ECI invites Congress to discuss Maharashtra poll result concerns

ECI invites Congress to discuss Maharashtra poll result concerns

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday asserted that all poll procedures it followed in Maharashtra were transparent and assured that it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the Congress, which alleged serious inconsistencies. In its interim response to the party, the poll authority invited a Congress delegation...

Social activist ends fast against EVMs

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Ninety-six year-old social activist Dr. Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav alias Baba Adhav broke his three-day fast undertaken to oppose the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)  after NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray appealed to him to end his agitation, on Saturday evening,. On a day when State...

Policemen held by CBI for birbery

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The CBI has arrested three Delhi Police personnel for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to allow an illegal betting racket (satta) to operate, officials said on Saturday. All the involved policemen were posted at the Raghubir Nagar police chowki in the Khyala police station and demanded Rs...

Minister vows action against drug peddlers in Karnataka

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bengaluru

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday stressed the importance of stringent action against drug peddlers, assuring officers of full support. He also warned that Inspectors, Deputy Superintendents, and Commissioners of Police would be held accountable if drug-related activities persisted in their respective jurisdictions. Speaking at the inauguration of new police quarters...

Hurriyat asks J and K to reinstate employees fired over 'terror links'

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Srinagar

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday asked the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir to take measures to stop the "injustice" of dismissing employees over alleged terror links and reinstate all those who have been terminated so far. His remark came a day after two government employees were dismissed...

MahaYuti ally raises doubts on Electronic Voting Machines

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

The Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), a former ally of the BJP-led Mahayuti, on Saturday joined the opposition parties in raising doubts about the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the recently held Maharashtra elections. RSP chief Mahadev Jankar alleged that his party's votes were transferred to Mahayuti candidates during the November...

Committed to fostering the industrial expansion: MP CM

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bhopal/New Delhi

Describing Madhya Pradesh as a strategic hub for connectivity, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said his government was committed to fostering the industrial expansion of the state. He said that the strategic positioning of Madhya Pradesh had led the Stuttgart-based LAP Group to choose the state as its second destination,...

Chandrachud's observations have opened pandora's box: Jairam Ramesh

Sunday, 01 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is in the news these days because of certain oral observations made in 2022 by then Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud that have since opened a pandora's box. The Congress general secretary in-charge communications recalled...

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