NEW DELHI: Around 93% of those whose cases have been decided so far over not being able to vote in the West Bengal polls this year because of doubts raised about their eligibility during Election Commission’s SIR drive have won their appeals and have been included in the electoral roll. However, 8,649 of 1.2 lakh … Read more
Punjab CM launches door-to-door election campaign Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Sunday launched the AAP’s door-to-door election campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly polls, pitching his government’s ‘Mann Da Munafa’ narrative, claiming that every family is receiving an annual benefit of Rs 1.82 lakh from its welfare initiatives like free electricity and healthcare.Mann said the … Read more
Sikh bus driver attacked and thrown from vehicle in England; hijacked bus crashes into multiple cars before suspect is arrested. LONDON: A 33-year-old Yemeni national was arrested for allegedly assaulting a British Sikh bus driver, vandalising the vehicle, hijacking it and crashing the bus into multiple vehicles in Telford, in England’s West Midlands region, last … Read more
Shashi Tharoor is known for his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his English vocabulary and his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words, on Sunday used another such word to take a dig at the ruling BJP.He described “quockerwodger” as the “word of … Read more
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister A Rajmohan on Sunday defended the state government’s decision to build a new assembly-cum-secretariat complex, saying “severe space constraints” at the existing premises have made an alternative necessary.“The space constraints at the current premises are genuine. The number of visitors, petitioners, legislators and … Read more
PM Modi mimicry at Rahul Gandhi event NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday criticised the Congress after stand-up comedian Pulkit Mani mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event attended by party leader Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh, with Union ministers and other BJP leaders targeting the opposition party and Congress MP over the performance.The comedian … Read more
Rahul Gandhi during Chhatron ki goonj event NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned the system over the Satya Niketan tragedy, asking who would take responsibility for the death of Arpit Jhaj and other students.In an X post, Gandhi said Arpit’s grieving family is seeking answers after his death, … Read more
SIR notices issued to Manish Sisodia, LK Advani NEW DELHI: BJP stalwart LK Advani and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are among the prominent voters whose names figure in the list of 33 lakh people being issued notices over “logical discrepancies” in details furnished during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in … Read more
Akhilesh charts SP strategy ahead of UP polls NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the party has set a target of increasing its vote share by 27,000 votes in each of 27 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh effectively aiming to reduce the ruling BJP‘s vote share by the same margin.Speaking in … Read more
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav inspects flood-affected areas from a bridge to assess the ground situation, in Bihar. NEW DELHI: RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav has demanded an immediate Rs 15,000 relief payment for every family hit by floods and drought in Bihar.The demand comes as as the state continues to deal … Read more