Suvendu to Nandigram minorities: October 6 ‘auspicious occasion’ to build ties with BJP
Nandigram (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday reached out to the minority community voters of Nandigram, stating that the bypoll on October 6 was the “most auspicious occasion to build a friendship” with the BJP. Addressing a rally at Birulia Bazar in Nandigram, an area traditionally considered to be a vulnerable area…
CJP warns of Jantar Mantar 2.0 as thousands attend Mumbai protest seeking CEC’s ouster
Mumbai: Thousands of people attended the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Shivaji Park here on Friday seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as party leader Abhijeet Dipke warned of “Jantar Mantar 2.0” if he did not step down. Dipke also targeted the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit…
Delhi Police detains over 700 protesters gathering near Jantar Mantar to demand CEC’s ouster
New Delhi: Delhi Police detained more than 700 people, including AAP leaders and members of various student organisations, at Jantar Mantar and in surrounding areas on Friday, during a protest against the CEC. Prohibitory orders were imposed and additional security personnel deployed to prevent any unauthorised gathering at the site, officials said. Political parties and…
TN CM Vijay rolls out expanded free bus travel for women
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the expanded ‘Vettri Payanam’ – free bus travel for women – coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. Over 84 lakh women will benefit daily from free bus scheme expansion and the beneficiaries may use services, including ‘deluxe’ and ‘express’ categories as well, the government said. There…
Lovlina punches her way to Asian games gold
Nishio (Japan): Lovlina Borgohain ended India’s 12-year wait for an Asian Games women’s boxing gold, defeating China’s Ziyi Bao in the 75kg final here on Friday. Olympic medallist Lovlina defeated Bao by a 5-0 unanimous decision to upgrade the silver she had won at the last edition, where she had lost to another Chinese boxer,…
EC orders special drive for left-out, new voters in states where SIR over
New Delhi: Accused of disenfranchising crores of eligible citizens during the Special Investigative Review (SIR) exercise, the Election Commission has directed its state poll officials to launch a special drive to immediately include “left-out” and new voters in areas where the poll roll revision is complete. The drive aims to re-enrol eligible voters who were…
PM Modi speaks to flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchaar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Captain Smit Machchaar, who foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight, and applauded his bravery. During the telephonic conversation, Machchaar gave details of his experience and what gave him courage during the incident, government sources said. Modi applauded the…
A Disappointing Asian Games
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games were expected to be another opportunity for Bharat to consolidate its emergence as a serious sporting power in Asia. Instead, the campaign has raised uncomfortable questions. Whatever the final tally when the Games conclude on Sunday, the contrast with Hangzhou 2023 is too stark to be brushed aside as a statistical…
Archery at Asian Games: Indian women’s recurve team clinches historic gold
Nagoya: Indian women’s recurve archery team produced a sensational performance to clinch its maiden Asian Games gold medal, defeating the mighty South Korea in the final here on Friday. The Indian team, comprising Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod, outplayed the 10-time Olympic champions 5-3. Playing in windy conditions, the first two sets were…
Five killed, 21 injured as truck hits pickup van in Maharashtra’s Amravati
Amravati: Five people were killed and 20 injured when a truck a hit a Bolero pickup van near Dhamangaon on the Samruddhi Highway, police said on Friday. A senior police official told PTI the accident occurred on Channel 97 of the Samruddhi Expressway near the Dhamangaon railway in Amravati district at 12.45 am. The official…
