" that Congress wants to bring Inheritance Tax when it is a former BJP Finance Minister and BJP party leaders who have repeatedly mentioned they want Inheritance Tax.
"I see from your letter that you are worried by the low turnout of voters in the first two phases of the elections. It shows people are not enthusiastic about your policies or your campaign speeches. This is not because of the summer heat, but because the poor have been burnt by your policies," the Congress chief said.
Kharge claimed the prime minister was not interested in talking about the ever widening inequality, unemployment and unprecedented price rise.
"You are not interested in talking about the increasing atrocities on women by your leaders," he said in his letter to Modi.
"It is better as the prime minister if you seek votes on the performance of your government over the last ten years instead of indulging in hate speeches. The Congress Party would like to challenge you or anyone you depute to debate with us on our manifesto and the points you have made," he said.
"As I mentioned in my earlier letter, when the elections are over, people will only remember you as the prime minister who indulged in divisive and communal speeches filled with lies to avoid an inevitable defeat," Kharge said.&nbsp;

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Prajwal Revanna had used his diplomatic passport to travel abroad, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take swift action to cancel it.

Lookout circular issued against Prajwal Revanna by SIT

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Prajwal Revanna had used his diplomatic passport to travel abroad, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take swift action to cancel it.

The Special Investigation Team formed to probe sexual abuse case involving Prajwal Revanna has issued a lookout notice against the JDS leader.
Revanna who has been suspended by his party is believed to be in Germany.
According to The Hindu, the lookout circular has been issued to all immigration points across India, including airports, sea ports and border checkposts.
This comes a day after the Hassan MP did not comply with the SIT summons and sought seven days' time.&nbsp;
Citing sources, The Hindu said that &nbsp;Revanna&rsquo;s return ticket from Germany has been booked for May 15.&nbsp;
In a social media post, Revanna said, &ldquo;As I am not in Bangalore to attend the enquiry, I have communicated to CID Bangalore through my advocate. Truth will prevail soon.&rdquo;
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Prajwal Revanna had used his diplomatic passport to travel abroad, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take swift action to cancel it.
In a letter to Modi, he also asked the PM to take other steps such as using diplomatic and police channels of the Government of India as well as international police agencies to ensure the swift return of the "absconding" member of parliament to face the full force of the law.
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Notably, voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana is slated for the sixth phase on May 25.

From Modi to Adityanath: Top BJP leaders to lead Lok Sabha poll campaign in Haryana

Notably, voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana is slated for the sixth phase on May 25.

In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party has unveiled its 40 star campaigners.
The lineup includes prominent figures such as PM Modi, Amit Shah, UP CM Adityanath, and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who will spearhead the campaign across the state's 10 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, contesting from Karnal, is also featured among the key campaigners. Notably, voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana is slated for the sixth phase on May 25.

Reports say that Rahul Gandhi doesn’t want any family member to be fielded in Raebareli and Amethi bastion. 

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi may not contest from Amethi and Raebareli: report 

Reports say that Rahul Gandhi doesn&rsquo;t want any family member to be fielded in Raebareli and Amethi bastion.&nbsp;

As uncertainty looms over Congress announcing candidates for Amethi and the Raebareli constituencies, reports are doing the rounds that Rahul Gandhi is not interested in contesting in either of the seats.
Hindustan Times (HT) newspaper reported, citing party functionaries, that Rahul doesn&rsquo;t want any family member to be fielded in Raebareli and Amethi bastions.
There have been reports that Rahul and Priyanka might be fielded from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively, but Congress has so far not announced its candidates. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Congress president (Mallikarjun) Khargeji is still trying to convince him (Gandhi), but it looks like his mind is made up,&rsquo;&rsquo; a party functionary told HT on condition of anonymity.
&ldquo;Rahul doesn&rsquo;t want any family member to contest from these seats,&rdquo; he said.
The last day for filing nominations for the seats in the fifth phase is May 3.
Amid the mounting suspense, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that "nobody is scared" and a decision on the matter would be announced in the next 24-30 hours.
He said that the party's central election committee (CEC) has empowered Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to finalise the candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli.
"My expectation is that in the next 24-30 hours, the Congress president will finalise and a decision taken by him will be announced," Ramesh said in response to a question at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here.
"Till that is done all the information, all so-called office orders are fake," he said.
Asked why there is a delay in taking a decision and if the Congress was "scared" in fielding Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Ramesh said, "There is no delay. Has the BJP not announced its candidates in Rae Bareli? Smriti Irani is a sitting MP. Nobody is scared, discussions are ongoing, and the Congress president has been authorized." "There is no delay, there is time till May 3," he said.
The state leadership in Uttar Pradesh has already urged the central election committee and the party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi and Priyanka from Rae Bareli.
As speculation mounted, the Congress workers in Amethi on Tuesday also held a sit-in and demanded that the party name a member of the Gandhi family as its candidate from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
The Amethi seat has been represented by Rahul Gandhi since 2004 and he remained a member of Parliament from the constituency for three consecutive terms till 2019 when he was defeated by BJP's Smriti Irani. Rahul Gandhi currently represents the Wayanad constituency in Kerala from where he had also contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Sisodia moved the high court challenging a trial court's April 30 order that had dismissed his bail pleas in the two cases.

Excise policy 'scam': Sisodia moves Delhi HC seeking bail in CBI, ED cases

Sisodia moved the high court challenging a trial court's April 30 order that had dismissed his bail pleas in the two cases.

Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in relation to the alleged excise policy scam.
The plea was mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora for an urgent hearing and the court agreed to list on Friday.
"Let the judge go through the file so let it come tomorrow," the bench said.
Advocates Rajat Bhardwaj and Mohd Irshad, representing Sisodia, submitted that the petitioner is an MLA and urged the court to list both the pleas seeking bail for an urgent hearing.
Sisodia has approached the high court challenging a trial court's April 30 order by which his bail pleas in the two cases were dismissed.
The trial court has dismissed Sisodia's bail pleas in corruption and money-laundering cases lodged by the both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the excise policy of 2021-22.
The special judge had denied the relief, saying the stage is not right to grant bail to Sisodia.&nbsp;

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