BENGALURU: In a move that’s largely in sync with Congress’ nationwide campaign against what it terms as ‘vote theft’, Karnataka cabinet Thursday announced its decision to recommend to State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections in state “through ballot papers instead of EVMs”.“This is because there is erosion of…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, of unleashing “anarchy” and turning the state assembly into a stage for “hooliganism”. Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Banerjee had abused constitutional privilege to hurl “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.Bhatia said the “language of indecency”…
Shikhar Dhawan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan appeared for questioning before ED here on Thursday in connection with his alleged endorsement of 1xBet app, an online betting platform.Earlier, another cricketer Suresh Raina was questioned by ED on Aug 13 in a case linked to the same betting app. Sources claimed the…
NEW DELHI: A party that has unleashed ‘language terrorism’ and tortured Bengalis would never win in Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, the concluding day of the special assembly session convened to protest against attacks on Bengalis in BJP-governed states.Banerjee unleashed a multi-pronged attack on Centre on Thursday, slamming it on the language issue…
A farmhand who moved out of his two-bedroom home so that 50 students who had nowhere to go after their school collapsed in the recent rains has become an unlikely hero in Piplodi, a village of mainly tribal inhabitants in the hills of Rajasthan.The roof of the primary school in Piplodi, Jhalawar district, had given…
CHENNAI: Batting for social diversity in judicial appointments, the Union govt has written to the Madras high court collegium to provide appropriate representation to women and candidates from the SC, ST and minority communities while appointing new judges, reports Suresh Kumar K.The request from Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to new Chief Justice Manindra…
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Days before PM Modi is due to visit Manipur, two key peace deals – one with the Kuki-Zo Council for opening the arterial Imphal-Dimapur National Highway 2 for the movement of commuters and goods, and the second with two Kuki umbrella militant outfits for renewal of the suspension of operations (SoO), while maintaining…
NEW DELHI: After Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, his wife Kota Neelima has been issued a show-cause notice by the electoral registration officer (ERO) of New Delhi assembly constituency (AC) for being enrolled as an elector in two ACs located in different states.Neelima, a former general secretary of Congress’s Telangana unit who had fought the 2023…
Behrampore (Murshidabad): Moyna Khatun clutched her 11-year-old son’s birth certificate like a lifeline as she jostled in a long queue outside Behrampore municipality office in Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Neighbours had told her even digital records must be “updated”. Only after officials assured her that Asif’s certificate was valid did she leave.Khatun’s anxiety mirrors a wave…
HYDERABAD: A 36-year-old fertiliser shop owner from Andhra died by suicide after allegedly killing his three minor children and setting their bodies on fire in Telangana‘s Nagarkurnool district, reports Mahesh Buddi. Based on the initial probe, police suspect marital discord could be the reason for the deaths.The deceased were G Venkateshwarulu (36), of Peddaboinapally village…