NEW DELHI: The Congress and other opposition parties will march to the Supreme Court on Monday, October 12, demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest comes a day after a police crackdown on demonstrators in Delhi and amid fresh political tensions…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday condemned the repeated attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after two merchant ships carrying Indian seafarers came under attack.In a statement, the ministry said the recurring attacks on commercial shipping in the region were deeply concerning and risked further aggravating an already volatile…
In a recent address, Asaduddin Owaisi highlighted the importance of cultivating political leadership within minority communities. Asaduddin Owaisi, the India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, on Sunday widened his party’s political outreach in Azamgarh in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, where he called for “greater political independence among minority communities”.Targeting both, the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and…
9 Indians were rescued after the drone attack A vessel carrying 11 Indian seafarers came under a drone attack off the coast of Oman on Sunday, leaving two crew members missing while 9 were rescued, said minister of ports, shipping & waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.“On Oct 11, tanker MT PETRO DOLPHIN, carrying 11 Indian seafarers, was…
Police detainingJohn Brittas during the protest NEW DELHI: CPM Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Sunday wrote to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and President Droupadi Murmu, Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan alleging that he was assaulted by Delhi Police personnel while speaking to the media during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar….
The breakthrough comes as part of a wider, intensified crackdown on narcotics trafficking across the North Eastern region. In a blow to cross-border synthetic drug cartels, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intercepted a massive quantity of Yaba tablets sent to India from Myanmar and arrested two alleged traffickers who are resident of Manipur. The drugs are…
The Prime Minister urged students to dream big, expand their horizons and pursue their ideas fearlessly. He expressed confidence that their efforts would help India achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged students in Chennai to develop innovative solutions to global challenges and…
The case relates to a disturbance on August 27. Police and KMC officials had attempted to remove a billboard bearing the TMC name and its twin-flower symbol from the building housing Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in central Kolkata. NEW DELHI: Police visited Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee‘s residence in Kolkata on…
Dipke, along with CJP co-convenor Saurav Das and leader Ashutosh Ranka, was detained on October 10 NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday released a video showing officers informing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke about his grandmother’s death while he was in detention in the national capital. Deputy Commissioner of Police Neha Yadav said…
‘In 2013-14, the government of Manmohan Singh ji had informed TRAI about these threats,’ Dubey said. Saurabh Sinha/TNNNEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s diatribe over Starlink’s entry into India has now become a full blown political battle. On Sunday, chairman of the standing committee on communications and IT Nishikant Dubey said this panel has “understood the challenges…
