‘It’s about political debate, not the recall process’: Federal Chamber president rejects opposition notice to recall Central Electoral Commission
New Delhi: Union Congress Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has rejected the notice of motion moved by the opposition to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In his order dismissing the notice, Radhakrishnan said that while the charges were relevant…
Sabarimala entry case: Supreme Court Justice Nagarathna says women cannot be treated as ‘untouchables’ for three days
New Delhi: Women cannot be treated as ‘untouchable’ for three consecutive days in a month and then cease to be so on the fourth day, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna made the remarks while hearing a case including the Sabarimala issue on…
Cabinet Secretariat wants fire safety included in National Building Code, BIS panel recommends otherwise
NEW DELHI: A technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards has recommended the Cabinet Secretariat’s deregulation panel to reconsider its “recommendation” to remove fire and life safety from the main national building codes and…
‘God knows how many parts of Pakistan will be divided this time’: Rajnath Singh slams Khawaja Asif over ‘Kolkata menace’, recalls 1971 partition
New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Criticized Pakistan Defense Minister on Tuesday Khawaja Asif He recently targeted Kolkata, calling the remarks provocative and warning Islamabad not to repeat past mistakes.Singh said: “Pakistan’s…
Kerala elections: Venugopal writes to CM Vijayan, claims ‘deal’ with BJP; questions ‘breakfast meeting’ with Sitharaman
New Delhi: Congress leader KC Venugopal on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayanasked “10 questions” about what he called a secret understanding between the ruling left and the ruling party bjp.In his…
‘List frozen’: Nearly 9.1 million voters removed from Bengal rolls after SIR
New Delhi: The names of nearly 91 lakh people have been deleted from West Bengal’s electoral rolls following the Special Intensified Revision (SIR) exercise, according to data released by the Election Commission.The polling panel is yet to announce…
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri heads to Washington to review ‘all aspects’ of India-US ties
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Washington DC from April 8 to 10, and the visit is expected to take a comprehensive look at relations between India and the United States, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.The visit will…
Assam Assembly polls: Election campaign halted as EC imposes silence period from today
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the silent period for the Assam Legislative Assembly elections will begin at 5 pm today, 48 hours before polling closes in all constituencies.According to Section 126 of the Representation of…