SC asks EC to furnish details of 3.66 lakh excluded voters from final roll
Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision exercise New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final electoral roll prepared after Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The poll panel informed the apex court that most of the names added in the final list after […]
14 children dead in MP: Doctor arrested; FIR against him, cough syrup manufacturer
Chhindwara (MP): Police have arrested a doctor for alleged negligence and registered a case against the manufacturer of a ‘toxic’ cough syrup after the death of 14 children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, officials said on Sunday. The Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup, with officials stating the […]
Ladakh violence: SC to hear wife’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist’s detention under the National Security Act, and seeking his immediate release. According to the apex court’s cause list for October 6, the plea would come up for hearing before a […]
Amit Shah pitches for swadeshi goods during Diwali
Says collective effort can make India ‘mahan’ Panaji: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to celebrate Diwali with swadeshi spirit by promoting Indian products and shunning foreign goods, asserting that such a collective resolve by 140 crore citizens would make India “mahan” (supreme). He was addressing a public meeting near Panaji […]
Justice process made simpler: Amit Shah
Kurukshetra (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the enactment of three new criminal laws will make the justice process simpler and time bound, while asserting that after 2026, an FIR will be disposed of in three years on an average. He stressed that the new laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), […]
Unrest in our neighbourhood a concern; only democratic means can transform society: Bhagwat
Nagpur: The toppling of governments in India’s neighbourhood due to violent outbursts of public anger is a matter of concern, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, stressing that society can be transformed only through democratic means. The natural and immediate causes for discontent are the disconnect between the government and society and […]
Singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore while swimming, not during scuba diving: report
Singapore: Singer-musician Zubeen Garg died due to drowning while swimming off a Singapore island and not while scuba diving as reported earlier, media reports said Thursday. Assam-based Garg, who was in Singapore for the 60th year of India Singapore Diplomatic Relations and to celebrate India ASEAN Year of Tourism, North East India Festival, died on […]
PM to visit Arunachal on Monday, unveil infra projects worth Rs 5,000cr
Itanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, during which he will unveil infrastructure projects worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore. The PM is scheduled to arrive at the Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi around 9 am, after which he will fly to the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar on a helicopter, officials said. […]
Will set aside Bihar SIR exercise if any illegality found: SC
Says it can’t stop SIR across country New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was presuming that the Election Commission, being a constitutional authority, was following the law during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and warned that the entire exercise would be set aside in case any illegality […]
PM Modi, President Xi express commitment to fair, reasonable resolution of boundary issue; pledge to boost trade ties
Tianjin (China), Aug 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday agreed to work towards a “fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable” solution to the India-China border issue and pledged to expand trade and investment ties recognising the role of the two economies to stabilise global trade. In their wide-ranging talks, […]