Evening news wrap: MEA condemns attacks on seafarers, IAF gets new chief, opposition steps up protest against CEC and more | India News

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed the next Chief of the Air Staff and will take charge on 31 October, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. The INDIA bloc’s march to the Election Commission was halted by police, prompting Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to shift the protest to the nearby Akashvani Bhawan premises….

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‘No meeting request received from any party’: EC officials as Rahul, Priyanka refuse to leave ‘protest site’ | India News

This comes even as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and others staged a protest near the poll panel’s office. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday said it had received no request from any political party seeking a meeting with its officials as standoff between the opposition and the poll panel intensified after Congress…

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‘Learn to serve selflessly from PM Modi’: Kiren Rijiju targets Rahul Gandhi over anti-CEC protest | India News

Kiren Rijiju targets Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said Rahul Gandhi should “learn” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the Congress-led INDIA bloc staged a massive protest in Delhi seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.“You call the government thieves. This will neither strengthen democracy nor lead…

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Street politics | India News

The streets are busy again with new voices and old grievances NEW DELHI: India’s politics has rarely been confined to Parliament, party offices or election rallies. The streets have always had a part to play.Mahatma Gandhi turned marches, boycotts and satyagraha into instruments of mass politics during the freedom struggle. Decades later, Jayaprakash Narayan’s movement…

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‘Why is police stopping and threatening us?’ Rahul Gandhi says 300 MPs part of march against CEC | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned the Delhi Police over “stopping and threatening” INDIA bloc MPs who were marching to the Election Commission, saying the Opposition wanted to question Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged “vote chori”.In a social media post, Rahul said the Election Commissioners were…

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‘Acted of his own volition’: ACP Bhagat steps aside from Addl DCP charge amid harassment probe | India News

Amid harassment probe, ACP Bhagat steps aside from Addl DCP charge NEW DELHI: Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Connaught Place Vivek Bhagat, who was promoted to the rank of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP), has sought withdrawal of the order assigning him the post, citing an ongoing inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment.Following his…

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Rahul Gandhi: Watch: Rahul Gandhi climbs barricades, waves Tricolour as cops stop INDIA bloc march against CEC | India News

Rahul climbs barricades during INDIA bloc march to EC office NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday climbed atop a police barricade and waved the Tricolour as police stopped the INDIA bloc MPs’ march towards the Election Commission in Delhi.The opposition leaders are protesting against the Election Commission and demanding the resignation of…

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‘Gyanesh, it’s done, bro, time to resign’: Rahul Gandhi as INDIA bloc march to EC stopped | India News

‘Gyanesh, it’s done, bro, Time to resign,’ Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign as INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission of India headquarters over alleged discrepancies in the…

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Sambit Patra: ‘Creating anarchy to relaunch Rahul’: BJP debunks Congress’ Form 6 claim ahead of protest against CEC | India News

BJP’s Sambit Patra hits out at Rahul Gandhi over Form 6 row ahead of Opposition march to EC NEW DELHI: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of misleading the public over Form 6. He alleged that the Congress and INDIA bloc were attempting to undermine constitutional institutions ahead of their planned…

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