New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is processing a request by the Karnataka government to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) MP who is accused of sexual abuse of several women and is believed to be in Germany now. Official sources said the MEA has begun the process to...

Ranchi: BJP MP Jayant Sinha, who was asked by the party to show cause for not taking part in campaigning, Thursday said he was being 'unjustly targeted' and the public notice amounted to demoralising dedicated workers like him. Replying to the show cause notice, Sinha said it was issued to him though he had March 2 communicated...

New Delhi: Campaigning ended Thursday for the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories, including all the seven seats in Delhi. Besides the national capital, polling for the sixth round of the marathon seven-phase elections will be held Saturday in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats...

Thane: At least six persons were killed and 48 injured following an explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Thane district Thursday afternoon, officials said. As a boiler exploded at Amudan Chemicals located in Phase 2 of Dombivli MIDC area around 1.40 pm, its impact and the resultant blaze affected adjacent factories. As per the preliminary information,...

Claim Congress’ campaign video on Mahalakshmi scheme. Fact Old Women’s Day campaign video released by Prega News. A video showing a woman taunting a female sweeper over her “double duty” as a mother and an employee has grabbed social media attention. The footage, stitched with a clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaking about the party’s ambitious...

Amidst the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a post featuring a video showing an aerial view of a large gathering of people in an open ground is being widely shared across social media platforms (here, here, & here). The post claims that the video shows the huge crowd that gathered for a recent election campaign meeting of Congress Leader Rahul...

Lohardaga: Four labourers, including a woman, were buried alive while digging a well in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district Thursday, police said. The incident took place around 11am in Chitri Ambatoli village in Senha police station area, around 80km from state capital Ranchi, when the workers were digging a well under an MGNREGA project, a senior officer said. The...

Fact-Check The Verdict: Fake Speaking to Logically Facts, Bharatiya Janata Party’s National General Secretary, Arun Singh, called the viral letter "fake". Claim ID: d5153e60 What is the claim? An image of a purported press release by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dated May 22, 2024, is being shared on social media with a claim that the BJP...

Mumbai: Telugu actresses Hema and Ashi Roy's blood samples have tested positive for the consumption of drugs at a rave party in Bengaluru. The rave party bust happened near Electronics City in Bengaluru. The blood samples of the attendees at the busted rave party were sent to a laboratory for testing, as per Bengaluru City Police Commissioner...

Bhubaneswar: Over 94.48 lakh people are eligible to vote in the upcoming round of polling for six Lok Sabha and 42 assembly segments in Odisha May 25, a senior election official said Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) NB Dhal said the Election Commission will deploy 121 companies of Central Armed Police Forces...