Sunil Sharma meets HM Amit Shah in New Delhi SRINAGAR: A day after CM Omar Abdullah moved an assembly resolution for restoration of J&K’s statehood with a reference to a similar document of the year 2000 on autonomy, BJP leader of opposition Sunil Sharma met Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday for “advice” even…
NEW DELHI: BJP allies in the party-led ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) statement in response to a media report claiming a “rift” between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
FIP seeks formal consideration of its inputs in AI171 probe NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the civil aviation ministry to ensure that its technical submissions on the Air India AI171 crash are formally considered before the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) finalises its probe report.The AAIB investigation into the June…
NEW DELHI: Australian PM Anthony Albanese has credited PM Narendra Modi with providing energy access to India’s population on a scale that, he said, no other country has achieved before.Talking to former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on Sept 24 at an event organised by Asia Policy Institute in New York on the sidelines of the…
Angad Singh Dhillon appointed as Canada’s ambassador to the UAE BATHINDA: Hailing from Ludhiana village in Punjab, Angad Singh Dhillon has been appointed as Canada’s next ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates. Dhillon, whose appointment has been announced by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on September 25, will succeed Radha Krishna…
The proposed meeting comes amid opposition parties’ growing coordination over the Election Commission’s electoral roll revision exercise. NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc parties are set to meet at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on September 30, with top leaders expected to attend amid growing concerns over the Election Commission and its Special Intensive Revision…
EC issues clarification amid SIR row NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday said all decisions taken on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the nationwide exercise, were approved unanimously, while announcing measures to simplify the process for voters facing notices over discrepancies.The clarification comes amid row over report that claimed differences…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami participates in BJP’s ‘drug-Free Punjab’ campaign, takes on AAP government. NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the BJP’s anti-drug campaign, which is being seen as the party’s outreach effort ahead of next year’s state elections. Dhami arrived in Mukerian in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur Rural area and participated…
Samples have been sent to Guwahati for forensic examination NEW DELHI: At least 19 people have died in Nagaland after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, prompting police to launch an investigation into the suspected supply of adulterated alcohol in the state, where prohibition has been in force since 1990.Police said eight deaths were reported in Mokokchung…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday took a jibe at Mamata Banerjee’s reported outreach to the CPM amid the ongoing row over the Election Commission, saying the former chief minister was trying to find a role in the opposition INDIA bloc after losing power in the state.Speaking to reporters, West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh…
