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Protesters stage a protest under the leadership of CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke, seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter roll deletions at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, Dadar, in Mumbai (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Protests demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified across Delhi and Mumbai on Friday, with around 700 people detained…

Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre amid protests against CEC, invokes Mahatma Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as opposition parties, student groups and civil society organisations held protests in Delhi and Mumbai over alleged irregularities in the…

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has nominated Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani for the Rajya Sabha polls. A ‘family’ man, a corporate executive, a possible third candidate and a high-stakes numbers game: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav‘s Rajya Sabha strategy has a bit of a test run for the 2027 UP assembly polls?His two…

Opposition leaders and activists were detained at Jantar Mantar during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the Centre over the detention of opposition leaders and activists during protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise…

PM Modi attending interfaith prayer meeting, pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a special interfaith prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi‘s birth anniversary, where he paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation.Earlier in…

On Gandhi Jayanti, Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, underscoring his timeless principles for strengthening India. The former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that every step towards building a stronger India should be guided by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.In a social media post marking Gandhi Jayanti, Banerjee paid tribute…

Three alleged operatives were arrested as Delhi Police uncovered threats to two businessmen and a suspected plan to carry out a shooting NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an alleged India-Dubai extortion network linked to the Goldy Brar gang and arrested three operatives, foiling a plan to open fire at the residence of a Delhi…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday formally resigned as the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief, handing over his resignation to Rahul Gandhi amid reports of a leadership change ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.Warring, who headed the state Congress for around four-and-a-half years, indicated that party’s Punjab in-charge Sachin Pilot…

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday neutralised two Pakistani intruders attempting to enter Indian territory across the International Border (IB) in Punjab, officials said.The intruders were trying to cross into Punjab’s Tarn Taran area around noon. Their identities have yet to be ascertained.(This is a developing story) Source link

The SP has so far announced two candidates, both of whom are assured of win NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Virendra Singh on Friday announced that the party will field a third candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, despite only two SP candidates being assured of victory.If the SP fields…