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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar following a media report on internal ECI rifts. Chidambaram called the CEC’s position ‘untenable’ and criticised the voter revision process as ‘exclusionary’. Senior Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation … Read more
Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Election Commission’s credibility, alleging SP voters were systematically deleted from electoral rolls. Citing an Indian Express report, he said the EC took no action despite complaints about rampant malpractice. Akhilesh Yadav Questions EC’s Credibility Reacting to an Indian Express report which said two Election Commissioners had raised objections multiple times over … Read more
The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to direct the Centre and social media platforms to remove online content that allegedly incites communal disharmony. The CJI-led bench asked the petitioner to approach the authorities. The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms … Read more
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal for India in the men’s double sculls at the Asian Games 2026, finishing with a time of 6:13.25. Balraj Panwar, however, missed out on a medal in the men’s singles sculls, finishing fourth. Satnam-Salman Secure Rowing Bronze The pairing of Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured … Read more
Addressing the UNGA, Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vowed to take “historic responsibility” for guiding the country towards a full democracy via transparent and inclusive elections, the timing of which will be decided by Venezuelans. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday (local time) said the country will hold elections and move towards becoming a … Read more
The Delhi Cabinet approved the ‘DURGA’ e-auto scheme, offering 1,300 pink e-autos to women and transgender persons for self-employment. The government also launched the ‘Delhi PM Surya Ghar’ portal to facilitate rooftop solar installations for residents. The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved the ‘DURGA’ e-auto scheme to create self-employment opportunities for … Read more
Indian pacer Nandani Sharma reveals her mantra for winning the Asian Games cricket gold was to ‘keep it simple and stick to the basics’. She expressed immense pride in winning the first gold for India and shared captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s advice. Following her side’s win over Sri Lanka to capture the Asian Games women’s cricket … Read more
A Jefferies report notes that NBFCs are seeing healthy loan demand and stable asset quality in the September quarter. However, potential interest rate hikes could raise funding costs, though companies may cushion the impact with loan repricing. Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are seeing healthy loan demand and resilient asset quality in the September quarter so … Read more
Germany expects the India-EU FTA to be signed by year-end, said German Ambassador Jasper Wieck. He noted the pact, concluded after 20 years, has huge potential to boost trade and could double the turnover between India and the EU within five years. Germany expects the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed by … Read more
Indian skeet shooter Parinaaz Dhaliwal described the women’s skeet team’s historic bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 as an ‘amazing’ feeling. She, along with Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan, secured India’s first-ever medal in this category. Indian skeet shooter Parinaaz Dhaliwal described the women’s skeet team’s historic bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games … Read more