File photo: Siang dam protest turns violent as mob torches NHPC office and police station in Arunachal PASIGHAT/ITANAGAR: A 12-hour bandh against a proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district turned violent Monday, with mobs damaging vehicles and NHPC equipment and wounding two security personnel as anti-dam protests spread from Siang basin to…
After India accused China of carrying out activities detrimental to peace, Beijing said Monday it is strictly abiding by relevant agreements and “conducts normal border patrol… activities to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and stability in border areas”.“We hope India will work with China in the same direction by jointly implementing the common understandings reached between…
EC tells SC that the June 24, 2025 decision to conduct nationwide SIR was unanimous, denying opposition claims that CEC Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Monday filed an affidavit in SC that the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners had unanimously taken the decision on June 24, 2025 to…
Lawrence Bishnoi (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is learnt to have been recently shifted to “Do sau kholi”, a specialised high-security block at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Central Jail housing 200 dangerous inmates accused of terrorism and other heinous offences, sources say. To ensure total isolation and prevent inter-cell movement, the block has four segregated…
PM Modi outlines key milestones in 139th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ (file photo) NEW DELHI: High fever and laboured breathing threatened the life of Oho-Tahane, a child from Jarawa tribe of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With specialist care out of reach, health workers turned to e-Sanjeevani for remote consultation. The doctor diagnosed pneumonia, and timely expert…
1Dahod · Narmada · Dang · Tapi · Chhota Udepur · Mahisagar, Gujarat 8 in 10 women here work. But there’s a catch Tushar Tere, Vishal Patadiya & Yagnesh Mehta Wearing her pink uniform, Anita Tadvi takes her e-rickshaw to the Statue of Unity in Ektanagar every morning. As tourists begin arriving at the world’s…
National Conference defended Farooq Abdullah against sedition charges over his Pakistan remarks, saying his speech was taken out of context SRINAGAR: The National Conference, facing all-round fire, including from ally Congress, over its president Dr Farooq Abdullah’s statement praising Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on Kashmir, on Monday came out in his defence, saying his speech was…
File photo: National highway NEW DELHI: In a major relief for local commuters, residents living within 20 km of a National Highway toll plaza can now opt for an annual concessional pass costing Rs 1,500 for plazas located outside municipal or local town limits and Rs 3,000 for those within such limits. Currently, eligible residents…
Abhay Oka questioned what would happen if an election commissioner, such as Gyanesh Kumar, were removed from office, highlighting the need for clear legal provisions governing such appointments and ensuring institutional independence. NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Abhay Oka has called for a legal framework to ensure that the appointment of election commissioners remains…
The affidavit was approved unanimously by the CEC and both Election Commissioners NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its functioning and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The poll body rejected allegations of irregularities and questioned the basis of a petition challenging…
