Punjab drug row explodes as Congress attacks Bhagwat Mann govt over accountability. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sachin Pilot tore into CM Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government after a person “consumed poisonous substance” over harassement he allegedly faced for speaking against durg menance in the poll-bound state.Highlighting the incident, which would possibly compound the crisis for the…
EC revised the rules in Phase 2 covering 12 states/UTs, doing away with the requirement to submit documents NEW DELHI: The large number of notices served on electors under special intensive revision largely stems from a key change made to the rules by EC following its experience during SIR Phase I in Bihar.The rules then…
Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed Rahul as a grumpy ‘fufa’ NEW DELHI: BJP responded to Rahul Gandhi‘s attempt to mock PM Narendra Modi with a sharp retort Sunday, saying he should consider becoming a stand-up comedian as he is making Congress unelectable.A stand-up comedian joined Rahul at his ‘chhatron ki goonj’ programme in Indore and…
Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility NEW DELHI: Citing data to flag issues in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Congress Sunday alleged the exercise was actually a massive “Shah instigated removal of voters” and an “assault on Constitution”.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh…
SIR appeals pile up in WB, EC says hike number of tribunals NEW DELHI: The innumerable voters in West Bengal who were removed from the electoral rolls after special intensive revision (SIR) may not be able to vote for more than a decade as appellate tribunals set up by Supreme Court could take more than…
NEW DELHI: A day after he addressed the fifth edition of his youth outreach programme ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ in Indore, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Sunday asked govt why there weren’t adequate hostel facilities for students and sought the status of the investigation into the Satya Niketan building collapse.In a post in Hindi on X, the…
NEW DELHI: Around 93% of those whose cases have been decided so far over not being able to vote in the West Bengal polls this year because of doubts raised about their eligibility during Election Commission’s SIR drive have won their appeals and have been included in the electoral roll. However, 8,649 of 1.2 lakh…
Sikh bus driver attacked and thrown from vehicle in England; hijacked bus crashes into multiple cars before suspect is arrested. LONDON: A 33-year-old Yemeni national was arrested for allegedly assaulting a British Sikh bus driver, vandalising the vehicle, hijacking it and crashing the bus into multiple vehicles in Telford, in England’s West Midlands region, last…
Punjab CM launches door-to-door election campaign Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Sunday launched the AAP’s door-to-door election campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly polls, pitching his government’s ‘Mann Da Munafa’ narrative, claiming that every family is receiving an annual benefit of Rs 1.82 lakh from its welfare initiatives like free electricity and healthcare.Mann said the…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister A Rajmohan on Sunday defended the state government’s decision to build a new assembly-cum-secretariat complex, saying “severe space constraints” at the existing premises have made an alternative necessary.“The space constraints at the current premises are genuine. The number of visitors, petitioners, legislators and…