PM Modi writes to all parties seeking support for women’s quota bill
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday engaged leaders of various parties in the Lok Sabha and Senate, seeking their support for unanimously passing the Women’s Reservation Bill next week, which seeks to reserve one-third of seats in…
Net deletion in 12 states/Union Territories due to SIR 5.2cr (10%); second phase includes Rs 2 crore
NEW DELHI: Over 20 million voters from 12 states and Union Territories (UTs) have been included during the second phase of the Special Intensified Revision (SIR), bringing the net deletion of voters to nearly 52 million, or 10.2 per cent of the total…
Sir: Dead woman was in electoral list but husband and son not in Bengal
KOLKATA: Mina Jalal, 77, who never knew she was eligible to be a voter in her life, is on trial under the SIR. The elector of the Chowringhee parliamentary constituency died on March 27, days after the Electoral Commission included him in the final list…
West Bengal polls: Didi claims attempts to cancel her nomination from Bhowanipur
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that an attempt was made to cancel her Bhowanipore nomination through a “false affidavit”. She submitted her nomination on April 8 and it was accepted on…
Representatives from 22 countries praise India’s voting process
New Delhi The impressive turnout in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, with two of the three states/UTs achieving record highs, attracted global attention, with 38 international delegates from 22 countries witnessing the results first-hand and expressing…
Rare interaction between Modi and Rahul breaks the internet
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul GandhiOn Saturday, at an event, they exchanged pleasantries and had a brief conversation, a rarity in their icy relationship. Rahul rarely joins ministers…
Indian Air Force chief meets senior US officials to discuss shared strategic priorities, MQ-9B drones
As part of his ongoing trip to the United States, Indian Air Chief Marshal Apu Singh held high-level discussions with the US Air Force leadership, including Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, to strengthen the evolving defense partnership and discuss…
Nasha Mukt J&K: LG launches drive to cut off supplies from Pakistan, swiftly punishes hawkers
Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday launched the ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan’, a 100-day campaign to eradicate the drug menace from the Union Territory by restricting the supply of contraband in Pakistan and…
J&K: 8-year-old girl mauled to death by dog ​​in Sopore
Srinagar: An eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Sopore, the second such death in the district in less than a year.Aiman ​​Adnan Sheikh died within minutes of being attacked on Friday in an apple orchard near his home in Seloo village of…
‘Saffron lies are better than blatant lies’: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin attacks BJP-led Center ahead of polls
New Delhi: tamil nadu chief minister Stalin On Saturday, he took aim at the BJP-led Center, accusing it of spreading “saffron lies” that went beyond “blatant lies”.Addressing a rally in Tirupattur, Stalin said: “Tamil Nadu…