Congress youth wing workrs protesting at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs on Wednesday decided to stage an impromptu protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, a day after police stopped their march to the Election Commission (EC) office in Delhi.Follow live updatesCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced the decision after hosting opposition MPs for…
Delhi HC asks Centre to consider mandatory body cameras for police NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to consider a PIL seeking mandatory use of body-worn cameras by police during protests and crowd-control operations, saying the issue should not be treated as a “grey area” requiring court intervention.The court asked the…
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya says the state will soon be renamed Paschim Banga NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday said that the state is set to be renamed “Paschim Banga”, addint that a legislative bill would be introduced in the first session of assemby.“How many times must I say,…
TMC questions BJP over women safety NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over law and order in West Bengal, claiming that more than 2,400 rape cases were recorded in the state in just five months.In a post on X, the All India Trinamool Congress cited figures attributed…
Congress targets Centre over FIR against Rahul, Priyanka NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the Delhi Police for registering an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders over their protest against the Election Commission of India.“For almost two years now the Leader of the Opposition…
PM Modi marks 25 years as head of government, says ‘I bow before people’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha’ programme organised to mark 25 years of his public service, first as Gujarat chief minister and later as the country’s prime minister. People welcomed PM Modi on…
Biplab Deb counters OIC over J&K, terror remarks NEW DELHI: India hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the UN General Assembly, rejecting its remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi’s actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.West Tripura Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb, delivering India’s…
CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh NEW DELHI: Three new Supreme Court Judges – Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh – on Tuesday took oath of office in the name of God taking the working strength of SC to 37 judges, just one short of the…
BJP-led NDA sweeps first Silchar civic polls with 34 seats NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP-led NDA won the first elections to the Silchar Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, securing 34 of the 42 seats.Reacting to the result, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Congress performs poorly even when elections are held through paper ballots.“See, Congress…
File photo: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann NEW DELHI: The alleged Rs 5 crore bribery allegation against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann‘s wife Gurpreet Kaur has taken a new turn with ED summoning his brother-in-law Amardeep Singh Grewal for questioning in the case.Grewal, a prominent Punjabi film personality, was asked by ED to appear before it Wednesday,…
