New Delhi: The EC has directed West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravarty to comply with its directives on payment of honorarium to BLO, appointment of suitable SIR/poll-related officials, revocation of unilateral transfer of roster observers and registration of FIR against erroneous officials by 5.30 pm on February 17.Chakravarty was summoned by the European Commission on … Read more
New Delhi: Two journalist groups on Saturday criticized Congress leader Netta Rahul Gandhi for questioning the impartiality of media personnel, saying political leaders must use respectful language while addressing the media, especially in public places like Parliament.The reaction came after Gandhi addressed reporters outside Parliament earlier this week, asking them to be more objective in … Read more
NEW DELHI: More than 75 per cent of state real estate regulator Reras have either never issued annual reports or stopped publishing or failed to update annual reports despite statutory obligations and directions from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, homebuyers body FPCE claimed on Friday. It released a status report for 21 Reras … Read more
According to Commission sources, the EC will visit Assam from February 16 to 18 to begin its visit to the poll-bound states to assess poll preparations.Sources told TOI that CEC Gyanesh Kumar and ECs SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are likely to visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the last week of this month. Tours … Read more
New Delhi: Congress Minister Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused the government of “cheating the country’s cotton farmers and textile exporters through the India-US interim trade deal” and claimed that the deal “could cause severe damage to both industries”.“18% tariffs vs. 0% tariffs – let me explain how the Prime Minister and his cabinet are sowing confusion … Read more
Imphal: In villages near the western foothills of Imphal, young people have spent nearly three years taking turns standing on the edge of the settlement at night with sticks and torches after their elders decided not to be vigilant. In the village of Kuki, night patrols began almost immediately after the clashes broke out on … Read more
Jammu: J&K police and BSF soldiers on Saturday seized over 6 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 40 crore suspected to have been dropped by Pakistani drones near the international border at RS Pura in Jammu.“After receiving information about a drone dropping supplies from the border, soldiers of BSF’s 165th battalion and J&K police launched a … Read more
Jammu: People’s Democratic Party’s Aga Syed Muntazir wins vacated Bugam Assembly seat Omar Abdullah Despite intensive campaigning by the chief minister and his cabinet, ahead of the November 2025 by-elections, he said his first experience in the J&K Assembly was positive and that the House remained a strong institution despite its powers being limited following … Read more
New Delhi: A West Bengal police officer (BLO) and his associates have been arrested for allegedly murdering a man, whose wife, according to police, was related to the BLO. On Saturday, a day after the arrest of Rizwan Hasan Mondal and his accomplice Sagar Gyne, the two were arrested after the mutilated body of 30-year-old … Read more
Rahul Gandhi and Piyush Goyal (right) New Delhi: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Fierce attacks on opposition leader in Lok Sabha continued on Saturday Rahul Gandhi “He is showing his stupidity,” he said over concerns about the India-US trade deal. He once again offered the Center’s clarification on the trade deal after nearly a year … Read more