[ad_1] A day before the first phase of the Bihar elections, Union Minister and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan, also known as Lalan Singh, responded to criticism over his remark during a roadshow for party candidate Anant Singh on Wednesday.He said that only a part of the video had gone viral and that it was being…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As soon as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dropped the ‘H-bomb’ on Wednesday, alleging big vote theft in Haryana, the Election Commission countered him. The poll body asked Gandhi why booth-level agents, who are appointed by political parties to oversee voting and flag irregularities, raised no objections during the revision to avoid multiple…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “stealing” the mandate in the Haryana Assembly elections, claiming that a deliberate plan was executed to convert Congress’s victory into a BJP win. Speaking at a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress had received “numerous…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address a press conference on Wednesday, stoking speculation about the “hydrogen bomb” he promised to drop in support of his charges on vote theft by the Bharatiya Janata Party.A day ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the leader of the opposition…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In what could make the Union govt, especially road transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari, proud, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commended the country’s quantum leap in infrastructure development and digitisation and said attempts to revolutionise travel by road through world-class highways are discernible.While frowning at the inability of the Uttar Pradesh…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Security forces on Wednesday launched an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar after receiving specific intelligence.In a social media post on X, Army’s White Knight corps said that it established contact with terrorists in general area of Chhatru which led to exchange of fire.“In an intelligence based operation, in concert with…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved a verdict on an issue sensitive to 20,000-odd judicial officers and will decide whether those opting for the promotional route to become district judges need a quota to counter lawyers, directly recruited to the DJ post, from stealing a march over them.While the High Courts have…
[ad_1] RAIPUR: A local train connecting coal township Gevra with Bilaspur junction in Chhattisgarh rear-ended a stationary cargo rake around 4pm on Tuesday after what preliminary reports suggested was a signal breach, killing eight passengers and injuring at least 17 in a crush of metal as the engine and a coach climbed the roof of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act being invoked in cases of consenting adolescent romantic relations, Supreme Court said on Tuesday there was a need to spread awareness among students about the issue and hinted that it would pass directions. “The Pocso Act is being misused…
[ad_1] KOZHIKODE: A Kerala woman and her partner from an extramarital affair were sentenced Tuesday to 180 years’ rigorous imprisonment each and fined Rs 11.7 lakh apiece for repeated rape of her 12-year-old daughter, crimes that prosecutors said took place over two years with the mother’s complicity.Judge Ashraf AM of special Pocso court convicted them…