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Opposition parties only talk about social justice but it is the BJP that toils for helping each Indian, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday, setting the tone for the party's 2024 national election campaign at an event to mark the party's 44th foundation day.

"Despite being the world's biggest political party, we don't have to be complacent. People have already started saying that no one can defeat the BJP in 2024. This is true, but as BJP workers we have to win the heart of every citizen of the country," he said.

PM Modi said the opposition had become "very desperate”, once again referring to the slogans of “Modi Teri Kabr Khudegi” (Modi, Your Grave Will Be Dug) chanted at a recent demonstration by the Congress over a police case against one of its leaders.

India has recorded a jump in its single-day tally of Covid cases today with 4,435 fresh infections in the last 24 hours that have taken the active caseload to 23,091.

Yesterday, India registered 3,038 cases. Tuesday’s tally of 3,038 infections was a slight dip from the day before when India registered 3,641 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, a day after logging its highest single-day tally in six months with over 3,800 infections.

Today’s tally is the highest single-day jump in cases since last September. A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. The death toll increased to 5,30,916 with 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry data said.

Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts inside a packed New York courtroom ahead of a trial that could begin as soon as January, as he became the first American president to be arrested on criminal charges.

After a stern glare to waiting press, Trump spent about an hour inside a Manhattan courtroom as he voluntarily surrendered over allegations involving hush money payments that have already upended the 2024 White House race in which he is leading the Republican field.

"Not guilty," Trump said in a clear voice inside the courtroom, where he sat with his shoulders up to his ears, at times looking annoyed but mostly listening cooperatively.

A Surat court on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case in connection with his remark on ‘Modi surname’. The court suspended Gandhi’s 2-year jail term till the disposal of his appeal. However, the court refused to grant an interim stay on his conviction in the case. His next hearing is scheduled on April 13.

In the first tweet after getting bail, the Congress leader said, “…truth is my weapon, and truth is my support!”

Gandhi’s often repeated ‘Mitrakaal’ dig is aimed at the Centre, alleging that it works to benefit its “crony capitalist friends”.

Union home minister Amit Shah said here on Sunday that he couldn't visit Sasaram in the morning to attend an event on the birth anniversary of Ashoka because of the ongoing communal violence in Bihar, reports SB Sinha.

He also urged people to ensure BJP's victory in all 40 Lok Sabha seats of the state in the 2024 elections to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister again, setting the stage for the saffron party to take the reins of Bihar next year.

"We do not practise politics of appeasement," he said, accusing the Nitish government of also "infusing the poison of casteism" into Bihar.