Rahul and Tejashwi’s ‘vote chori’ pitch failed in Bihar; how Mamata is doing it differently in Bengal Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress has unleashed an all-out offensive against the Election Commission over the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of upcoming assembly elections in the state. True to her style, Mamata has led … Read more
MNS chief Raj Thackeray (ANI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray posted a cryptic social media message on Friday, saying that if he ever took a “flexible stance” in politics, it would never be driven by “personal gain.”His remarks came on the 100th birth anniversary of his uncle, Bal Thackeray, the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday formally launched ECINET — a single digital platform that onboards over 40 different election-related applications and portals — at the ongoing India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) here, with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar offering EC’s collaboration to other election management bodies (EMBs) for developing … Read more
PM Modi in Kerala (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday projected the BJP’s breakthrough in Kerala’s capital as the start of a larger political shift in the state, saying the party’s recent victory in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation reflected growing public confidence ahead of the assembly elections.Addressing a large BJP rally at … Read more
File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of Tamil Nadu have decided to bid farewell to the “corrupt” DMK government in the upcoming Assembly elections, as he kicked off the NDA’s campaign in the state. Chief Minister M K Stalin strongly countered the remarks, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit took a vile dig at his party colleague Shashi Tharoor, saying the Thiruvananthapuram MP was “not relevant” to the party after the Kerala leader reportedly skipped a key meeting meant for the upcoming state assembly polls.Stepping up his attack on Tharoor, who has gradually been moved to the periphery … Read more
Photo for representative purpose only NEW DELHI: A clinical study from Colombia, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, the peer-reviewed journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has found that low vitamin D levels are linked to more severe dengue, a finding with clear relevance for India, where both dengue and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday pointed out to Election Commission that its SIR order did not clearly state that the exercise was also about illegal immigration, an assertion that was accepted by EC’s counsel, who said there was no express mention of the same in the order.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and … Read more
AHMEDABAD: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil’s nephew Yashrajsinh Gohil allegedly shot his wife “accidentally” in the head with a licensed revolver in their Ahmedabad flat late Wednesday and then turned the gun on himself, police said.The shooting unfolded in their fifth-floor apartment between 10.30pm and midnight, ACP Jitendra Brahmbhatt said. Yashrajsinh (35) was a … Read more
NEW DELHI: Flight operations at Srinagar were temporarily suspended on Friday due to snowfall, with both arrivals and departures put on hold.In an advisory to passengers, the airline said the suspension could lead to extended wait times, both onboard aircraft and at the airport, as weather conditions continued to affect operations. It added that boarding … Read more