SC slams Maharashtra poll panel for ‘inaction and incompetence’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra local body elections by four months to Jan 31 next year, Supreme Court on Tuesday upbraided the state election commission (SEC) for its inability to complete the delimitation process and requisition adequate number of EVMs and poll staff.Though it acceded to the […]

US Prez dials PM: Modi thanks ‘friend’ Trump for b’day wishes; assures ‘new height’ in India-US ties | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked US President Donald Trump for his 75th birthday greetings during a phone call, in which he also backed Trump’s initiative for a peaceful resolution.PM Modi said he is “fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights”. “Thank you, my friend, […]

Justice Sundar of Madras HC appointed CJ of Manipur HC | India News

[ad_1] CHENNAI: The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of Justice M Sundar of Madras high court as the chief justice (CJ) of Manipur high court. In another order, Justice Soumen Sen of Calcutta high court has been appointed as the acting chief justice of that HC.Justice Sundar takes charge from incumbent chief justice […]

‘Khada ho!’: Nitish Kumar turns crowd conductor as he orders standing ovation in Bihar rally; watch PM Modi’s reaction | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The stage in Purnea turned into something of a classroom moment on Monday when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, went beyond pleasantries and started instructing the audience, quite literally, to stand up and applaud.“I once again congratulate and thank him. He is doing so much for the entire […]

Heavy rains batter Hyderabad: 2 people feared swept away; shocking visuals emerge | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Torrential rains battered Hyderabad late Sunday, flooding roads and sweeping away vehicles and people. Dramatic videos online show a man narrowly rescued from raging waters, while a motorbike was carried off by the current.Two people were feared washed away in Afzalsagar prompting search operations by the authorities.“Due to heavy rains two persons […]

‘Steadily progressing’: Russia reaffirms strong bond with India; asserts US attempts to disrupt alliance will fail | India News

[ad_1] PM Modi and Russian President Putin Moscow on Sunday praised its longstanding relationship with Delhi, describing it as “reliable and steadily progressing” and warning that any effort to disrupt the partnership is “destined to fail.”The Russian foreign ministry welcomed India’s commitment to continue and expand multifaceted cooperation with Russia, despite pressure from US President […]

Nepal president announces polls: Himalyan nation to elect govt in March; oppn fumes | India News

[ad_1] Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel dissolved the parliament following a recommendation by the interim government led by former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki, and also announced that fresh elections will be held on March 5 next year.President’s decision to dissolve parliament received backlash from several parties. Major political parties denounced his decision, calling […]

2+ years since violence gripped state, PM Modi to visit Manipur today | India News

[ad_1] IMPHAL: PM Modi begins a two-day trip to three states of the Northeast on Saturday, combining outreach with a Rs 36,000-crore development outlay focused as much on providing the healing touch to conflict-scarred Manipur as on giving the region an economic fillip. Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Kuki heartland of Churachandpur by […]

NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 […]

‘Warped mentality’: BJP fumes over AI video of PM Modi, his mother; Congress asks, ‘what disrespect?’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday lashed out at Congress over an AI-generated video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben.Senior BJP leaders accused Congress of taking a vow to “repeatedly insult” PM Modi’s mother.Union Minister Piyush Goyal attacked the “despondent” Congress, saying the grand old party was creating […]