Actor and former TMC MP Koel Mallick has joined the BJP and has been named as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election from West Bengal. She expressed gratitude to the party leadership and vowed to work for the state’s development. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) … Read more
Kovid Gangrade from Khandwa, MP, won a silver medal in Digital Interactive Media Design at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai. Part of Team India, which placed 10th, he credited government support for his success after intensive training. Kovid Gangrade, a native of Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, has brought laurels to India by winning a silver … Read more
Keralam Health Minister K Muralidharan clarified that a vigilance inquiry against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is not politically motivated. He stated the probe is related to Kumar’s former role as the state’s PWD Secretary in a 2006 case. Probe Targets Ex-PWD Secretary, Not CEC: Minister Referring to the vigilance inquiry ordered by Keralam Home Minister Ramesh … Read more
Delhi Police detained protesters demonstrating against an alleged sexual misconduct incident against three women journalists during a protest. The protesters allege police brutality, while officials stated the complaint has been moved to the Crime Branch. Delhi Police on Monday detained protesters outside Parliament Street Police Station who were demonstrating against an alleged incident of sexual … Read more
Facing scrutiny over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India is likely to hold a special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh ahead of next year’s assembly polls. According to a report by Hindustan Times, people aware of the matter said that the exercise is likely … Read more
Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘Moderate’ category, with an AQI of 187, the highest in nearly three months. PM10 is the primary pollutant. Neighboring NCR cities like Noida and Ghaziabad recorded ‘Poor’ air quality. The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the higher end of the ‘Moderate’ category, recording an Air Quality … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will sharpen its overtures in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh towards the upper castes, particularly the Brahmins, even as it will deploy its time-tested social engineering formula of relying on a broader coalition of non-dominant castes, people aware of the details said. This comes in the backdrop of intensifying tussle between … Read more
Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan has come down heavily on special intensive revision (SIR) that has resulted in large-scale deletion of names from voter lists across states. Speaking at the moot court valedictory function at Nalsar, Hyderabad on Sunday Bhuyan said that any process that takes away the voting rights of a huge number of … Read more
Karnataka police have booked seven people in Bidar, including a 24-year-old man from Bhalki taluk and three Pakistan-based nationals, for allegedly using WhatsApp and Instagram to communicate with members of banned terrorist organisations and illegal arms traffickers, officers said. Bidar police had registered an FIR at Khatak Chincholi police station on October 1, naming Vishalkumar … Read more
Police deployed at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar for protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls did not wear name tags as a “deliberate measure” to prevent them from being targeted and identified on social media, officials aware of the matter said. The … Read more