NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (EC) has ordered a complete repoll in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency, scrapping voting held on April 29 after what it described as a breakdown of the democratic process. All 285 polling stations in the South 24 Parganas seat will now vote again on May 21 under heightened … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a reaction to Congress LOP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to the Greater Nicobar project , former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria (retd) has said that the project is “important for India’s military footprint” in the area.Several defence veterans who have also voiced their support in favour … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Saturday rolled out from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Raebareli the 100th Vande Bharat train, marking a major milestone in the journey that started in 2018 with only two such trains.Prior to induction of this 16-coach chair-car trainset into regular passenger service, the train will undergo oscillation trials to validate … Read more
KOLKATA: Ahead of the May 4 counting of votes for the assembly elections, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Saturday trashed exit poll results, saying they were conducted to “manipulate the stock market,” and told party colleagues in a virtual address that Trinamool “is winning and winning by 200-plus seats.”Banerjee urged counting agents not to leave their … Read more
CHENNAI: After a nine-day wait and just 48 hours before counting, EC released the absolute voter turnout for the April 23 election in Tamil Nadu, confirming that 4,87,98,833 voters (4.88 crore) participated in the exercise to elect members for the state assembly.This accounts for 85.1% of the 5.73 crore registered voters across the state’s 234 … Read more
Authorities said the search would go on till all passengers were accounted for JABALPUR/BHOPAL: Ignored wind warnings came under sharp scrutiny after the death toll in the Bargi dam cruise disaster rose to 11 on Saturday, with rescuers retrieving two more bodies — both children — from the reservoir in central MP.The sinking has become … Read more
The Bretton Woods system of monetary management had established rules for commercial relations among the US, Canada, Western European nations, Australia and 44 other countries. NEW DELHI: Government on Saturday named academics Joram Aniya and R Balasubramaniam as new members of Niti Aayog as part of a revamp of the thinktank.PM Narendra Modi congratulated both … Read more
NEW DELHI: India-bound LPG supertanker Sarv Shakti transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on May 13. The last India-bound ship to cross the conflict-hit channel was Desh Garima (oil tanker) on April 18, after Iran announced free passage for a short period.Officials said the Marshall Islands-flagged LPG … Read more
BJP had claimed that button for BJP had been taped at at a booth in Falta In a rare move, the election commission on Saturday order “fresh” polling in the entire constituency of Falta on May 21. Citing, “severe electoral offences subversion of democratic process”, it announce its decision with counting scheduled for May 24. … Read more