Congress Appoints In-Charges for Lok Sabha Seats in Telangana: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, March 31, 2024

The Congress on Sunday appointed in-charges for all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana, where elections are scheduled to be held on May 13. Party General Secretary and in-charge Telangana, Deepa Dasmunshi announced the in-charges for the Lok Sabha constituencies.

Attacks on army establishments in Pakistan's Gwadar port have yet again intensified. A recent attack on an army establishment in Gwadar resulted in the deaths of two defence personnel. Other than the defence personnel, four civilians were reportedly injured in the attack, according to The Balochistan Post.

An Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp in the courtyard of a crowded hospital in central Gaza on Sunday, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15, including journalists working nearby.

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Sunday announced the class 10 results, with the overall pass percentage being 82.91. The pass percentage for boys was 84.45, while it was 81.4 for girls.

A labourer was killed and another sustained severe burns after a fire broke out in an IGL Gas pipeline in north Delhi as they were repairing it, police said on Sunday. A police official said that on Saturday night, a call was received at the police control room regarding a fire in the IGL gas pipeline at Pardeep Vihar, Ibrahim Pur and that two persons were burnt in the incident.

The registration deadline for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) Undergraduate (UG) 2024 has been extended once again. The application window will now remain open until April 5. Those who have not yet registered for the entrance test can submit their applications on the official website.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the ruling party of engaging in "match-fixing." Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appointed "umpires" to ensure the BJP's victory by surpassing the 400-seat mark in the upcoming elections. Gandhi lambasted PM Modi’s administration for what he deemed as pre-election maneuvers aimed at stifling opposition voices. He questioned the timing of arrests and financial restrictions imposed on opposition parties, suggesting a deliberate attempt to undermine the democratic process.

Sunita Kejriwal while speaking on the India Bloc’s rally at Ramlila Maidan said, “Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi put my husband in jail, did he do the right thing? These BJP people are saying that Kejriwal ji is in jail, he should resign. Should he resign? Your Kejriwal is a lion, they will not be able to keep him in jail for long.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised the Congress party on Sunday, March 31, over the Katchatheevu island controversy, following a Right To Information (RTI) report revealing the decision of the then-Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi's government, to hand over the strategic island of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita will attend the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday and read out a message from her husband who is in the Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with an excise policy-linked case, AAP sources said. Top INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav are set to attend the rally being held in the backdrop of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest just before the Lok Sabha polls.

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will assemble at Delhi's historic Ramlila Maidan for their ‘Loktantra Bachao’ (save democracy) rally today. Preparations are underway at the national capital's Ramlila Maidan for the opposition INDIA bloc's protest. All top leaders of the Congress-led opposition alliance are likely to attend the rally.