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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

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

NEW DELHI: SC Thursday refused to restrain ED from accessing information from the mobile phone of I-PAC functionary Jitendra Mehta, which was seized during a search on Jan 8 at the political consultancy firm’s Delhi office. Mehta has been summoned for questioning at the ED headquarters on Friday.Appearing before a bench headed by CJI Surya … Read more

New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday fast-tracked proceedings on the legal dispute over the religious character of the Bhojshala Saraswati Temple cum Maulana Kamal Maula Mosque in Dhar in Madhya Pradesh which has been a bone of contention between the Hindu and Muslim communities, lifting the stay it had ordered on the case pending with MP … Read more