No more public inspection of poll centre CCTV, webcasts, videos
In a move to check the potential misuse of postal ballot facility extended to voters on poll duty, electoral rules have been changed to ensure that such people cast their vote at designated facilitation centres only and do not keep the ballot papers with them for a long time. Based...
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Three-day state mourning for Om Prakash Chautala
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Be mindful of public comments, MEA tells Bangladesh officials
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NIA raids multiple locations, in five States
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PM Modi leaves for Kuwait today
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Delhi pollution is 43 times over WHO limit
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DND flyway will remain toll-free: SC
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11 killed in LPG tanker-truck collision on Jaipur-Ajmer highway
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Bitter Winter Session comes to a stormy end
The Winter Session of the Parliament came to an end on Friday as it was adjourned sine die, but not before an unprecedented verbal spat, bitterness between the Ruling and Opposition members, and less productivity of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. However the Session also saw the gamechanger simultaneous...
“Will physical strength be used in Parliament?”
Accusing Rahul Gandhi of “pushing and shoving” its Members of Parliament at the Parliament premises, Bharatiya Janata Party said he does not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition after an “indecent and shameful” conduct. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters hours after fracas unfolded during protests by the...
“Will run a nationwide movement on Ambedkar issue”
Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of diverting attention from the issue of Home Minister Amit Shah’s “insult” to BR Ambedkar and said Shah must resign and apologise for his remarks. Addressing a joint Press conference at the AICC headquarters, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi...
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Govts must impose complete ban on firecrackers: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Governments to impose a complete ban on firecrackers until further orders. The Delhi Government has also imposed a round-the-year ban on firecrackers in the National Capital. The SC has also ordered the states falling in the National Capital Region (NCR)...
Sensex sinks below 80k
Equity benchmark Sensex on Thursday plunged about 965 points to crash below the 80,000 level due to heavy selling in global equities after the US Federal Reserve signalled fewer rate cuts next year. Besides, deep losses in consumer durables, banking and IT stocks amid foreign fund outflows added to the gloom,...
Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, weeks after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-led Mahayuti. Pawar met the prime minister in his office in Parliament House along with two farmers from Phaltan in western Maharashtra and...
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to restart? India-China talk peace
Signalling a thaw between the frosty ties between the two countries for the last four years, India and China on Wednesday agreed for cross-border cooperation and exchanges including resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, data sharing on trans-border rivers and border trade. They agreed on the salience of stable, predictable...
