NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it prefers to ignore Rahul Gandhi‘s baseless allegations of “vote theft” and has asked all poll officials to continue working in an impartial and transparent manner, unfazed by his repeated threats and “deplorable” statements.In a post on X, the commission said it was unfortunate that Rahul […]
Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday ruled out any discussion in Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that the exercise falls entirely within the purview of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a constitutional body. “I want to clarify that the government is ready to hold discussions on […]
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced yet another sop ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, doubling the honorarium of education workers in the state.In a social media post on X, Nitish claimed that cooks, night watchmen, and physical education and health instructors have played a crucial role in strengthening the education […]
NEW DELHI: All electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units used in 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, in respect of which the losing candidates had sought checking and verification (C&V) of burnt memory or micro-controller, have passed the requisite diagnostic tests and no mismatch being found between the EVM count and […]
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra NCP minister Manikrao Kokate, who was accused of playing “rummy” on his phone in legislative council, was removed from the post of state agricultural minister. He has been appointed as the sports minister of the state.The controversy erupted after MLA Rohit Pawar uploaded two videos on his X handle claiming the minister […]
SRINAGAR: India, taking advantage of its keeping in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, floated on Wednesday international tenders for construction of the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river a little over 40 years after it was conceived.The project, designated by govt as one of national importance, had suffered long delays due to […]
S Jaishankar and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: In a fiery address in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, external affairs minister S Jaishankar launched a stinging, thinly veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Jaishankar branded him a “China-guru” and accused him of acquiring his knowledge of Beijing through “Olympic invites and private tuitions from Chinese […]
File photo: Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI: An Indian diplomat has held meetings with Syrian ministers in Damascus in what appears to be India’s first formal outreach to Syria’s transitional government led by former Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.Suresh Kumar, director of the West Asia and North Africa […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday criticised the Congress party for questioning army operations, saying it has long been the party’s “old habit” to take a negative approach toward the armed forces.Narrating his government’s cross-border operations against Pakistan, PM Modi said the Congress party sought proof of the 2017 […]
NEW DELHI: A political and legal battle is underway over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. What was intended as a technical exercise to improve the accuracy of voter lists has escalated into a flashpoint in both Parliament and the Supreme Court, with opposition parties alleging disenfranchisement and voter […]
